Erasmus Mundus (CHOREOMUNDUS) Scholarships for International Students

Overview

CHOREOMUNDUS: International Master in Dance Knowledge, Practice and Heritage - has been awarded funding by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), an organisation that manages European funding opportunities and networks in the fields of education and training, citizenship, youth, audiovisual and culture.

Choreomundus is a two-year full-time programme, taught in English in Norway, France, Hungary and the UK. Choreomundus focuses on fieldwork and formal analysis of movement, and engages with a variety of theoretical and methodological frameworks. The programme develops an appreciation of dance that is comparative, cross-cultural, applied, and embodied, and gives students the tools for making sense of intangible heritage within a culturally diverse world.

The programme aims to provide practical skills to observe, analyse, document, and evaluate dances. It will equip students to analyse dance as knowledge, practice and heritage and to promote different modes of knowledge transmission adapted to local contexts. A broader aim is to equip students for global challenges and cultural encounters. Employment opportunities exist worldwide within higher education and research, heritage and tourist industries, local and national agencies and public bodies which deal with safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Applicants should hold a undergraduate first degree in Dance, Anthropology or related subjects, or equivalent professional experience. The primary language of instruction is English, and an introduction to French, Norwegian, and Hungarian is provided.


The Choreomundus Consortium

University of Roehampton, London (UK)
Blaise Pascal University Clermont 2 (France)
University of Szeged (Hungary)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway (Coordinator)

Admission requirements

Applications are invited from individuals who have:

• A first degree (equivalent to 180 ECTS) from a recognised higher education institution (university, college, conservatoire...) preferably in dance studies, anthropology, folklore, heritage studies or in related subjects (drama and/or theatre, music, sports and human movement studies, sociology, cultural studies) or equivalent professional experience.
• English Language qualification equivalent to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Level 6.5 in each band (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking). See right hand column.
• Two letters of recommentation supporting their application.
• Expertise in or understanding of dance or related movement practices (rituals, games, martial arts and physical theatre) which can be demonstrated through one or more of the following:

1. a DVD or online film/video clip of no more than three minutes duration, showing their own dancing, choreography or other relevant performances or productions, or their teaching
2. an essay of no more than three pages long, focusing either on the contextual and/or movement aspects of a dance or other related practice
3. a relevant publication

Selection criteria:

Students will be selected on the following basis:

1. First degree grades accounting for 50 % of the final decision
2. CV including achievements in the field of dance or other relevant cultural, performance or movement practices confirmed by submitting a DVD/online film clip, an essay or other attestation: accounting for25 % of the final decision.
3. Personal statement accounting for 25 % of the final decision

Grades are assumed to mirror the applicant's academic competence, but not necessarily their competence in the field of dance or other movement practices. A personal statement, describing their dance background, their reasons for applying and their future plans will reveal their motivation as well as their command of English. The CV and DVD/ essay will help the Admission team in selecting the highest achievers.

In accordance with Life Long Learning Requirements, students may be admitted based on a combination of formal learning/education and approved prior learning and work experience.

Candidates should take into consideration that with a limited number of funded places on offer, not all applicants accepted onto the course will be awarded a scholarship, especially since the EU restricts scholarships to two per country in order to ensure geographical diversity.

Deadlines - Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

Choreomundus will start with its first group of students in August 2012. A number of scholarships for students from all parts of the world, including Europe, will be available.

Deadlines for online application for the 2012-2014 Erasmus Mundus Choreomundus Master's programme:

Deadline 1: 16 January 2012

• Non-EU students applying for a Category A Erasmus Mundus Scholarship - 48,000€ for the two-year course.
• EU students applying for a Category B Erasmus Mundus Scholarship - 20,000€ for the two-year course
• Non-EU students who have been resident in the EU for a minimum of 12 months, applying for Category B Erasmus Mundus Scholarship - 20,000€ for the two-year course.

The list of selected candidates is published on the website after validation of the consortium selection proposal by the agency (EACEA).

Deadline 2: 19 March 2012

• Non-EU self-sponsored students.
• EU self-sponsored students.

Self-sponsored students are applicants who do not apply for a Choreomundus scholarship, and who will find other sources of funding (personal, from their employer or another agency)

The list of selected candidates is published on the website after the decision of the selection committee.

Contact:

Professor Egil Bakka
Department of Music/Faculty of Humanities
Idrettssentret Loholt allé 81
7491 Trondheim
Email: egil.bakka@ntnu.no
http://www.choreomundus.org/


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