Master Scholarships in Migration and Intercultural Relations, Erasmus Mundus, Europe

The programme combines the European JMMIR network and the Euro-African IMMIS network. Consortium members are: University of Oldenburg (UOL), Germany, University of Stavanger (UiS), Norway, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic, Ahfad University for Women, Sudan plus Makerere University and Mbarara University of Science & Technology in Uganda.

The programme combines expertise in migration studies with intersecting fields, such as gender studies, cultural studies, and education and development studies.

Focus
The two key terms of reference for this study programme are migration and intercultural relations. Migration is understood here as encompassing all forms of international migration, voluntary as well as forced movements. Internal displacement, prominent especially in African contexts, will also be addressed. Intercultural relations include not only communication and other forms of interaction between the majority and resident minorities/diasporic communities within nation states but also interethnic relations in the (inter-)national arena and beyond nation states – including multinational settings and concepts such as multiculturalism or cosmopolitanism.

There are four programme main focus:

Gender
Development
Representation
Education

The focus serve as the foundation students use to develop their individual specialisation and profile, e.g. by combining them with a geographic focus involving one or more of the countries in the partnership, potentially also linked to individual language skills. The language of instruction is English, but students will be encouraged to enhance bi- or multilingual language skills.

Scholarship
When applying for EMMIR, applicants are invited to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship (except if they have benefitted from such a scholarship before). Applicants will be informed if they are awarded a scholarship with the admission notification.There are two different forms of scholarships, Category A and Category B. The scholarships` terms depend on the student`s country of origin/residence and main academic and/or professional activity.

Category A scholarships are available for applicants who:

are neither resident in one of the 27 EU member states or in an EEA-EFTA country (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland)
nor carried out their main academic and/or professional activity for more than 12 months in any of the EU/EEA-EFTA member states in the last five years.

Category B scholarships are available for applicants who:

are resident in one of the 27 EU member states or in an EEA-EFTA country (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland) and/or
regardless of their residence carried out their main academic and/or professional activity for more than 12 months in any of the EU/EEA-EFTA member states in the last five years.

The Consortium charges the following participation costs to be paid to the consortium:

4000 € per semester for Category A students.
2000 € per semester for Category B students.

The participation costs cover all programme activities and health insurance; they do not include the hosting university`s registration and student service fees, room and board as well as other living expenses and travel. For required travel see mobility path. In addition, students will have to pay the partner universities` registration and social service fees at the university they attend. Students awarded a scholarship receive the respective amount as part of their grant.

Application
You can apply online here, make sure that the form is completed filled in the indicated boxes and that all personal information correspond to the attached documents and certificates. You will receive a confirmation, that needs to be printed out and attached to the whole application package including all the documentation required.

Please send your full application to:
EMMIR Consortium Committee
c/o University of Oldenburg
Dr. Lydia Potts
Faculty of Linguistics and Cultural Studies
Ammerländer Heerstr. 114-118
26111 Oldenburg
Germany

For any further information please contact:
Carlotta Schulte Ostermann
University of Oldenburg
Faculty of Linguistics and Cultural Studies
Room A9 0-010
Ammerländer Heerstr. 114-118
26111 Oldenburg
Germany

emmir@uni-oldenburg.de
Tel. 0049 (0)441 798 4157
Fax 0049 (0)441 798 4868

Dr. Lydia Potts
EMMIR Consortium Committee
c/o University of Oldenburg
Faculty of Linguistics and Cultural Studies
Room A10 0-002
Ammerländer Heerstr. 114-118
26111 Oldenburg
Germany

emmir@uni-oldenburg.de
Tel. 0049 (0)441 798 2530
Fax 0049 (0)441 798 4868

Deadline: 31 December 2010

One comment on “Master Scholarships in Migration and Intercultural Relations, Erasmus Mundus, Europe”

Twisiwile Mwaighogha on 7 November 2010 at 3:10 pm said:

I have a BA IN HUMANITIES MAJORING IN PHILOSOPHY WITH A MINOR IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. And 5 years experience working with international NG0S on child migration in Sourthern AFRICA. Can i apply?

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