B.A.E.F.

Belgian American Educational Foundation Inc.

A LONG HISTORY...

WWI from Relief to Education!

THE FIRST
FELLOWS
24 C.R.B. FELLOWS IN 1920
WHO ARE WE?

• Independent philanthropic
organization

• Promotes higher education for

Belgians and Americans

• Scholarship program for excellence

in the partner country
• For students
• For researchers
• Between $30,000 and $100,000
KEY FIGURES

Since 103 years

5134 Fellows since 1920

From all disciplines

80 fellowships per year

FELLOWSHIPS FOR
RESEARCH
MASTER’S LEVEL
RESEARCH
DOCTORAL RESEARCH
POST-DOCTORAL
RESEARCH
 WHAT DO WE OFFER?

 Non-renewable grant for 12 months

 Stipend
 $30,000 for master’s level research & doctoral research
(i.e.$2,500/month)
 $50,000 for post-doctoral research (i.e. $4,166/month)

 Health insurance
 Logistic support of our office
 Join our alumni and our network
REQUIREMENTS

 Belgian nationality

 Affiliated to a Belgian university

 An official invitation letter from a US university or research center

 Year in which you obtained your Bachelor’s degree or PhD

HOW TO FIND THE BEST HOST INSTITUTION?

 Use your network (professors,

friends,...)
 Search and contact authors who are in
the U.S. in your research field
 Check out BAEF’s alumni on our
website
 Don’t hesitate to contact them.... you
have nothing to lose! ;)
HOW TO RESEARCHERS

APPLY
Contact various US universities or research centers
Three simultaneous
actions: start early!

Choose the best one and ask for a letter of invitation for a
period of 12 months ( min 9 mnths)

Look for financial support (BAEF, Fulbright, Fernand Lazard

Foundation, FNRS, FWO , Wbi etc…)
HOW TO
APPLY  Go to www.baef.be
First step:  Fill out the pre-eligibility form
 A confirmation email will be sent with the link
Pre-eligibility form
to complete the BAEF online application
HOW TO  Online Application file:
 Personal and educational background
APPLY  A brief autobiography in narrative prose (one
Second step: page)
Online application  A carefully prepared statement of purpose
 Why do you want to conduct research in the US?
 What are your research plans?
 What benefits do you expect to gain from your research
stay in the US?
 3 recommendation letters (November 15th)
DECISION PROCESS
October 31st Deadline for application

Mid-November
Invitation letter from your chosen US university research unit & reference
letters

Mid-December BAEF preliminary selection

End of January BAEF in-person selection interview

Early February Final decision about BAEF Fellowships

July - December Departure to the US : researchers : between July and December

TIPS AND TRICKS

 Timing is everything!
 Don't hesitate to seek advice to your
professors, the university international
relation office, your friends, BAEF’s
Alumni and office, ...)
 Letters of recommendation: personalized,
detailed and diverse. Follow them up.
 Interviews: Learn how to pitch your project
simply and clearly (check whether your
university organizes mock interviews).
 SPREAD
THE WORD:
How to write an
American CV?
How to write a letter of
motivation ?

Free in-person information

session
Tuesday, November 7
BAEF
BELGIAN
FELLOWS 2023
& US FELLOWS
2022
BRUSSELS, JUNE 2, 2023
Marie-Claude Hayoit Rue d’Egmont, 11, Egmontstraat

Program Manager 1000 Brussels

Tel: (02) 513.59.55

Eloïse de Villegas E-mail: mail@baef.be

Website: http://www.baef.be
Associate Program Manager