Erasmus Mundus (WOP-P) Scholarships

Overview

The European Master on Work, Organizational, and Personnel Psychology (WOP-P) is a graduate university programme, supported by the European Commission through the Erasmus Mundus Programme which provides a Postgraduated Diploma.

The Master requires a university undergraduate degree in Psychology. The objective is to contribute to the qualification of professionals and researchers in the discipline of Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology emphasizing a European approach and perspective. The Master implements the main guidelines developed by the Euro-Psych model for the European Diploma of Psychology (EDP) supported by the European Federation of Psychology Association (EFPA). It also follows the Reference Model and Minimal Standards of the European Curriculum in WOP Psychology established by the European Network of Work and Organizational Psychology Professors (ENOP).

Objectives

The Master on Work, Organizational, and Personnel Psychology (WOP-P) has four main objectives:

to prepare the students as competent practitioners in Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology at the entry level as independent (non supervised) practitioners. This preparation is inspired in the scientist-practitioner model, which assumes that good preparation as a practitioner implies the acquisition of professional and research competences

-to offer a European referent of training in WOP-P to the students of other regions of the world

-to promote mobility of European and third-country students and staff across Europe

-to contribute towards university excellence and competitiveness within the European Higher Education system.

Partner Universities

Five European universities are involved: Universitat de València (Spain) as the coordinating institution, Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), Université René Descartes Paris 5 (France), Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna (Italy), and Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal) and two Non-European universities are also involved: Universidade de Brasília (Brazil) and University of Guelph (Canada).

University of Barcelona, Spain
University of Bologna, Italy
University of Brazilia , Brazil
University of Coimbra, Portugal
University of Guelph , Canada
University of Paris V, France
University of Valencia, Spain

The duration of the Programme is two full-time years, with a total workload of 120 ECTS credits (60 per year). The languages of instruction and examination can be any of the following languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Degree

Students are awarded a double diploma, delivered by the Home and the Host Universities they study at over the master programme.


Admission criteria for students

Common criteria and procedures related to admission and selection of students apply to all candidates (Type A and Type B) for WOP programme.

Compulsory admission criteria are:

University Undergraduate Degree in Psychology (ie bachelor of 3, 4 or 5 years)

Commitment in writing to full-time dedication for the 2 years of the programme and other commitments for students with EM grants and commitments for students without EM grants.

Fluency in English (level B1), using the common European Framework of reference for languages.

Erasmus Mundus Grants (Scholarships)

Category A grants for students

Category A grants for students have to be considered as "full scholarships" covering most of the necessary costs of the student while following his/her EMMC studies.

For the academic year 2011/2012, the amount granted of EM Category A grants for students covers the registration fees and other participation costs, and a monthly payment between 1,400 and 1,500 euros per each academic year (10 months). As WOP Master is a two year programme, the student will receive the monthly payment during 20 months.

• Who can ask for a Category A grant? A student who comes from a country other thana European Union Country (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) or from Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein andwho is not a permanent resident nor has carried out his/her main activity (studies, training and work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in at least one of the mentioned countries in this paragraph.
• The students commit themselves to participate in the masters programme in accordance with the terms defined by the consortium in the Type A Student Agreement. Failure to do so could lead to the cancellation of the scholarship.
• The students must spend their whole study period (120 credits ECTS) in at least two of the consortium partner countries. These two countries must be different form the country in which the grant holder has obtained his/her last university degree. The mandatory mobility periods can not be replaced by virtual mobility, neither can take place in institutions not being part of the WOP Consortium.

Category B grants for students

Category B grants for students have to be considered as a "financial contribution" to the student's costs while following his/her EMMC studies.

For the academic year 2011/2012, the amount granted of EM Category B grants for students covers the registration fees and other participation costs, and a monthly payment between 500 and 650 euros per each academic year (10 months). As WOP Master is a two year programme, the student will receive the monthly payment during 20 months.

• Who can ask for a Category B grant? A student who comes from a European Union Country (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) or from Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein or who, not coming from the mentioned countries, is a permanent resident or has carried out his/her main activity (studies, training and work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in at least one of the mentioned countries in this paragraph.
• The students commit themselves to participate in the masters programme in accordance with the terms defined by the consortium in the Type B Student Agreement. Failure to do so could lead to the cancellation of the scholarship.
• The students must spend their whole study period (120 credits ECTS) in at least two of the consortium partner countries. These two countries must be different form the country in which the grant holder has obtained his/her last university degree. The mandatory mobility periods can not be replaced by virtual mobility, neither can take place in institutions not being part of the WOP Consortium.

Grants for European and Non-European Scholars

Grants for scholars are calculated on the basis of 1,200 Euros per week. The minimum scholarship is 2,400 euros for a two-week stay and the maximum scholarship is 14,400 euros for a three-month stay. Very important: The amount is considered gross salary and income tax deduction will be imposed according to tax laws in the country of the Coordinating University, which in WOP Master is Spain.

Who can ask for a scholar grant? A scholar who is enrolled in a institution located in any country of the World other than in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. Scholars in the situation described below and selected to contribute the WOP joint programme will only participate in the European partner institutions. Scholars enrolled in an institution OF WOP-P CONSORTIUM, that is the University of Barcelona, the University of Bologna, the University of Coimbra, the University of Paris and the University of Valencia can also ask for a EM grant but, if selected, they will be able toparticipate only in the University of Brazilia or in the University of Guelph.

Erasmus Mundus Master Course scholars holding an Erasmus Mundus scholarship must:

• Commit themselves to actively participate in the masters course activities
• Spend a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of three months in one or more of the universities of WOP Consortium.
• Perform teaching/research/student tutoring activities.
• Bring concrete added value to the course and students.
• Contribute, after their visiting scholar activities, to the promotion and dissemination of the Erasmus Mundus Programme in general, and the Erasmus Mundus WOP-P Pogramme in particular, in their Higher Education Institution and country of origin.

Applicants as STUDENTS (TYPE A and TYPE B). How to apply?

A Type A student is a student who comes from a country other than a European Union Country (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) or from Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein and who is not a permanent resident nor has carried out his/her main activity (studies, training and work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in at least one of the mentioned countries in this paragraph.

A Type B student is a student who comes from a European Union Country (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom) or from Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein or who, not coming from the mentioned countries, is a permanent resident orhas carried out his/her main activity (studies, training and work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in at least one of the mentioned countries in this paragraph.

Application procedure

Students (Type A and Type B) who want to apply for WOP-P Programme have to follow the procedure that is described below, either if the student is applying for both WOP programme and EM grants or only for WOP programme. All students must apply in the same way even if they are interested in one or another university as Home or Host Universities.

The application form is an on-line application where the student applicants should introduce all required data and send also the required documents. Applying is very easy. Follow the 5 steps below!!

Step 1: Make sure that you have the following documents* ready before introducing your data in the on-line application because you will have to upload them at the end of it. Also, make sure that you prepare only one file for each of the following documents because you can upload only 11 files. MAKE SURE THAT EACH DOCUMENT IS NOT BIGGER THAN 4 Mb!! Bigger files will not let you send us your application.

• Student's statement and commitment (signed and scanned). A model of this document can be found at the end of this page.
• your of the degree in Psychology. If you do not have it yet, please give an explanation in a text document and upload it. There are formal requirements for your degree in Psychology.
• your academic transcripts in Psychology. If they are not complete yet, please upload them anyway. There are formal requirements about your academic transcripts in Psychology.
• language certificates, if available. If you have no official language certificates, please upload a document (.doc or .txt) explaining how you have learnt the language(s).
• CV – Standard European Format only (in English)
• 2 letters of reference (one preferably academic)
• a proof of nationality (preferably your passport)
• a recent photo of yourself
• a motivation letter
• any other document you would like to provide

* The documents should be all in English. Other languages as French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish will be also accepted. Documents in other languages should be translated in English by a sworn translator.

Step 2: Read carefully the document which tells you which data are asked in the on-line application. Do not start to fill in the on-line application without having your documents ready and without having read this such document !!!

Step 3: The on-line application is prepared to run with all internet browsers (Mozilla, Explorer, Chrome, Safari, Opera, etc). You will have to download some security applets to make run the on-line application on your computer. Please, read carefully this document and follow all the instructions in it in order to have success with your application form process. MAKE SURE THAT JAVA SCRIPT IS ACTIVATED ON YOUR COMPUTER AND THAT JAVA (at least vs 6) IS INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER!!

Step 4: If you find any technical problem during the application process, please send an e-mail to erasmuswop@uv.es and explain your problem with details. We will try to solve it and give you some feedback as soon as possible.

At the end of the application form you can get a printed document of the application form. Keep it with you all the time. At the top right corner of the document, there is a number. It is very important that you keep it. But you do not need to send us this application form!!! (it is only for your records).

Step 5: If you (Type A or Type B Student) are finally selected for WOP programme with or without EM grants (Category A and B), you must send to your Home University (mobility 1) and Host University (mobility 2) your degree and transcripts in Psychology before 31st July 2011 with the formal requirements for these documents.

Required digital or electronic documents will be uploaded at the end of the on-line application process. Students should not send any document regarding the application by e-mail, fax or postal mail.

Applications and documents sent by e-mail, fax or postal mail will not be accepted. Application must be done on-line by clicking on this link.

Please, remember deadlines for your application!!

In order to send us your application, please click on HERE. If this link does not work, please copy this web page

https://webges.uv.es/uvEntreuWeb/menuSEU.jsp?idForm=WOP_11&cambio_idioma=S&idioma=en

and paste it in your internet browser.

Deadlines for students:

1. Applications for both WOP programme and ERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLARSHIPS:

From 15th November 2011 to 1st January 2012 (24 h UTC/CUT +1). Selection results are foreseen to be provided to these applicants at any time after 15th April 2012.

2. Applications for WOP programme only:

Non-European students (who need a visa): From 1st January 2012 to 31st May 2012.
European students or Non-European students who do not need a visa: From 2nd January 2012 to... (please dates below are approximate)

• 1st September 2012 at the University of Barcelona
• approx. end July or mid August 2012 in the University of Bologna
• 29th July 2012 at the University of Coimbra
• 1st July 2012 at the University of Paris
• 13th September 2012 at the University of Valencia

All students applying for EM grants and/or WOP-P Master must apply through the Erasmuswop on-line application.

Deadlines for scholars (asking for an Erasmus Mundus grant):
From 15th November 2011 to 30th September 2012, scholar applicants can apply for both WOP-P Master Programme and Erasmus Mundus Grants.

All scholars applying for EM grants and/or WOP-P Master must apply through the Erasmuswop on-line application.

You can only see deadlines in the WOP Application & Selection Calendar 2012-2013

Selection procedure

The procedures of students’ selection are oriented to quality and fulfilment of ECTS. As WOP master programme requires a great effort, the students should be willing to dedicate an important number of hours to different types of tasks (e.g. reading articles, preparing reports, front-teaching). So, the students’ selection involves a rigorous evaluation of knowledge skills and motivational aspects. The process of selection includes the presentation of the CV and an interview with the candidate. During the process the candidate is invited to present documents (e.g., references) which provide further evidence of their preparation and qualification.

So, in every institution the internal coordinator interviews the candidates, and carries out the exam or tests to assess previous knowledge and skills related to the discipline. Afterwards, such coordinator establishes a ranking considering applicant's merits and formulates a proposal of the candidates who should be accepted in the WOP master to the Selection Committee.

The Selection Committee analyses the proposals of the coordinators of every partner institution and decides on the candidates accepted to be enrolled in the WOP master programme.

The universities (Home for mobility 1 and Host for mobility 2) where the selected students will study will be decided by the WOP Coordinating Committee. The decission will be based on the students' preferences; the need to obtain a balanced distribution among partner institutions; and the students' fluency in the languages used in WOP programme (English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish)

Some required documents to be sent together with the online application

Below you will find several documents. The student should have them all ready (except the one called "Required data during the online application-Students") to be sent together with the online application form.

The first table contains the documents to be used by a student applicant (Type A and B) applying for both WOP Programme and Erasmus Mundus Grants (Category A and Category B). Remember deadlines!!

	Required data during online application-Students (pdf)	last modification: 12 November 2010
	Student motivation letter to upload at the end of the on-line application (word)	last modification: 12 November 2010
	Students' (asking for EM grants) commitment to upload at the end of the on-line application (pdf)	last modification: 12 November 2010
	Model of recommendation letter (word)	last modification: 12 November 2010

This second table contains the documents to be used by a student applicant (Type A and B) applying for only WOP Programme. Remember deadlines!!

	Required data during online application-Students (pdf)	last modification: 12 November 2010
	Student motivation letter to upload at the end of the on-line application (word)	last modification: 12 November 2010
	Students' (not asking for EM grants) commitment to upload at the end of the on-line application (pdf)	last modification: 12 November 2010
	Model of recommendation letter (word)	last modification: 12 November 2010

Contact Persons for Type A and Type B Students

Université René Descartes Paris V, France. Mrs Sylvie Staedel Erasmus Offices Institut de Psychologie 71, Avenue Edouard Vaillant 92770 Boulogne Billancourt (France) Phone: + 01 55 20 58 66 E-mail: Sylvie.Staedel@parisdescartes.fr	Alma Mater Studioreum-Università Di Bologna, Italy. Prof. Salvatore Zappalà Facoltà di Psicologia Piazza Aldo Moro, 90 47023 Cesena (Italy) Phone: +39 0547 338521 Fax: +39 0547 338 532 E-mail: mundus.wop.italy@psice.unibo.it
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Dra. Alice Oliveira NEFOG – Núcleo de Psicologia das Organizações Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação Rua do Colégio Novo Apartado 6153 3001-802 Coimbra (Portugal) Phone / Fax: +351 239 851454 E-mail: aoliveira@fpce.uc.pt	University of Barcelona, Spain. Sra. Dolors Yvorra Facultat de Psicologia (Dpto. de Psicología social) Pg. de la Vall d'Hebron, 171 08035 Barcelona (Spain) Phone: +34 93 312 50 03 E-mail: mastersoficialspsico@ub.edu
University of Valencia, Spain. Inmaculada Aleixos Borrás Erasmus Mundus WOP-P Coordinating Assistant Facultat de Psicología (Dpto. de Psicología social) Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 21 46010 Valencia (Spain) Phone: +34 96 386 45 49 Fax: +34 96 386 46 68 E-mail: Inmaculada.aleixos@uv.es / erasmuswop@uv.es

Official website: http://www.uv.es/~erasmuswop/


Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com on your application when applying for WOP-P scholarships

Other Recommended Scholarships

Join us and fill in the form below with your email address to get free scholarship information:

Privacy Guarantee: we will not share your personal information with anyone.