Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarships in Dance Knowledge, Practice, and Heritage, Europe

Choreomundus – International master in Dance Knowledge, Practice, and Heritage
Choreomundus investigates dance and other movement systems (ritual practices, martial arts, games and physical theatre) as Intangible Cultural Heritage within the broader contexts of Ethnochoreology, theAnthropology of Dance, Dance Studies, and Heritage Studies.

The programme is offered by a consortium of four universities recognised for their leadership in thedevelopment of innovative curricula for the analysis of dance.

Choreomundus focuses on fieldwork and formal analysis of movement, and engages with a variety of theoretical and methodological frameworks. The programme develops an appreciation of dance that is comparative, cross-cultural, applied, and embodied, and gives students the tools for making sense of intangible heritage within a culturally diverse world.

The programme aims to provide practical skills to observe, analyse, document, and evaluate dances. It will equip students to analyse dance as knowledge, practice and heritage and to promote different modes of knowledge transmission adapted to local contexts. A broader aim is to equip students for global challenges and cultural encounters. Employment opportunities exist worldwide within higher education and research, heritage and tourist industries, local and national agencies and public bodies which deal with safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Applicants should hold a undergraduate first degree in Dance, Anthropology or related subjects, or equivalent professional experience. The primary language of instruction is English, and an introduction to French, Norwegian, and Hungarian is provided.

In the first semester all students start in Norway for induction and an intensive course. For the rest of the first academic year, they are divided between NTNU Trondheim and UBP Clermont-Ferrand, and then spend their third semester in Hungary, and the fourth and final semester in the UK. Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded a joint Masters degree from all four universities.

Erasmus Mundus 2013 Student scholarships
Choreomundus hope to be able to offer:
Several Category A and Category B student scholarships.

In addition and similarly to previous years, additional scholarships should be made available for:

1. Students from the “Western Balkans and Turkey”
2. Students from “Tunisia and Egypt”
3. Students from the “Eastern Neighbourhood Countries” (i.e. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine)

The distribution of these scholarships among the 131 EMMC consortia offering scholarships in 2012 will depend on their respective demand and on the geographical balance among the candidates from the countries concerned.

Student categories
Category B students are from the 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway.

Category A students are from any other country in the world, provided they are not currently residents of these eligible countries (above), 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. If so, they should apply as Category B students.

Admission requirements

Applications are invited from individuals who have:

• A first degree (equivalent to 180 ECTS) or a second degree (equivalent to 120 ECTS) from a recognised higher education institution (university, college, conservatoire…) in the Humanities orSocial Sciences, preferably in dance studies, anthropology, folklore, heritage studies or in related subjects such as drama and/or theatre, music, sports and human movement studies, sociology, cultural studies, or equivalent professional experience. Minimum average grade: C according to the ECTS grading scale or equivalent average grade/mark.
• English Language Testing System (IELTS) Level 6.5 in each band (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking). See right hand column.
• Two letters of recommendation supporting the application.
• Expertise in or understanding of dance or related movement practices (rituals, games, martial arts, physical theatre etc.), which can be demonstrated through one or more of the following:
1. a DVD or online film/video clip of no more than three minutes duration, showing the candidate’s own dancing, choreography or other relevant performances or productions, or teaching
2. an essay of no more than three pages, focusing either on the contextual and/or movement aspects of a dance or other related practice
3. a relevant publication.

Selection criteria:
Students will be selected on the following basis:

1. First degree grades accounting for 50 % of the final decision
2. CV including achievements in the field of dance or other relevant cultural performance or movement practices confirmed by submitting a DVD/online film clip, an essay or other attestation: accounting for25 % of the final decision.
3. A letter of motivation (Personal statement) accounting for 25 %of the final decision

Grades are assumed to mirror applicants’ academic competence, but not necessarily their competence in the field of dance or other movement practices. A personal statement, describing their dance background, their reasons for applying and their future plans will reveal their motivation as well as their command of English. The CV and DVD/essay will help the Admission team in selecting the highest achievers.

In accordance with Life Long Learning Requirements, students may be admitted based on a combination of formal learning/education and approved prior learning and work experience.

Candidates should take into consideration that with a limited number of funded places on offer, not all applicants accepted onto the course will be awarded a scholarship, especially since the EU restricts scholarships to two per country in order to ensure geographical diversity.

Choreomundus will start with its second cohort of students in August 2013. A number of scholarships for students from all parts of the world, including Europe, will be available.

Deadlines
Deadlines for online application for the 2013-2015 Erasmus Mundus Choreomundus Master’s programme:

Deadline 1: 1st. December 2012

• Non-EU students applying for a Category A Erasmus Mundus Scholarship – 48,000€ for the two-year course.
• EU students applying for a Category B Erasmus Mundus Scholarship – 20,000€ for the two-year course
• Non-EU students who have been resident in the EU for a minimum of 12 months, applying for Category B Erasmus Mundus Scholarship – 20,000€ for the two-year course.

The list of selected candidates is published on the website after validation of the consortium selection proposal by the agency (EACEA).

Deadline 2: 1st. April 2012

• Self-sponsored students *)

Please note that all applications must be completed with uploading the following documents:

• Scans of original transcripts and diplomas or of certified copies from your previous bachelor’s degree or equivalent. If they are not in English, certified translations are needed in addition.
• Documentation of English (IELTS or equivalent)
• CV
• A letter of motivation (Personal statement)
• Letters of recommendation

If you are offered a place in the Choreomundus program, you will need to send certified hardcopies of all documents to be admitted.

Material that institutions or persons want to send directly to NTNU/Choreomundus, instead of via the student, can be sent to choreo.app@hf.ntnu.no

*) Self-sponsored students are applicants who will find other sources of funding (personal, from their employer or another agency)

Please note that students from outside Europe must apply for a visa to Norway and France no later than 1 May 2013.

For more information, please visit official website: www.ntnu.edu

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Erasmus Mundus MSc Scholarships in Dependable Software Systems (DESEM), Europe

The National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM) in Ireland; the University of St. Andrews (UStA) in Scotland; and Université de Lorraine, Nancy (UL) in France are offering a two-year double Master Programme, named Erasmus Mundus MSc in Dependable Software Systems (DESEM)
Course Objective: Our objective is to provide students with the knowledge, skill and in-depth technical understanding of the key concepts required to design and build dependable software systems. This will be achieved by bringing together the theory and practice of software development and, in particular, through the transfer of knowledge from the classroom via research driven and commercially relevant projects.
Degree Description: The double-degree will be achieved over two years, through the allocation of 120ECTS. Students will study in two of the three partner universities, achieving a diploma supplement from each university in which they accomplish 60ECTS from the DESEM Programme.
A student will achieve the double Erasmus Mundus MSc in Dependable Software Systems, through studying the relevant course components at two of the three partner universities.
ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS
The following criteria must be fulfilled by students applying for the Erasmus Mundus MSc in Dependable Software Systems:

• An honours degree in Computer Science or a related discipline with an average grade of 60% (equivalent to a B, II.1, or assez bien) or above. Extensive industrial experience may be considered as equivalent to academic qualification although such applicants will normally be subject to interview by the consortium.
• English-Language certificate (for non-native speakers of English only). Since the language of instruction is primarily English, students whose first language is not English must provide proof of a minimum knowledge of English such as an IELTS certificate or equivalent. An IELTS score of 6.5 or higher is required with a minimum of 5.0 in each indvidual component of the test. Applicants who have previously completed part or all of their education through the medium of English are still required to provide a Certificate. You must upload a copy of your certificate before the close of applications or your application will be incomplete.

The language of instruction in Université de Lorraine, Nancy is English. However, it is recommended that students who intend to study in France have a minimum knowledge of French to help them in their day-to-day living (for instance B1 or B2 in DALF).
Students who do not have such knowledge will have the option of studying the French Language through courses offered during the their course. Letters of motivation which form part of the application requirements should include information about the students willingness to learn the French Language.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
Category A scholarships

• Contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 4 000 for a one-year EMMCs; € 8 000 for courses longer than one year
• Maximum contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 4 000 / semester (€8000)
• Monthly allowance: € 1 000 / month

Category B scholarships

• Maximum contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 2 000 / semester (€4000)
• Monthly allowance: € 500 / month

The number of monthly allowances is calculated from the start to the end of the course and includes, if applicable, the summer break between two academic years. The monthly allowance amounts may be increased in order to help cover the additional costs of students with special needs; EMMCs concerned will have to inform the Agency accordingly in the context of their annual student scholarship applications.
Participation costs include any compulsory administrative and operational costs related to the participation of the Student in the DESEM Erasmus Mundus Masters programme (e.g., admission, registration, university tuition, course exams, thesis examination, library and computer access, insurance coverage, etc.). The insurance scheme selected by the Coordinating Institution covers adequately the Student in case of accident, injury, hospitalisation and illness while participating in the DESEM Erasmus Mundus Masters Programme.
Other costs, such as document application, visa and residence permits, books, local transportation, travel to the host universities and accommodation, including the travel and accommodation expenditures to participate in the two summer schools are not covered by these participation costs.
Basic criteria for selection of scholarship recipients:
Without prejudice to high academic standards, in order to ensure geographical diversity among students/scholars, EMMC consortia shall respect the following basic criteria when selecting students/scholars for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship:

• No more than two of the students selected for an EMMC scholarship within category A or B should have the same nationality.
• The number of scholarships awarded to scholars from the same HEI should cover a maximum duration of 3 months (i.e. equivalent to 6 scholarships of 2 weeks).
• No scholar can be awarded a scholarship for more than 3 months (i.e. up to 6 scholarships of 2 weeks)

SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS

• Only candidates who have applied to and have been accepted by an EMMC consortium in accordance with its specific students’ application and selection criteria, are eligible for a scholarship.
• Students can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to the Erasmus Mundus Action 1 joint programme (EMMC) of their choice but the number of applications must be limited to maximum three different joint programmes (EMMC and EMJD together).
• Each project may give rise to the award of only one EU grant to any student for the same joint course over the length of the course concerned.
• In order to make the programme more attractive for third-country nationals, the amount of the full-study scholarship will be higher for third-country masters students (Category A scholarships) than for European masters students (Category B scholarships). More specifically:
  • Category A scholarships can be awarded to third-country masters students selected by EMMC consortia who come from a country other than a European country and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries (The five-year reference period for this 12-month rule is calculated backwards as from the submission deadline for Category A applications by the EM consortia to the Agency).
  • Category B scholarships can be awarded to European masters students selected by EMMC consortia as well as to any masters students selected by EMMC consortia who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.

Students fulfilling the eligibility criteria for both Category A and B – e.g. students with a double nationality – must select the Category of their choice. As a result, they are entitled to apply only to one of the two categories of scholarship at a time.

• Scholarship candidates must have already obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices. Candidates who will only obtain their first higher education degree at the end of the academic year preceding the one concerned by the scholarship application can nevertheless apply for a scholarship and be selected by the consortium concerned, under the condition that they acquire the required degree prior to the beginning of the masters course edition concerned.
• Individuals who have already benefited from an EMMC scholarship are not eligible for a second scholarship in order to follow the same or another EMMC.
• Students benefiting from an EMMC scholarship cannot benefit from another EU grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies.
• EMMC students scholarships are awarded exclusively for a full-time enrolment in one of the course editions.

APPLICATION DEADLINES:

• Student applications for 2013 will open at the end of September 2012
• Student Scholarships: January 15th 2013
• Fee paying applications: June 30th 2013
• Scholar Teaching Scholarships: Rolling Call 2012-2017

APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR STUDENTS
HOW TO APPLY:
Students should apply online via www.pac.ie/NUIM before June 30th 2013.

• Candidates apply online using the DESEM online application form (http://pac.nuim.ie) using the course code MHG60
• There is an application fee (approx €45 but subject to change) which is paid directly to PAC. Page 3 of the application form provides more details.
• Note that the application may be done in stages – the system will recall your previous data entry, and allow you to modify it.
• During the application process you will be asked for a Personal Statement, this must detail your motivation for applying for this course, and may be used in the scholarship selection process. If you do not complete the Personal Statement your application will be considered incomplete.
• You must have completed your application in full by the application deadline.
• All supporting documents MUST be either uploaded via the ‘Application Status’ from the online applications system (PAC) or posted to the Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway, Ireland to arrive before the deadline. Required documentation can be scanned in and submitted to the PAC system (using “BROWSE” and “UPLOAD FILE”).

HOW TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS:
Apply as above before January 15th 2013. Applicants who obtain scholarships are typically those who have 1st class derees from a university that is listed in the top 500 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Supporting documents that must be uploaded by the application deadline:

• Copies of official transcripts of results for all qualifications listed in your application.
• Transcripts of results in languages other than English should be accompanied by a translation into English PLUS a copy of the original certificate indicating the award.
• Two letters of recommendation (at least one from the institution your have graduated/will graduate from)
• Your CV (we recommend that you use the European Format: see http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/ for details)
• A copy of your Birth Certificate or valid Passport
• A copy of your English Language Competency Certificate i.e. IELTS, TOEFL PBT, TOEFL IBT, or PTE (you must have one of these certificates if English is not your native language)
• Signed copy of the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Criteria.

Supporting documents that may be uploaded after the application deadline:
It is expected that most students will apply before they have completed their final examinations. Such applications will be assessed on their previous results, and may be offered a conditional scholarship. Students who are offered a conditional place must provide their final results and a copy of their diploma/full certified transcript by June 30^th 2013, and will be notified within 10 working days of final acceptance if they meet the conditions or rejection if they do not.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR SCHOLARS
Applicants for scholar positions should consist of a Curriculum Vitae, appropriate evidence of qualifications and scholarly activities and a statement of the potential contribution that the scholar would bring to the Erasmus Mundus MSc in Dependable Software Systems. Scholars may apply to the Masters consortium at any time. Normally one scholar position per institution will be offered in each year.
It will help us to process your application if you include details such as:

• Your ideal visit site: , or
• Your availability (dates available and ideal visit duration)
• Topics which you could teach based on your research/teaching experience
• Research topics related to the DESEM programme which you could supervise projects on

How you could see yourself contribute to the summer-school – organisation, research talks, tutorials etc related to the Programme
IMPORTANT DATES FOR STUDENT ENTRANTS:

• Acknowledgement of receipt of submission of application: 1 week (5 working days)
• Notification if application is ineligible: immediately after the eligibility check is complete
• Notification for main and reserve list students: after February
• Notification of success for main list students: late April (date to be set by the Erasmus Mundus programme administration)
• Notification of success for reserve list students: May
• Students must make a formal acceptance of their offer within 10 days of the offer being made
• Appeal deadline: 7 days after you receive the Notice of Decision
• The course starts in mid September

OTHER INFORMATION THAT I SHOULD BE AWARE OF REGARDING MY APPLICATION

• Information relating to individuals (personal data) is collected and used in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on “the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data”
• The names of all successful candidates will be published on the course website
• If you are selected (proposed for a scholarship, put on the reserve list, or enrolled on a self paying basis) your data may be used for the purposes of evaluating the Erasmus Mundus Programme and will be made available to the Agency, the EM National Structures, the EU Delegations and the Erasmus Mundus Student and Alumni Association, acting as stakeholders of the programme

If you have enquiries on the application procedure, or on filling in the form, please email erasmus.mundus@cs.nuim.ie or phone +353-1-7083847
For more information, please visit official website: erasmusmundus.ie

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Lotus, Erasmus Mundus Scholarships for South-East Asian Students to Europe

Lotus is an Erasmus Mundus Action Two Partnership (EMA2) of European and South-East Asian Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and Associations aiming at fostering mutual enrichment and better understanding between the EU and South-East Asia (China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand), through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills at higher education level and to co-operate in the following program activities:

• Mobility of undergraduate and graduate students
• Mobility of PhD students
• Post-doc mobility
• Academic and administrative staff mobility

The types of mobility to be funded are:

• For students: undergraduate, master, doctorate and post-doctorate mobility opportunities
• For academic staff: exchanges for the purposes of teaching, practical training and research

This project is to give South-East Asian students and staff the possibility to go to a European University to improve, enrich, learn, experience, …. their own knowledge and skills. Please bear in mind that the scholarships are only granted to South-East Asian students and staff coming to Europe.

To enable students to benefit in a linguistic, cultural and educational way from the experience of pursuing academic studies in another country, all students should have a thorough command of English (this can only be proven by means of internationally recognized documents, p.e. IELTS certificate, TOEFL, First Certificate of Cambridge, an English diploma, a Degree obtained in English). Please note, however, that this also depends on the language requirements of the host universities within the Lotus project.

The Erasmus Mundus Action Two Partnership programme is a cooperation and mobility scheme in the area of higher education launched by Europe Aid Cooperation Office and implemented by the Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture (EACEA). The European Commissionhas launched this initiative to foster cooperation between higher education institutions. It aims to boost exchanges of students, researchers and academic staff and to support mobility, in particular from non-EU countries to EU member states.

The EMA2 objective is to achieve better understanding and mutual enrichment between the European Union and Third Countries in the field of higher education through promoting the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills at higher education level. This will be achieved through the promotion of partnerships and institutional co-operation exchanges between European Higher Education Institutions and Third Country institutions and a mobility scheme addressing student and academic exchanges.

Objectives

• To promote cooperation between the EU and the Asian countries involved in the project: the project is striving to gradually reinforce the structured long-term cooperation between all partners and to strengthen the relations that were established amongst the partners in the on-going Lotus I and Lotus II project. This should in the end result in a sustainable and strong network. The project continues to offer the perfect opportunity to boost the exchange of know-how for curriculum development, new teaching methods, international relations and university management.
• To enable students to benefit from a study/research period abroad and thus develop a pool from well-qualified, open-minded and internationally experienced young women/men as future leaders. The project aims to bring young people from European and Asian countries closer together by offering opportunities to grantees from the Asia Regional to come to the EU and build up long-lasting relations through their study/research experience in the relevant host country.
• To promote the regional cooperation in the Asian countries involved by encouraging the strong and experienced partners to guide and share their Best Practice with the lesser experienced partner institutions in the project. Thus training a future generation of academics that fosters a culture of sustainable development and durable growth, and promotes regional integration. The goal is to further nourish the mutual understanding between the countries in that region.
• To continue striving for and improving the transparency and recognition of studies and qualifications: the project is focused on mobility and will give explicit attention to the promotion of recognition of studies systems, the (further) implementation of ECTS and Diploma Supplement.
• To contribute to give students from vulnerable groups equal chances and thus disseminating EU social and democratic values: 11% of the scholarships is reserved for students from vulnerable and/or disadvantaged groups in the Asian countries involved (refugees, ethnic minorities, internally displaced populations, disabled students, economically disadvantaged students). Lotus I and Lotus II have proven it to be very difficult to reach possible candidates from these specific groups, so the project aims to continue contacting more active NGO’s and institutions in the region in order to promote the project to this specific target group.
• To further enhance the skills of staff, who can in their turn contribute to the improvement of the educational system in their home country: 22.73% of the scholarships are reserved for staff exchange. Academic and administrative staff members applying will have to argument how their mobility period abroad will contribute to structural reforms in their relevant home institution in Asia. Experience from the Lotus I and Lotus II project has shown that academic and administrative staff consider it an opportunity to gain a new experience, which can be implemented in their own work environment upon their return in their home country.
• To further pursue enhancing the political, cultural, educational and economic links between the EU and the Asian countries involved in the medium term: this project further plans to improve mutual understanding between the EU and Asia, by continuing to take up the challenge of including not only the obviously stronger countries in Asia but also including more sensitive ones, that are striving to overcome their own political and socio-economic past. The project will carry on planning promotional tours in Myanmar and Cambodia in order to strengthen the relationship with the relevant local authorities and thus gradually changing the overall attitude towards these countries.

Fields of Study
Based on the specific countries needs, the following list of thematic fields of study has been prioritized by this project:

01: Agricultural Sciences
02: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning
04: Business Studies and Management Sciences
05: Education, Teacher Training
06: Engineering, Technology
07: Geography, Geology
10: Law
12: Medical Sciences
13: Natural Sciences
14: Social Science
16: Other Areas of Study

Students from other fields of study can however still apply for a scholarship. In case of equally ranked applications, priority will be given to the student majoring in a prioritized field of study.

Scholarships
The scholarship covers the following aspect:

• Monthly subsistence allowance
• Travel ticket
• Insurance
• Participation cost

More specifically:
Subsistence allowance:

• 1000 € per month for undergraduate and graduate students
• 1500 € per month for doctorate students
• 1800 € per month for post-doctorates
• 2500 € per month for academic staff

Insurance costs:

• All grant holders are insured by a central Group Insurance. In order to arrange your insurance, you should fill out your travel dates on the Grant Holder Pages. Based upon these dates, the Lotus Secretariat will apply for insurance for the period that you are abroad. You will receive the insurance card by email – you should use this for the embassy.
• The claim form for luggage and for medical expenses with contact details can be downloaded here. Please make sure to report claims within 7 days as stated in the policy.

Participation costs:

• The tuition fees are covered by the project.

Travel costs:

• One return ticket will be provided by the coordinator by means of booking via a central travel agency. Self-purchased tickets will not be reimbursed.
• Travel Costs: depending on the distance.

Partners
The Lotus project is sustained by a consortium consisting of 20 partner universities: 9 universities from the EU and 11 universities from the South-East Asion Region:

EU Universities:

• Ghent University (Belgium)
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)
• University of Goettingen (Germany)
• Sciences Po (France)
• Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier University (France)
• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (The Netherlands)
• University of Porto (Portugal)
• Uppsala University (Sweden)
• University of Kent (UK)

South-East Asian Universities

• University of Health Sciences Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
• Nanjing University (China)
• Peking University (China)
• Sichuan University (China)
• Bandung Institute of Technology (Indonesia)
• University of Gadjah Mada (Indonesia)
• West Yangon Technological University (Myanmar)
• Thamassat University (Thailand)
• Can Tho University (Vietnam)
• Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Vietnam)
• Hue University (Vietnam)

Associated members: there are multiple associate partners involved in Lotus III:

• Universitas Airlangga (Indonesia)
• EIAS – European Institute for Asian Studies (Belgium)
• Kasetsart University (Thailand)
• Morning Tears (China)
• Province East-Flanders (Belgium)
• Royal University of Agriculture (Cambodia)
• Support Fund Myanmar (Belgium)
• Tuning (Spain)
• University of Sumatra Utara (Indonesia)
• VLIR-UOS (Belgium)
• Yezin Agricultural University (Myanmar)
• University of Veterinary Science (Myanmar)

The project is managed by a Project Coordination Team, which consists of staff members of all partner universities’ International Relations Offices. In every university there is a Local Management Team with representatives of the university management, of the International Relations Office and of the academic staff members. They will coordinate the project within their own university, and they report to the Project Coordination Team at Ghent University.

Eligibility criteria for students 
Please bear in mind that the scholarships are only granted to South-East Asian students and staff coming to Europe. Asian students who want to participate in mobility to the EU:

• Must be a national of one of the third countries covered by the relevant lot;
• Must have not resided 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 the European countries;
• For Target Group 1 (TGI): students need to be registered at one of the third-country HEIs within the partnership at the time of submitting their application to the partnership. Undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least one year of studies in their home institution;
• For Target Group 2 (TGII): students need either to be registered in a HEI (not included in the partnership) of the third-country concerned by the lot or to have obtained a university degree or equivalent from a HEI of these third-countries;
• For Target Group 3 (TGIII): students need to be nationals of one of the third-countries concerned by the lot and be part of the vulnerable target groups;
• Must have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of the languages currently spoken in the hosting countries.
• No student can benefit from more than one mobility activity in the same project.

Eligibility criteria for staff
In order to be eligible, academic and administrative staff hereafter referred as “staff”:

• Must be a national of one of the eligible countries;
• For Target Group 1 (TGI): Third- country staff must work in or be associated to one of the third-country Higher Education Institutions (=HEI) participating in the partnership. EU staff must work in or be associated to one of the EU HEIs participating in the partnership;
• For Target Group 2 (TGII): Third-country staff must work in or be associated to a HEI (not included in the partnership) of any third-country concerned by the lot. EU staff must work in or be associated to a HEI (not included in the partnership) of any European country.
• The mobility assignments must be based on partnership agreements between the members of the partnership;
• The home and host universities and the individual staff must agree on the programme of lectures to be delivered by the visiting staff, on the research activities or on the type of training to be followed;
• The mobility may constitute a post-per-post exchange or a one-way visitor flow to or from a third country.
• Priority will be given to mobility that:
  • Ensures that the visiting teacher’s contribution will be an integral part of a program of the host institution
  • Will lead to the production of new teaching material
  • Will be used to consolidate and extend links between departments and faculties and to prepare for future cooperation projects between the home and host university (joint projects, joint degrees etc.)
  • Will help strengthen the international cooperation departments in the foreign universities
  • Will lead to progress in the application of ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) and other systems for recognition of studies and qualifications in the partner institution
  • Will improve the university – enterprise cooperation
  • Will help to start up Doctoral Schools
  • Will lead to the improvement of quality assurance mechanisms at universities.

The Lotus III Project provides the following types of scholarships:

• Scholarships for bachelor students (6 months exchange mobility)
• Scholarships for master students (ranging from 6 to 22 months depending on the country of the applicant concerned)
• Scholarships for PhD students (ranging from 6 to 36 months depending on the country of the applicant concerned). PhD’ers applying for a 36 month scholarship should be aware of the fact that they should start their mobility before the end of June 2013.
• Scholarships for Post-Doc students ( 6 months exchange mobility)
• Scholarships for academic and administrative staff ( limited to 1 month)

The application form is for Asian postdoctoral applicants only, who are a national from one of the countries belonging to the Lotus consortium or having obtained a PhD-degree at an HEI in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar or Cambodia.

For more information, please visit official website: www.lotus.ugent.be

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