The Government of the Czech Republic Scholarships 2011 for Developing Countries

The Government of the Czech Republic Scholarships 2011 for Developing Countries

Overview
The Government of the Czech Republic offers a number of scholarships within the framework of its Foreign Development Assistance Programme in support of the study of foreign nationals from developing countries at public institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic.

These so called Government Scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of study:
in Bachelor/Master study programmes plus one-year preparatory course of the Czech language (which is combined with other field-specific training). Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates from upper secondary schools who can enrol only in study programmes in which they follow instruction in the Czech language. Depending on the subject area, applicants are normally required to take entrance examinations at the respective institution of higher education. The scholarship award is conditional upon a successful passing of entrance examinations;
in follow-up Master study programmes or Doctoral study programmes. Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates from Bachelor or Master study programmes, respectively, who enrol in study programmes with instruction in the English language.


Study Areas Available in English:
Economics
follow-up master study programme Economics, Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague (http://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/cs/node/47);
doctoral study programme Economic Theories, Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education, Charles University in Prague (http://www.cerge.cuni.cz/phd/default.asp);
Informatics
follow-up master study programme Informatics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (http://msc.pef.czu.cz/msc/overview.htm);
follow-up master study programme Information Management, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové (http://www.uhk.cz/eng/fim/applicant/36);
Agriculture
follow-up master study programme Natural Resources and Enviroment, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (http://www.af.czu.cz/en/?r=1238&i=1859);
follow-up master study programme Forestry, Water and Landscape Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (http://fld.dev.webcore.czu.cz/en/?r=3837&i=5470);
follow-up master study programme Technology and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (http://www.tf.czu.cz/en/?r=1158);
doctoral study programme Chemistry (Agriculture Chemistry), Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno (http://www.af.mendelu.cz/en/studium/doktorske?lang=en;tag=67).
Scholarship applications together with the required attachments are to be submitted to the appropriate Czech Embassy in the applicant`s country before the deadline set by the Embassy so that the applicants` dossiers reach the respective Czech authorities (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport) by 15 January each year.

Students who, at the time of application, stay in the Czech Republic may submit the respective documents to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Development Co-operation, by 31 December of the preceding year at the latest.

Foreign nationals who have been granted permanent residence in the Czech Republic are not eligible to apply for Government scholarships.

A limited number of scholarships is offered to students from developing countries who file their applications with the respective National UNESCO Commissions. For contact information on individual local offices see http://www.unesco.org/ (and search under the heading Communities, National Commissions).

Applications sent directly to the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will not be processed.

Prospective applicants are advised to address their inquiries concerning, among others, their eligibility and closing date for applications to the Czech Embassies in their countries.

Detailed information on the terms and conditions of scholarship awards is provided in the binding “Instructions regarding the Scholarship Award Scheme of the Government of the Czech Republic” issued in English (click to download inPDF (238.73 KB) or Word (188.50 KB)), which the prospective applicants are advised to peruse.

Scholarship application forms may be obtained from the respective Czech Embassies or downloaded here in PDF (137.23 KB) or Word (176.50 KB) format. (For the list of required attachments see part 1.1, 2.1 of the Instructions.)

Attachment f) “Medicate Certificate” must be issued on the official form that is available at the respective Czech Embassies and can be also downloaded here in English (PDF, Word).

Web Link
http://www.msmt.cz/international-cooperation-1/government-scholarships-developing-countries

NOHA European Master`s in International Humanitarian Action at Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

NOHA European Master`s in International Humanitarian Action at Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

Overview
The NOHA European Master`s in International Humanitarian Action was selected by the European Commission among the first 19 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses, involving 82 European universities, which started at the beginning of the 2004-2005 academic year. Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses are selected for five years. This implies that the NOHA consortium has committed itself to maintaining the Course and to hosting third-country students and scholars for five academic years running.

The Erasmus Mundus programme is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education which promotes the European Uni0n as a centre of excellence in learning around the world. It supports European top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries. Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses constitute the central component around which Erasmus Mundus is built.

They are high-quality integrated courses at masters level offered by a consortium of at least three universities in at least three different European countries. The courses must be "integrated" to be selected under Erasmus Mundus, which means that they must foresee a study period in at least two of the three universities and that it must lead to the award of a recognised double, multiple or joint diploma.

NOHA Mundus Partnership
Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses also have the possibility of establishing partnerships with third-country higher education institutions in order to encourage European universities to open themselves up to the world and to reinforce their world-wide presence.

NOHA has established an Erasmus Mundus Partnership with 7 third-country higher education institutions. The NOHA Mundus Partnership provides a framework for mobility for European Uni0n graduate students and scholars and for third country students and scholars. The duration of the Partnership is three years. The institutions involved are the seven European NOHA Network members (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, Université d`Aix-Marseille III, France, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, University College of Dublin, Ireland, Universidad de Deusto, Spain, University of Uppsala, Sweden, and University of Gröningen, The Netherlands) and the following third-country institutions:
Monash University, Australia
Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Bangalore University, India
Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Saint-Joseph University, Beyrouth, Lebanon
University of Western Cape, South Africa
Columbia University, United States
The objectives of the NOHA Mundus Partnership which follow from the general objectives of the NOHA Erasmus Mundus Master`s Course are:
To establish and develop a framework for cooperation and students and scholars mobility between the NOHA Mundus institutions and a selected number of third-country universities and programmes.
To respond to the challenges raised by the new environment in which international humanitarian action works and to further the development of humanitarian assistance education through an agreed programme of joint research and training.
To advance in cooperation at worl level by a common understanding of the importance of international humanitarian action and its developments through courses jointly designed and elaborated.
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 exchange for a better understanding between peoples and cultures.
Activities involved: The following of specific modules and tutorials from selected programmes related to humanitarian action in every institution. It also involves team research jointly supervised by local academics and NOHA scholars.

The partner institutions will provide an input during the last component of the NOHA Mundus programme (D. Research and Work Placement Component) during the months from July through to September.

Erasmus Mundus Student Scholarships
The Erasmus Mundus Programme provides EU-funded scholarships for Third Country students (Category A) and European students (Category B) who have applied to and have been accepted by the NOHA Mundus Masters Course.

Third-country graduate student (Category A)

Third-country graduate student means a national of a third country other than those from EEA-EFTA States and candidate countries for accession to the European Uni0n; who has already obtained a first higher education degree; who is not a resident of any of the Member States or the participating countries (EEA-EFTA States and EU candidate countries for accession); who has not carried out his or her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the Member States or the participating countries.The amount of the student grant is EUR 35, 600. Each grantee will receive EUR 1,600 each month for living costs during the 16 months duration of the program plus a fixed amount of EUR 10,000 to be paid in two instalments of EUR 5,000 each per year.

There is the possibility to profit from up-to 2 extra sholarships for Category A students under the Western Balkan (i.e. Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, FYRoM, Montenegro and Serbia) and Turkey window. The amount of the student grant is EUR 34, 000. Each grantee will receive EUR 1,000 each month for living costs during the 16 months duration of the programme. The scholarship also includes a fixed amount of EUR 8,000 as a contribution to travel installation and any other type of costs to be paid in two instalments of EUR 4,000 each per year and a contribution to the NOHA Mundus participation costs (EUR 10,000).

European graduate student (Category B)

European student means a person who is a national or a resident of any of the EU Member States, the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to the EU (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia and Turkey) and who has already obtained a first higher education degree. The amount of the student grant is EUR 17, 000. Each grantee will receive EUR 500 each month for living costs during the 16 months duration of the program.

The scholarship also includes an amount of EUR 3,000 as a contribution to travel installation and any other type of costs for the mobility period to a third country institution and a contribution to the NOHA Mundus participation costs (EUR 6,000).

Erasmus Mundus Grants for Scholars
Scholarships will also be awarded to scholars enrolled in Third-Country institutions who will be selected by the NOHA Mundus consortium to contribute to the joint programme. As the NOHA consortium includes Third-Country partners, there are also scholarships for scholars enrolled in the NOHA Mundus European institutions for the purpose of contributing to the joint programme within these Third-Country partners. The amount of the grant is Euro 1200 / week for a maximum duration of 3 months per scholar (from € 2400 for a two-week stay, to €14 800 for a 3-month stay.

Source: http://www.nohanet.org

Master Scholarship in Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering at Erasmus Mundus

The Erasmus Mundus programme “Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering” (COSSE) is a joint initiative of four European universities:

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands
Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen- Nürnberg, Germany


COSSE is a two-year master`s programme offering a double degree from two universities. The students enter one of the universities and continue the second year at one of the other institutions in another country. COSSE offers education of the highest international standard as well as a unique experience of meeting different European cultures, languages, climate and nature.
The EACEA (the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) awards 7 to 10 category A scholarships and 6 to 8 category B scholarships per Erasmus Mundus Master`s programme.
Category A scholarships (non-EU member states)
can be awarded to applicants from non-EU member states (but not to applicants from Norway, Liechtenstein or Iceland) UNLESS they have resided in a EU member state or in Norway, Liechtenstein or Iceland, for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years (by 31 January of the year of enrollment).
The category A scholarship includes:
Travel and installation costs: € 8000 for a 2 year programme
Participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 4000/semester
Monthly allowance: € 1000/month
Category B scholarships (EU-member states)
can be awarded to applicants from EU-member states and to applicants from Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland
The category B scholarship includes:
Travel and installation costs – only if the EM master`s programme includes a mobility period to a Third-Country partner: € 3000
Participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 2000/semester
Monthly allowance: € 500/month
Who can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship (Action 1)?
Candidates who apply for an Erasmus Mundus Master Programme are at the same time considered for a scholarship nomination for this specific programme. The scholarships are awarded to the highest ranked candidates that fulfill the following scholarship conditions:
The applicant has applied correctly, fulfilled the admission requirements and is nominated for a scholarship by the EM consortium.
The applicant has not applied to more than three (3) Erasmus Mundus master`s programmes during one round of applications.
The applicant should be able to spend his study period in at least two of the consortium partner countries. These two countries must be different from the country in which the applicant has obtained his/her last university degree; the mandatory mobility periods cannot be replaced by virtual mobility, neither can they take place in institutions outside the consortium.
The applicant has not yet benefited from an EM master`s programme scholarship.
The applicant should not benefit from another Community grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies.
The applicant should be enrolled as a full-time student and commit himself to participate in the master`s programme in accordance with the terms defined by the consortium in the Student Agreement. Failure to do so could lead to the cancellation of the scholarship.
Deadlines and documents for COSSE
Due to changed instructions from the European Commission, applicants from both category A and category B should apply during the same application period. (updated 24-08-2010)
Apply online from 15 September to 30 November, 2010
* Direct link to Erasmus Mundus Master`s programmes at studera.nu

All applicants must submit the required documents, regardless of prior applications. Last date for sending in your documents: 10 December 2010.
Required documents for COSSE
A signed cover sheet (generated from the web-based application at studera.nu/english – Application code: COSSE)
A correctly certified copy of your bachelor`s degree in original language and translated into English.
A correctly certified copy of your transcript of records in original language and translated into English. All courses taken must be included. Please also provide the university course descriptions from your university study guide or the university website.
Proof of your English proficiency.
GRE test-scores, if available. (GRE General Test as well as GRE Subject Tests in Computer Science and Mathematics).
A Curriculum vitae including details on your academic career.
A letter of motivation including an indication of which specialization you wish to take and why, an indication of your preferred mobility track, a brief summary of your thesis work, stating the credits and grade.
A copy of your passport or some other kind of identification in English.
Two letters of recommendation from professors of the most recently attended higher institution.
Send your documents to the address on the cover sheet and keep an eye out for the link to the Erasmus Mundus Complementary Information form. It will be sent to `Your pages` at www.studera.nu/english when we have received your application documents. Your application is not complete without it.
For information on application and admission please contact:
mundusadmission@kth.se
Visiting adress
Admissions Office
Drottning Kristinas väg 6
100 44 Stockholm
Telephone
+46 8 790 61 70
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Master Scholaships in Physics at Blaise Pascal University for Foreign Students

Master Scholaship in Physics at Blaise Pascal University
Blaise Pascal University is opening the second year of its Master of Physics of Nanostructures to scientifically confirmed foreign students.

Advanced theoretical courses includes:
Light-Matter Interaction in Semiconductor Nanostructures
Physics of Advanced Nanostructures
Physics of Photonic Crystals: Towards Nanophotonics
Physics of Surfaces and Interfaces
Physics of Crystal Growth
Optical and Electronic Spectroscopy of Nanostructures
Symmetries in Physics
Computational Quantum Mechanics
Dosimetry and Radioprotection
The research training will take place in a laboratory on the Clermont-Ferrand Campus, which offers all the modern facilities to conduct high level scientific research. It has been officially ranked A+ (best 10%) among other French labs.
Eligibility
Students having completed four years of University studies in Physics (Master 1st year successfully finished);
Good command of the English language.
Scholarship
Three best applications will have the tuition fees offered by the University and will each receive a scholarship of 2000 euros.
Application procedure
All interested applicants should submit following documents:
filled registration form;
statement of purpose;
detailed CV (resume);
list of University marks for the last 3 years of study and the copies of the diploma obtained (with a certified translation);
recommendation letter from your professor (confidential, in a sealed envelope);
recent photograph;
copy of your passport.
All the application need to be submitted to:
Michèle CHADELAS – Université Blaise Pascal
UFR Sciences et Technologies
Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire de Clermont-Ferrand / CNRS
24 avenue des Landais
BP 80026
F-63177 AUBIERE CEDEX FRANCE

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