Introduction

The NOHA European Master's in International Humanitarian Action was selected by the European Commission among the first 19 Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMC), which started at the beginning of the 2004-2005 academic year. It has been again selected in the second phase of the Erasmus Mundus Programme, which covers the period 2009-2013. 

The Erasmus Mundus Programme supports European top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries. It fosters cooperation between higher education institutions and academic staff in Europe and Third Countries with a view to creating poles of excellence and providing highly trained human resources. Joint programmes must involve mobility between the institutions of the consortium and lead to the award of recognised joint, double or multiple degrees to successful students / doctoral candidates.

 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 Union; 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.

For the academic year 2009-2010 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).

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 15 DECEMBER 2009 (Central European Time – CET)

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).

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:  1 MARCH 2010 (Central European Time – CET).

Erasmus Mundus Grants for Scholars