Europe: Erasmus Mundus Masters Programme in International Performance Research (MAIPR): Course Code P-W4PA

Overview

Funded by the European Commission, the MA in International Performance Research (MAIPR) Erasmus Mundus programme is offered by three internationally renowned academic institutions: the University of Warwick in the UK; the Universiteit van Amsterdam (the University of Amsterdam) in The Netherlands; and the Tampereen Yliopisto (the University of Tampere) in Finland, the latter in cooperation with Helsingin Yliopisto (the University of Helsinki).

Students study at two of these institutions, and conduct fieldwork and arts research in one or more of these nations. You will spend from the beginning of the course until the December holiday break at your home institution. You then go to your mobility institution, where you will study until the end of June. When you finish your mobility period, you will be expected to complete your studies at your home university.

Students successfully completing the programme will receive a double degree from the two institutions they have attended. Your double degree could therefore be a combination of two out of the three following MA awards: Warwick's MA in International Performance Research; Amsterdam's MA Theaterwetenschap; and Tampere's FM teatterin ja draaman tutkimus.

The European Commission, via the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), funds scholarships for outstanding students outside the EU as well as a number of visiting scholars. Please see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/theatre_s/postgraduate/maipr/fees/ for more details.

MAIPR 2010-11 Fees and Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

Fees for MAIPR 2010-11 are in the process of being set.
The course fees will cover a sixteen-month course (beginning September 2010 to end December 2011). Included in the fee are all the tuition costs.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

Erasmus Mundus (EM) Scholarships are funded by the European Commission (EC), under the management of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). EM scholarships are awarded to the strongest applicants to the MAIPR programme itself, in accordance with the rules and regulations set by the EACEA.

EM Scholarship Competition Eligibility: there have been important changes to how the EM scholarships are awarded. European Union citizens and citizens of an European Economic Area/European Free Trade Association (EEA/EFTA) country can now be entered into a separate EM scholarship competition, which has been designed to give them some financial help towards the cost of the MAIPR programme. More information on this change will be uploaded shortly.

EM scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. It is therefore important that your MAIPR application is as strong as possible as competition for the scholarships is very strong. You should also bear in mind that you may be accepted onto the MAIPR programme but not be awarded a scholarship.

EM Scholarship Competition Application: you do not apply separately for an EM scholarship. Recommendations are made by the MAIPR consortium and are based solely on the quality of the application to the MAIPR programme itself.

EM Scholarship Competition 2010-11: As mentioned above, important changes are being made to the EM scholarship competition. We anticipate that, from 2010-11, a limited number of full EM scholarships of 35,600 Euros will be awarded to selected third-country MAIPR students, together with a smaller number of EM scholarships at a smaller financial amount to selected EU/EEA/EFTA students.

It is important to bear in mind that an EM scholarship is aimed at helping towards the payment of all programme costs.

How to apply

Application process

The best way to apply for the MAIPR programme is to fill in an online application form via the University of Warwick, the coordinating institution for the Consortium. Please click-on the following link on-line application form to access it.

To register your application and gain access to the form, all new applicants must enter a valid email and an easily remembered password. Make sure that you choose the correct course code, P-W4PA.

If you are unable to access the on-line form, you can send in a paper application. You need to request the documentation from the University of Warwick's Student Recruitment department, via student.recruitment@warwick.ac.uk

All students must apply for the programme through the University of Warwick; you are unable to apply through the University of Amsterdam or the University of Tampere. However, while the application form is geared towards University of Warwick applicants, you are applying to all three partner institutions when you submit the form.

The application for the programme itself must have been submitted on-line or been received by the Warwick Postgraduate Admssions Office by the following dates:

For Erasmus Mundus (EM) scholarship applicants: 4TH JANUARY 2010.
For non-Erasmus Mundus scholarship applicants: 20TH MARCH 2010.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Although you may apply for the MAIPR programme at any time from early autumn until the deadline, because of the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship competition, all applications have to be considered at the same time, which will not be until late January/early February 2010. Applicants will be informed of the outcome in regards to both the MAIPR prograamme itself and the EM Scholarship Competition in mid-March 2010. It is important to bear in mind that you can be offered a place on the MAIPR programme but not an EM scholarship.

Supporting documentation: what we need from you!

You need to back-up your application with supporting documentation (see MAIPR Application Criteria: what we need from you!) This must be sent THROUGH THE MAIL to the following address:

The Postgraduate Admissions Team 2
University House
The University of Warwick
COVENTRY
CV4 8UW
England

IN ADDITION: copies of ALL your supporting documentation must have been emailed to the MAIPR Programme Administrator at the University of Warwick on or before the above two deadlines. The email address you must use is: maipr@warwick.ac.uk

IMPORTANT: All official documents, such as degree certificates, translations into English of transcripts, language test results, letters of recommendation, etc., must be originals or officially certified copies. Warwick's Postgraduate Admissions Office will not accept photocopies of documents, scanned-in attachments to emails, or emailed references. If you do not comply with these requirements, you run the risk of having your application delayed or even rejected.

To guarantee that your documents arrive by the above dates, we strongly recommend that you send them by courier or a trackable postal service. AVOID USING ORDINARY AIRMAIL as your documents could get lost.

NB: The Erasmus Mundus scholarship deadlines are driven by the EACEA, which has its own deadline for receipt of our recommendations.

Academic interests and purpose of study (Statement of Intent)

As part of the application, you will be asked to provide an Academic interests and purpose of study (also known as a Statement of Intent). You can include it on the application form straight away or send it with the supporting documentation. You are asked to write a 500-word statement which explains why you are interested in being admitted to the programme, why you would be a suitable candidate to join the MAIPR, and to include any exceptional circumstances that will affect your participation in MAIPR. In addition you should include 1) the modality you would like to emphasize in your course of study (see Modalities) and 2) your preference, if you have one, for one partner institution and the reason for your preference.

Note: If selected, you will study at two of the three partner institutions and the consortium will make the assignments based on internal programmatic factors. Where possible, the partners will take your preference into consideration, but may not be able to honour it. All decisions on mobility assignments are final and are non-negotiable.

Assessment Criteria

An admissions committee made up of staff from the three partner institutions will consider your materials using the following criteria:

Academic Potential 60%
Motivation 20%
Recommendations 15%
Language Skills 5%

In addition, all Erasmus Mundus programmes are required to adhere to rulings concerning geographic distribution and gender equity. This is an EACEA directive and therefore out of the control of the University of Warwick.

For more information on general University of Warwick Admission Requirements, including language competency for the MAIPR programme, please click on the following link: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/. Please note that these are generalised University of Warwick requirements, some of which may not apply to the MAIPR.

Application fee

Postgraduate Admissions levy a non-refundable application handling fee for all taught postgraduate courses, including the MAIPR. For an online application it is £20; for a paper application it is £30. YOU MUST PAY THIS FEE. If you do not, your application will not be forwarded to us and therefore it will be rejected. We therefore strongly advise that you pay the fee at the same time as your application, otherwise the Department of Theatre Studies will be unable to consider you for the course. This can be paid on-line by credit or debit card, or through the post by a Banker's Draft made out to 'The University of Warwick'.

Note: For Erasmus Mundus scholarship applicants - it is particularly important that you pay the application fee promptly. Any delay in payment could seriously affect your chance of being put forward for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Competition
See MAIPR Fees and Erasmus Mundus Scholarships and the relevant links on that page to determine your eligibility.

For further advice and/or information, contact Lindzey Mullard, the MAIPR Programme Administrator, via email: maipr@warwick.ac.uk

Application criteria

To back-up your MAIPR programme application, you must provide the following support material:

Certified and, if necessary, translated degree transcripts and explanation of grading system: the minimum requirement for the MAIPR is an upper second class UK honours (also known as a 2.1) degree at undergraduate level or equivalent. These must be originals, or officially certified copies (including the translations). Translations into English must be done by your university or a recognised translation service;

Two letters of recommendation: there are two ways these can be submitted: online, or through the post.

- online: if you provide an email address for your referees, Warwick's Postgraduate Admissions will send them an email message, inviting them to submit their references online. This avoids references getting lost in the post;

- through the post: each reference must be produced on official-headed paper and signed with an original signature in ink by the referee; photocopies, scanned-in letters, emails, and/or references on blank paper cannot be accepted. Each reference must be sent in a sealed envelope that has been signed by the writer across the seal. We prefer that both recommendations are from an appropriate academic institution relating to your under- or postgraduate studies. However, we understand that some applicants may find this difficult. Under such circumstances, we will accept a non-academic reference that relates to practical experience in related to the performance arts, as long as the reference is appropriate to the MAIPR. Again, such a reference must be on official-headed paper and signed with an original signature in ink by the referee;

An 'Academic interests and purpose of study' (Statement of Intent): this is where you get the opportunity to explain why you have applied to this programme and why you think you are a good applicant for it. Upload this to the on-line application in the space provided, or send it with the other supporting documentation;

Certificate of Language test results: this is required for any non-native English speaker. If you are able to demonstrate that a substantial part of your higher education has been conducted in English, then this requirement may be waived. The following are the accepted exam boards and minimum results required for the MAIPR course:

- IELTS (British Council International Testing System) of at least 7;

- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of at least 620 (paper based) or 260 (computer based) or 105 (internet-based iBT);

- WELT (Warwick English Language Test) score of BBB.

These are the only Examination Boards acceptable to the University of Warwick. Therefore, if you have passed a test provided by another examination board, we are afraid it cannot be accepted.

For more information, please check the following website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/admissionspolicy/

Photocopy of passport: it is best if you can send in all the relevant pages.

In addition, and only if relevant, a statement about any exceptional circumstances that may/will affect your participation on the MAIPR: these could include known or predicted periods of absence from the programme. Include these in the uploaded portion with your Statement of Intent;
All support documentation should be sent to:

The Postgraduate Admissions Team 2
University House
The University of Warwick
COVENTRY
CV4 8UW
England

NOTE: Unless it is related to a disability, such as visual or hearing impairment, do not send in materials on CDs or DVDs as it is difficult for the members of the consortium to access such materials.

You should not apply to more than 3 ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTERS per year! Your applications would be automatically rejected by the EUROPEAN COMMISSION

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/theatre_s/postgraduate/maipr/

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