Background
The specific objectives of EMA2 - STRAND 1 are:
- To contribute to the mutual enrichment of societies by developing the qualifications of men and women so that they possess appropriate
skills, particularly as regards the labour market, and are open-minded and internationally experienced;
- To promote mobility both for students, researchers, academics and administrative staff from third-countries, especially from vulnerable
groups, selected on the basis of academic excellence, to obtain qualifications and/or experience in the European Union;
- To contribute towards the development of human resources and the international co-operation capacity of higher education institutions in
third-countries through increased mobility streams between the EU and third-countries in accordance with the principles of equal
opportunities and non-discrimination.
Who can participate
The Erasmus Mundus Programme 2009-2013 is open to higher education institutions and to any organisation active in the field of higher education and research as well as to students, doctoral candidates, teachers, researchers and university staff (academic and/or administrative) from any part of the world. The funding opportunities are the following:
(A) Higher education institutions organised into consortia/partnerships
• Higher education institutions can participate in partnerships
(B) Other bodies which could be particularly relevant for the objectives and activities of the programme
• Associates partners from the eligible countries can be involved in the Partnerships (Action 2). They play an active role in the action but they are not beneficiaries and may not receive funding from the grant.
(C) Students and academics
• Students in higher education can receive scholarships for:
- Undergraduate studies
- Masters studies
• Doctoral candidates can receive fellowships for:
- Doctoral studies
- Post-doctoral studies
• Teachers and researchers can receive fellowships for:
- Teaching and research periods
• Other academic staff can receive scholarships / fellowships
Eligibility
Third-country coordinating institution must:
1. Be a legal person ("legal entity");
2. Be a Higher Education Institution. In order to be eligible as a higher education institution, it must provide courses at the undergraduate,
graduate and/or doctoral level of higher education leading to a qualification recognised by the competent authorities in their own country;
they may be called a “University” or bear some other relevant name (e.g. “Polytechnic”, “College”, “Institute”, etc). Branches of third
country HEIs located in eligible countries or branches of European HEIs located in third-countries are not considered as eligible partner;
3. Be registered in one of the eligible third countries of the Call. The obligation to be in possession of an Erasmus Charter does not apply to
third-country partner universities.
Partners must:
1. Be a legal person ("legal entity");
2. Be a Higher Education Institution. In order to be eligible as a higher education institution, applicants must provide courses at the
undergraduate, graduate and/or doctoral level of higher education leading to a qualification recognised by the competent authorities in
their own country; they may be called a “University” or bear some other relevant name (e.g. “Polytechnic”, “College”, “Institute”, etc).
Branches of third-country HEIs located in eligible countries or branches of European HEIs located in third-countries are not considered as
eligible partner;
3. Be registered in one of the eligible countries of the Call. The obligation to be in possession of an Erasmus Charter does not apply to third
country partner universities. The Agency will ask EU Delegations to liaise with the relevant authorities of the country concerned in order
to ensure that the third-country HEIs included in the partnership correspond to the definition of an HEI given in Article 2 of the
Programme Decision.
Associated members:
Other types of organisations from the eligible countries can be involved in the project. Such associates play an active role in the action but they are not beneficiaries and may not receive funding from the grant. Associate members do not have to meet the applicant and partners' eligibility criteria.
The associates have to be mentioned in the application, and the role they play in the context of the proposed project has to be described. In specific cases the associates can be a hosting institution, for example if a placement period is foreseen as part of the study period.
Some types of associates which could be particularly relevant for the objectives and activities of this programme are:
- Enterprises, chambers of industry and commerce, local, regional or national public entities as well as research centres, regional institutions
of higher education not belonging to any national system but formally recognised by one of the eligible countries;
- National and international non-profit organisations dealing with refugees, asylum beneficiaries, displaced populations and indigenous
populations.
It is expected that associated members contribute to the transfer of knowledge and results, and assist in the promotion, implementation, evaluation and sustainable development of the projects.
Third-country students:
1. Must be a national of one of the third-countries covered by the relevant lot;
2. Must have not resided nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five
years in any of the eligible European countries at the time of submitting their application to the partnership. This rule does not apply to
TGIII candidates;
3. For Target Group 1 (TGI): students need to be registered at one of the third-country HEIs within the partnership at the time of submitting
their application to the partnership. Undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least one year of studies in their home
institution;
4. For Target Group 2 (TGII): students need either to be registered in a HEI (not included in the partnership) of the third-country concerned
by the lot or to have obtained a university degree or equivalent from a HEI of these third-countries;
5. For Target Group 3 (TGIII): students need to be nationals of one of the third-countries concerned by thelot and be part of the vulnerable
target groups;
6. Must have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of the languages currently spoken in the hosting countries.
Academic and administative staff:
1. Must be a national of one of the eligible countries;
2. For Target Group 1 (TGI): Third- country staff must work in or be associated to one of the third-country HEIs participating in the
partnership. EU staff must work in or be associated to one of the EU HEIs participating in the partnership;
3. For Target Group 2 (TGII): Third-country staff must work in or be associated to a HEI (not included in the partnership) of any third-country
concerned by the lot. EU staff must work in or be associated to a HEI (not included in the partnership) of any European country.
Deadline: 15 April 2013
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