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Monday, January 24, 2011

Erasmus Mundus (NEURASMUS) Scholarships

Overview

The European Master of Neuroscience Programme NEURASMUS is part of the European Neuroscience Campus network (http://www.enc-network.eu/), a new organization of Neuroscience Centres in Europe, with the aim to organize - and formalize - research collaborations, align grant acquisition strategies and create exchange opportunities at all levels of education and professional work.

Neurasmus is a 2 year (120 ECT) full-time study programme taught in English, with a strong emphasis on training in cutting-edge techniques in all major topics of brain research, from molecules to cognition. Its main objective is to foster Neuroscience education and to train new brain scientists, by offering a unique interdisciplinary and integrated approach of normal brain function and of brain diseases. Students become qualified to formulate appropriate questions and propose and apply effective investigations to complex Neuroscience issues, to work in team effort as well as autonomously, to interpret and communicate results effectively and to find applications in order to reach to clinical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological targets.

Neurasmus is offered by 5 European Institutions and 1 Third Country Institution:

- Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, France
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Georg August Universitat Göttingen - International Max Planck Research School, Germany
- Universidade de Coïmbra, Portugal
- Université Laval, Québec, Canada


4 main study tracks with sub-specializations are offered and reflect the strengths of the consortium
institutions:

- Neurogenetics and Neural Plasticity
- Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
- Neurophysiology
- Medical Neurosciences

Minimum admission criteria

Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS) in biology, pharmacy, biochemistry, biomedical sciences or psychology. Interest in the field of Neuroscience has to be provided by candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in another subject (chemistry, physics, computer science). Upon
successful completion of the programme, students are awarded joint or multiple/double degrees, from each
of the main institutes they study at, with a diploma supplement that describes their study track and the
overall study programme.

Proficiency in English is required (IELTS: 6.5/ TOEFL Pbt 580/ Cbt 237).

Scholarship

Category A Students

Scholarships can be awarded to master students selected by the Neurasmus Board of Education who come from a Third Country (all countries of the world excepted the 27 EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc …) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.

Contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 4,000/ year
Contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 4,000 / semester
Monthly allowance: € 1,000 / month
Category B Students

Scholarships can be awarded to any master students selected by EMMC consortia and who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.

Contribution to the EMMC participation costs: € 2,000 / semester
Monthly allowance: € 500 / month
EU students carrying studies outside the EU will also get a contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 3,000.

Additional scholarships for students

Soon available online

Scholars

Minimum € 2,400 for a two-week stay and maximum € 14,400 for a three-month stay.

Selection criteria for students

- Excellent first degree with outstanding grades and/or other study results;
Demonstrated interest in the field of Neuroscience and adequacy for the course;
Strongly convincing letter of motivation/statement of intent;
- Verified excellent quality of the institution where the first degree was obtained;
On-line completion of a computer-based test checking basics (general cell biology, basics of chemistry and biochemistry, physics and math). Preparation material will be provided by the website;
- Strongly convincing recommendations by two academics and/or professional bodies; students supply name, email and address of academics that are contacted directly by the Secretariat to provide the letters of recommendation; it is highly recommended that these letters emanate from IBRO (International Brain Research Organization) and/or FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies) members;
- For European students without scholarship, proof of ability to cover living expenditures and tuition fees will also be considered.

Selection criteria for scholars

- Excellent academic credentials (CV);
- Degree from a university of high quality;
- Confirmed interest in teaching and research;
- Excellent proficiency in the English language;
- Relevant teaching experience;
- Convincing list of publications in the field of international Neuroscience;
- Strongly convincing statement of intent and clearly elaborated plan of activities for the three months scholarship period;
- Strongly convincing recommendations by two referees from professional/academic bodies; it is highly recommended that these letters emanate from IBRO and/or FENS members).

Online application form for Joint Master Degree: http://emundus-neurasmus.univ-bordeaux.fr

Registration deadlines: 31 December (Category A) and 15 January (Category B)

Contact:
Pr Daniel VOISIN
Secretariat NEURASMUS Erasmus Mundus
DAERI – case 143, 146 rue Léo- Saignat
33077 Bordeaux Cedex, France
Email : neurasmus@u-bordeaux2.fr

Website: http://www.enc-network.eu/ and click on NEURASMUS

www.enc-network.eu/joint-master-degree-2


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