EERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLARSHIP 2009/2010

EERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLARSHIP 2009/2010

15
Oct
2008
Filed under: Scholarship

Author: Free Scholarship
Erasmus Mundus (covering the period 2004-2008) is the EU co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world. The Erasmus Mundus programme’s overall aim is to enhance the quality of European higher education by fostering co-operation with third countries in order to improve the development of human resources and to promote dialogue and understanding between peoples and cultures.

The programme’s specific objectives are to:

Select high-quality integrated masters courses which are offered by a consortium of at least three higher education institutions in at least three participating countries (Action 1);
Give scholarships to highly qualified graduate students and scholars from third countries to follow or participate in the selected masters courses (Action 2);
Select high-quality partnerships between selected masters courses and third-country higher education institutions (Action 3);
Select projects of at least three institutions in at least three participating countries aiming to improve accessibility and enhance the profile and visibility of higher education in the European Union (Action 4).
All Actions are managed by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

Who’s eligible?
Action 1 – Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses
The Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses should be offered by a Consortium of higher education institutions recognised as such in one of the 27 Member States of the European Union, one of the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway) or one of the candidate countries for accession to the EU (Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey). Three higher education institutions coming from three different eligible countries constitute the minimum ‘Consortium’.

Please note that EEA-EFTA States and candidate countries only participate in the programme as far as their participation has been formalised in agreements between the European Community and these countries (see the Directorate General for Education and Culture Erasmus Mundus Website for further details)


Action 2 - Scholarships The Erasmus Mundus Masters Consortia provide scholarships to third-country graduate students to attend an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course for a minimum duration of one and a maximum duration of two years. Furthermore, third-country scholars may receive scholarships for teaching and research assignments, lasting on average three months. The scholarships are awarded exclusively to third-country graduate students and scholars who have been registered to an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course.

For the definition of third-country graduate students and scholars and the eligibility criteria for this Action please consult the Call for Proposals.


Action 3 - Partnerships Erasmus Mundus Masters Consortia selected under Action 1 can establish a partnership with at least one third-country higher education institution.
In the framework of this Partnership, outgoing mobility allowances are available for European students and scholars offering them the opportunity to spend a short period of time at third-country partner universities.
Action 4 - Enhancing attractiveness