Europe : Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarship 2010 in Complex Systems Science

University of Warwick, Ecole Polytechnique (Paris), Chalmers University and University of Gothenburg are pleased to announce a new joint Masters Programme in Complex Systems Science

• First entry: Sept 2010
• Course Duration: 2 years
• Location: each student spends time in at least two of Warwick, Paris, Gothenburg
• Erasmus Mundus Scholarships available, for both EU and “third country” (overseas) students.

Website: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/emmcs

We are delighted to be able to nominate up to around 17 applicants each year for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship (two years duration).

Formally the details are to be found via the Erasmus Mundus website http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus, and in particular the “Programme guide” linked there. However here are the headlines as they apply to our two year course.

For students from Third Countries (category A), the scholarship is intended by EU to enable you to participate in the programme without further funding.

European students (category B) should note that the monthly allowance above is only a contribution towards your living expenses and there is no travel allowance: you will need your own resources in addition.

We are happy to consider students with other sources of funding, for a limited number of places. You will have to pay the “Course Participation Costs” listed above.

Category A means students who are from outside (not a national of nor resident in) Europe in the following sense (category B).

Category B means students who are nationals or residents of:

• EU member states;
• EFTA countries in the EEA;
• “[EU] candidate countries which have a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements concluded with these countries for their participation in Community programmes”;
• “the countries of the Western Balkans, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements concluded with these countries for their participation in Community programmes”

We understand Switzerland has not yet satisfied the special criteria for its joining under category B, but is probably ineligible under category A. Any clearer guidance on this welcome!

Source:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/comcom/emmcs