Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in joining the next Cohort of Belgium's 40 under 40, starting in September 2023!
In order to accept your application,
we ask you to answer a few questions and write a personal application letter to convince us why we should select YOU! The letter must be written in English, and no longer than 6000 characters. As we are looking for authentic and personal testimonials rather than auto-generated stories, we will pay attention whether applications are written by AI.
For the guidelines on the application letter, please visit our webpage:
www.40under40.be/selectionBefore starting the application process, we would like to bring the following messages to your attention:
1) The application form is made of 5 pages, please make sure you have carefully answered all the questions before moving to the next section.
2) Once your application is submitted, you will receive a copy of your answers by e-mail. This message is automatic, if you do not receive it, you will need to restart the application process and submit your application again.
3) Each candidate can only submit one application form. In case of mistake in your application, please send an e-mail to
contact@40under40.be describing your problem.
4) Only applications submitted through this form are valid, we do not accept applications by e-mail.
5) The application period ends on May 31, 2023, at 23:59 (CEST). We may close the application period earlier, and accept a maximum of 500 applications for this round. Should it be the case, an earlier closure date would be announced on our
LinkedIn page.
6) We strongly recommend you to first visit our website to discover the program and the required time commitment, as well as all the details regarding the selection process:
www.40under40.be7) If you feel that one of the open questions is not relevant to your profile, please indicate it in the answer box and we will take it into account when reviewing your application. We reckon that all candidates are different and that the form may lack the nuance required by certain personal situations.
8) We take the management of your personal data seriously. For more information about our privacy policy, please visit our
dedicated webpage.
We wish you all the best with your application, and we look forward to getting to know you!
Best regards,
The Belgium40u40 Team
Laurent Coulie, Pierre Gurdjian, Gaëtan Hannecart, Diane Thibaut - Co-founders
