European Master in Informatics (EuMI): Joint Master’s Programme Scholarship 2010
The University of Trento (Italy), the RWTH Aachen University (Germany), and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) offer a two year (120 ECTS credits) Joint Master’s Programme, named European Master in Informatics (EuMI). The objective of the Master’s Programme is to educate professionals who will understand advanced techniques, tools, and methodologies in the field of Computer Science, and who will be able to put this knowledge to practice in the key application domains of Net-Centric/Media Informatics, Life Science Informatics, and Embedded Systems Informatics. The Programme will admit a maximum number of 50 students for the academic year 2010/2011.
Scholarships NON-EU students
For the academic year 2010/11-2011/12, up to 6 scholarships will be offered to students who are citizens of countries outside the European Union, the European Economic Area / European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway). The amount of each scholarship will be up to € 15.000 per year (15.000 – 6.500 = 8.500 € net).
In addition up to 3 scholarships will be offered as Tuition-Waivers only. The exact number of scholarships and scholarship amount will be communicated at the completion of the selection procedure (end of March).
- 6 scholarships will cover
- Tuition fees (€ 6.500)
- Financial contribution to the student’s costs of € 8.500 per each year
- Standard medical insurance in both visited countries
- 3 scholarships will cover
- Tuition waiver (€ 6.500)
- Standard medical insurance in both visited countries
These scholarships are directly funded by the EuMI School.
Additional scholarships and tuition waivers may become available depending on the financial resources available at the time of the selection.
IMPORTANT NOTE: BY SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION YOU ARE ALSO AUTOMATICALLY APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIP (there is no need to fill a separate scholarship application form).
Scholarships EU students
For the academic year 2010/11-2011/12, up to 6 scholarships will be offered to students who are citizens of European Union countries. The amount of each scholarship will be up to € 7.500 per year (7.500 – 4.000 = 3.500 € net).
In addition up to 3 scholarships will be offered as Tuition-Waivers only. The exact number of scholarships and scholarship amount will be communicated at the completion of the selection procedure.
- 6 scholarships will cover
- Tuition fees (€ 4.000)
- Financial contribution to the student’s costs of € 3.500 per each year
- 3 scholarships will cover
- Tuition waiver (€ 4.000)
These scholarships are directly funded by the EuMI School.
Additional scholarships and tuition waivers may become available depending on the financial resources available at the time of the selection.
IMPORTANT NOTE: BY SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION YOU ARE ALSO AUTOMATICALLY APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIP (there is no need to fill a separate scholarship application form).
EU Member States official list: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom.
Tuition fees
The tuition fees per each academic year are
- € 6.500 for non-EU students
- € 4.000 for EU students
Important dates
- February 28, 2010 Deadline for on-line application
- March 15, 2010 Deadline for fax and surface mail application
- March 31, 2010 Notification of admission and of scholarship and beginning of visa procedures
- September 2010 Start of Master courses
HOW TO APPLY
The application is a 3-step process
- Filling in the on-line application (S.A.R.A. website http://disi.unitn.it/edu/appform/login.xml )
- Finalizing your on-line application. Reminder: once you press the finalize button it will NOT be possible to modify your application anymore; please make sure you double-check all sections and uploads before you press this button.
- Sending the submisison short form (pdf file) signed in original via fax or surface mail (no via e-mail). Reminder: without this document your finalized application will be null and void.
Important notes
- The documents do not need to be officially attested by a notary.
- The on-line application is jointly admission and scholarship form; there is not an additional scholarship application form to be filled in.
Needed documents
- A copy/photocopy of the applicant’s passport or identity card. Only the pages with picture and personal data.
- A copy/photocopy of the IELTS, TOEFL, or CAE certificate (not older than 2007). In case, the istitutional code 2348 01-University of Trento
- A copy/photocopy of all academic degree certificates (i.e. Bachelor or equivalent, Master or equivalent) or other postgraduate degrees/academic qualifications. Note: if the degree is not in English, German, or Italian, an English translation is needed, done by an officially recognised translator or your University. Students who have not yet completed their first degree, but who predict to graduate before August 31 2010, can apply to EuMI. If selected, their admission will be conditional on the receipt of the degree certificate by EuMI not later than August 31, 2010.
- Copies/photocopies of all transcripts or other academic records that give proof of the higher education studies (i.e. Bachelors, Masters etc. ) including credits and grades achieved in each single subject
- Reference letters (minimum 2) should be requested via S.A.R.A. application procedure. In case your reference letters are in sealed envelopes, please notify the EuMI Secretariat via email (info@eumi-school.org) and send them together with your hard-copies documents
- Once the application is completed (informations and uploads) and finalized, please PRINT, FILL IN, SIGN IN ORIGINAL and SEND the submission-short-form.
- Reminder: without this document your finalized application will be null and void.
Reminder: once you press the FINALIZED BUTTON it will NOT be possible to modify data anymore; please make sure you double-check all sections before you press this button.
Postal address
You can send the application with any carrier you think it is appropriate – UPS, DHL, TNT, Postal service, etc. EuMI School – Luca Valenzin
University of Trento
c/o Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienza dell’Informazione
Via Sommarive, 14
I-38123 Povo – Trento – Italy
The “European Master in Informatics” does not accept responsibility for loss of applications due to address errors or other postal-related problems. Fax number
EuMI School – att: Luca Valenzin
University of Trento
+39 0461 88 3166
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