[Europe] EMARO: The Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarship 2010 in Advanced Robotics

EMARO, European Master on Advanced RObotics, is an integrated Masters course conducted by:

• The University of Genova (Italy)
• Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
• Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France)

Grants for non-EU Students (Category A)

The Erasmus Mundus programme supports high-quality European Masters Courses, by providing attractive grants for students having excellent academic results from around the world to engage in postgraduate study at EMARO institutions.

For 2010-2011 academic year, EMARO Masters programme will have about 8 Erasmus Mundus scholarships for non-EU students who did not had a stay in an EU-country for more than one year over the last five years (called category A students). Owing to the limited number of grants a student who is not ranked among the top 10% of his class has small chance to be selected. The selected student, will receive a grant of totally 24 000€ per year. The application to an Erasmus Mundus scholarship is done through the classical student’s application procedure of EMARO. Please note that the number of applications by third country students must be limited to three Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses maximum. In the eventual case that a student applies to more than three EM Courses he/she will be excluded from the selection for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

A proposal to Erasmus Mundus programme in Brussels must be sent on January 2010 and consists of a main list and a waiting list. At most two students from the same country can be selected in the main list. The final decision about the scholarships will be sent to students as soon as we receive it from Brussels (end of February). If some students withdraw from the main list, the best students from the waiting list will be upgraded to the main list and will be notified immediately.

The application for Erasmus Mundus Grants for the academic year 2010-2011 will be opened from 15 October 2009 till 15 December 2009.

Definition:
Category A scholarships can be awarded to masters students selected by EMARO consortium who are not from Europe Union states, Iceland, Norway and Lichtenstein, Turkey, Switzerland, Western Balkan Countries include Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia 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.

Grants for EU Students and non Europen students category B

In the framework of Erasmus Mundus II (starting from the academic year 2010/2011 all the ERASMUS MUNDUS masters will follow this frame) Europe will offer new scholarships that is called category B. These scholarships are devoted for European students and also for third country students who had a stay for more than 12 months in the countries mentioned in the definition of category A students. For the academic year 2010/2011, EMARO Masters programme will offer about 8 Erasmus Mundus scholarships of category B students. The selected student, will receive a grant of totally 10 000€ per year. The application to an Erasmus Mundus scholarship is done through the classical student’s application procedure of EMARO. Please note that the number of applications by student must be limited to three Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses maximum. In the eventual case that a student applies to more than three EM Courses he/she will be excluded from the selection for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. It should be noted that, while the Category A scholarships should be considered as “full scholarships” covering all necessary costs of the student during his/her study period in Europe, Category B scholarships have to be considered as a “financial contribution” to the student’s costs.

A proposal to Erasmus Mundus programme in Brussels must be sent on April 2010 and consists of a main list and a reserve list. At most two students from the same country can be selected in the main list. The final decision about the scholarships will be sent to students as soon as we receive it from Brussels (May 2010). If some students withdraw from the main list, the best students from the waiting list will be upgraded to the main list and will be notified immediately.

The application for Erasmus Mundus Grants category B for the academic year 2010-2011 will be opened from 5 January 2010 till 30 March 2010.

Admission Requirements

The EMARO Masters course is open to European and Third-country students who already hold a first university degree with 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 2010 for non European students and before 30 September for European students.
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) or other English equivalent test. The English test result must be sent before the deadline of application. An applicant who carried out his study in English is eligible (official confirmation letter from his university is needed) but passing a recognized international test provides him more marks.

Application Procedure

Application (whether you apply for Erasmus Mundus Grant or not) has to be done on-line and by post as follows:

1) On-line application: The following documents are needed (in PDF or JPG files):

• First pages of Passport or Identity card indicating the nationality
• Recognized International English test Certificate, not older than January 2008 (TOEFL, TOEIC, etc.). In case of English speaking academic programme, you are eligible but submitting English Test Certificate insures better ranking during the selection
• Certified academic degree and transcripts of all university study with translation into English, i.e. bachelor, master or equivalent, (all the documents must be grouped in one file). If the degree will be obtained after the deadline, a certificate from the institution indicating the situation of the student and the date of obtaining the degree must be delivered
• The name and address of two professors who accept to send us reference letters. The reference letters must be provided on EMARO’s Reference Form. (Download the Reference Form)
• CV with Identity photo
• Presentation of the institution who delivered (or will deliver) the academic degree (about 10-15 lines). The description should contain (method of selection at the entry, international or national ranking, language of instruction, degrees delivered, address of internet website, private or public,…)
• Motivation letter

2) postal submission: send the following document before the deadline (as per postmark, besides it must arrive at most 10 days after deadline):

• English Certificate (original or certified), not older than January 2008. Toefl Code number assigned to the “Ecole Centrale de Nantes” by ETS is 5722 Department graduate school, and GRE code is 2699. In case of English speaking academic programme, you are eligible but submitting English Test Certificate insures better ranking during the selection
• Certified academic degree and transcripts with translation in English, i.e. bachelor, master or equivalent. If the degree will be obtained after the deadline, a certificate from the institution indicating the situation of the student and the date of obtaining the degree must be delivered.
• A signed copy of the application form as delivered by the on-line application system of EMARO.
• Checklist and grant eligibility document

to : EMARO – Erasmus Mundus Master
Myriam SPRUYT
Ecole Centrale de Nantes
1, rue de la Noë
BP 92101
F – 44321 NANTES FRANCE

Tel : +33 (0)2 40 37 69 96

• Download the on-line application guideline
• Download checklist and grant eligibility document
• Connection to the on-line application website

Application DeadLines

Opening date of online application site :

• The application site will be opened for non-EU students applying for Erasmus Mundus Grant (category A) on 15 October 2009.
• It will be opened for the other students on 5 January 2010.

Closing dates (online application and postal submission)

1. Non-EU students applying for Erasmus Mundus Grant under category A (15 December 2009).
2. European Union students and non-EU students applying for Erasmus Mundus Grant under category B (30 March 2010).
3. Non-EU students not applying for Erasmus Mundus Grant (15 May 2010).
4. EU students not applying for Erasmus Mundus Grant (10 July 2010)

Selection Procedure

The students are ranked on the basis of excellence of the academic records, the quality of their former studies, general skills for foreign languages, motivation for the proposed programme, and the reference letters. The consortium institutions have the possibility to host students with reduced mobility, in this case specify exactly your special needs.