There are 12 scholarships funded by the Belgian Development Cooperation’s Special Evaluation Office (SEO)

Selection process

The seminar sets out to strengthen NES/VOPE to be able to play a stimulating role in strengthening the national M&E system. Ideally, at least six country teams, each composed of a maximum of three M&E experts ideally from different sectors (government, civil society, academia, etc.), will be selected and granted a scholarship. Evaluation societies should thus encourage several of their members to apply.

Admission requirements for the SEO scholarship participants

• Applicants must hold a university degree.
• Applicants must have professional expertise in M&E; mid-level to high-level professionals in the government sector, civil society, academia, think tanks, parliament, audit offices.
• Applicants must be proficient in English.
• Age limit: 50
• Applicants should be members of a National Evaluation Society or commit to become an active member.
• Applicants should be nationals from one of the 23 eligible countries:
  Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cuba, DR Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Palestine, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and Vietnam.
  

For self-financing participants: 

• Applicants must hold a university degree.
• Applicants must have at least some professional expertise in M&E
• Applicants must be proficient in English.
• Age limit: none
• Applicants should  at least aspire to become an active member.
• Nationality: any nationality is eligible

Deadline for application:

• 1st of December 2026 (for Scholarship applicants)  applicants will be notified of selection results in January 2027 

• 1st of January 2027 (for self-financing participants who need a visa) applicants will be notified of selection results in February 2027
• 15th of March 2027 (for self-financing participants who do not need a visa) applicants will be notified of selection results in end of March 2027