SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY SCHOLARS

The MSc Consortium is available to host outstanding third-country scholars who are interested in contributing to the Master Course programme and in strengthening academic partnerships with the MSc Consortium. Interested third-country scholars may receive scholarships for teaching and research activities for a period of up to three months in one of the Consortium's institutions. Unfortunately, no grants or financial assistance are available for European applicants.

Each scholar will receive a monthly grant of 4000 € (Euro) and a fixed amount of 1000 € (Euro) for travel expenses. The scholarships, sponsored by European Commission under the scope of Eramus Mundus Programme, are available to outstanding scholars that have applied in due time, have an outstanding academic and/or professional experience and that are third-country citizens and residents. Further details on Erasmus Mundus scholarships can be obtained from the European Commission's Web site available at http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html.

Interested scholars in a scholarship for the 2008/2009 academic year are invited to send an e-mail to the MSc Secretariat (secretariat@msc-sahc.org) enclosing a copy of their Curriculum Vitae together with a letter of intent describing the aims of the exchange, the research / teaching plan during the maximum three months stay funded and preferred stay location(s) among the four partner institutions, no later than February 20, 2008.