Travel to a developing country as part of your course

Within the framework of academic and scientific cooperation for development, the Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur (ARES) offers several funding opportunities to carry out a project, research work or work placement in one of the 29 countries covered by the university cooperation program. These calls are part of ARES' Global Citizenship Education (GCE) program. This program aims to raise awareness of the values, attitudes and behaviors that underpin responsible global citizenship.

Funding opportunities

Two types of funding for mobility in a developing country are available:

Travel grants (Bourses de voyages)

The "Travel Grants" program enables students to carry out a research experience (full/partial stay) for a final thesis, or an experience in a professional environment. This mobility must be valued in ECTS in the student's curriculum. These grants provide funding for travel (mainly round-trip tickets for non-grant-holders) to one of the 29 ARES partner countries.

Depending on the financial resources available, a joint call is launched by ULiège. The "Mobility Fund" is used to finance eligible applications not received by ARES, or eligible applications from outside ARES partner countries. To find out whether the country in which you wish to spend your stay is eligible for the Mobility Fund, please contact PACODEL.

Student microprojects

Microprojects finance short-term projects (up to 12 months) in one of the 29 partner countries. These projects are carried out by a team of students in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB) and by a team of students in the partner country. The students are supported by a promoter in Belgium and a sponsor in the partner country. The aim of these projects is to raise awareness of a sustainable development theme. They cannot be included in the students' curriculum.

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Practical details

The programme is divided into 2 annual calls. The calls depend on the desired dates of mobility, i.e.: from 1 January to 31 August for the first call (application to be submitted between September and November) and from 1 July to 31 December for the second call (application to be submitted between February and April).

For help in preparing your application, or to receive more information about these calls, please contact the administrative managers at PACODEL.

To apply for an internship abroad, you need to request authorization from the Rectorat before your departure: ONLINE PROCEDURE.