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Study or Work in Europe - Hundreds of Scholarships Available for Indian Nationals.
The Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window Lot 15 (EMECW15) offers 301
scholarships available to Indian nationals wishing to participate in an institutional
mobility scheme funded by the European Commission. Candidates will have the
opportunity to study, teach or work in one of twelve prestigious European Universities
who participate in the programme. The duration of the scholarship (from 1 to 34 months)
varies according to the type of position applied for.
All costs are covered: through EMECW15, successful applicants (undergraduate,
graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral students and academic staff) will be awarded a
scholarship which will cover travel, insurance, possible tuition, living expenses and
housing. The deadline for online applications is December 15th 2008. Applications must
be submitted through www.erasmuswindow15.org.
The Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window Lot 15 (EMECW15) for India is
designed to fund higher education student and teaching staff mobility activities between
12 European universities and 8 Indian universities. Also eligible for scholarship are other
Indian nationals. The EMECW15 scheme is part of the EMECW, a project funded by the
European Union to increase cooperation and exchange between Europe and other parts of
the world.
Project Objectives: the project aims at better understanding between European Union and
India, as well as mutual enrichment. The universities in this consortium will strive to
achieve this goal. The cooperation instrument is guided by the DCI regulations, the
Development Millennium Goals, and regional needs expressed by the Government of
India. The objectives include a mission to create a partnership for research and
development that will strengthen ties between India and the EU. Topics that will be
included in the education and research collaboration are agriculture, food processing,
climate change, energy, environment, ICT, biotechnology and nanotechnology. particular
stress has been given to these subjects because of the inequalities in India's development
and the pressing needs to address issues such as malnutrition, health, medicine, urban and
rural livelihood and so on. These all reflect the regional needs of India. It is with this
background in mind that the consortium was formed and its members selected. The aim is
to strengthen academic cooperation between India and Europe at the academic level, and
eventually in areas such as trade, politics, and international organisations.
For more information about the EMECW15 and how to apply, visit www.erasmuswindow15.org.
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