Deadline: January 23, 2017.
ERASMUS
Mundus is inviting applications for EMARO+ scholarships for 2017-2019
intake. EMARO+, European Master on Advanced Robotics Plus, is an
integrated Masters course open for both non-European and European
students.
EMARO and
EMARO+ have been designed and accepted in the framework of the European Union
ERASMUS-MUNDUS programme. The Erasmus Mundus programme is a cooperation and
mobility programme of the European Union in the field of higher education which
promotes the European Union as a center of excellence in learning around the
world.
It aims
to enhance quality in European higher education and to promote intercultural
understanding through co-operation with third countries.
Course
Level:
Scholarships are available to join EMARO+ Master course conducted by four
European institutions: Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France), Warsaw University of
Technology (Poland), University of Genova (Italy) and Jaume I University
(Spain). EMARO+ involves 7 associated partners: Faculty of Science and
Technology in Keio University – Japan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University – China
IRT Jules Verne – France, Airbus Group Innovations – France, BA Systemes –
France, Robotnik – Spain, SIIT – Italy
Study
Subject:
Scholarships are awarded in the field of Robotics.
Scholarship
Award: Eramus
Mundus Scholarships are given to
- Partner countries students
who are ranked among the top 12
- Programme countries students
ranked in the top 2
|
Yearly
Allocated grants/Country
|
Partner
country (A)
|
Programme
country (B)
|
|
Participation
costs (tuition fees)
|
9000€
|
4500€
|
|
Travel costs
|
>4000km(1):
3000€<4000km(1): 2000€
|
1000€
|
|
Installation costs
|
1000€
|
/
|
|
Living
Alllowance
|
12*1000€
|
12*1000€
(2)
|
(1):
Distance from Partner country resident to the EMJMD coordinating HEI (Ecole
Centrale de Nantes)
(2): This
amount will not be allocated if the student carries out a mobility in his
country of residence.
Consortium
Scholarships (if not selected for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship):
- CS top 10: 7000 €/year for
Partner countries students who are ranked, among the remaining candidates,
in the top 10 Partner countries students (category A students).
- CS top 20: 3000 €/year for
Partner countries students ranked, among the remaining candidates, in the
top 20 Partner countries students (category A students.
- CS top 6: 2500 €/year for
Programme countries students who are ranked, among the remaining
candidates, in the top 6 Programme countries students (category B
students).
- CS top 12: 1000 €/year for
Programme countries students ranked, among the remaining candidates, in
the top 12 Programme countries students (category B students).
Scholarship
can be taken at the Partner’s Institutions
Eligibility: The EMARO+ Consortium supports
high-quality students having excellent academic results from around the world
(non European and European) to join EMARO+ Master course.
Nationality: Students from around the
world (non-European and European) can apply.
List of
Countries:
- Partner country (category A)
students are not from Programme countries (see below) and who are not
residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.)
for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of
these countries.
- Programme country (category
B) students are from the European Union states and related countries :
Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland,
Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom + former
Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey.
Partner country students who had a stay for more than 12 months over the
last five years in these countries are considered as Programme country
(category B).
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: The EMARO+ Masters course is open to students who already hold a
first university degree with the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits in the European
system, after at least three years studies, at the level of Bachelor of
Science, in a field related to robotics such as:
- Mechatronic, Automatic
control,
- Electrical Engineering,
- Mechanical Engineering,
System Engineering,
- Applied Mathematics and
Computer Science.
The
graduation must take place before 31 July for non-Europeanstudents and before
30 September for European students.
English
Language Requirement: The applicants have to be fluent in English, both in
writing and speaking. An applicant whose native language is not English is
required to pass a recognized international English test such as:
- TOEFL (score 220 CBT, 550
PBT, 80 IBT),
- Cambridge Advanced English
Test (score B or higher),
- IELTS (score 6.5 or higher),
- TOEIC (800).
No other
test is recognized. Applicants who carried out their studies in English
(official confirmation letter from their university is needed) are eligible
without providing such a test, but providing the results of a recognized
international test can add value to their application.
How to
Apply: The
following documents must be uploaded on the application website (as PDF files)
- CV with Identity photo
- First pages of Passport or
Identity card indicating the nationality
- Academic degree and
transcripts of all university studies with translation into English, i.e.
Bachelor, Master or equivalent. All the documents must be grouped in a
single file. If the degree will be obtained after the deadline, a certificate
from the institution indicating the situation of the student and the
expected date of graduation must be provided
- Motivation letter
- Recognized International
English test Certificate
- Residence certificate (only
for applications to EMARO+ Erasmus Mundus scholarship)
- Recommendation letters
Application
Deadline: The call
for applications for the intake 2017/2019 will be open from 17th October 2016,
until 23rd January 2017.
Visit
the Official Scholarship Website for
more details.
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scholarships and other offers click here.