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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Netherlands: Open Society Foundation - Maastricht University Scholarships Programme for Overseas Students

Overview

The Open Society Foundation and Maastricht University invite applications for the above scholarships in the field of European Studies. Applicants will be expected to have received their first university degree, be both nationals of and resident in Georgia, Moldova or Ukraine and not have already received or be currently receiving financial benefit for academic studies.

Program offers MA courses in the following fields:

- European Studies (ES)

- ES is a one-year international Master of Arts programme.
- ES is a selective master’s programme for all applicants who have not graduated from the Maastricht University Bachelor of Arts in European Studies.
- All courses are taught in English.
- The master’s programme in European Studies is an interdisciplinary programme, combining historical, economic, political, cultural and international relations perspectives.
- Students can choose between two study-tracks: - European International Politics; - European Politics and Administration
- European Studies has an international student-body.
- The didactic format of the programme combines theoretical expertise, project work and skills training.


Student profile
The student body of the master’s programmes ES is highly international. It is primordially aimed at bachelor’s graduates with a strong interest in an interdisciplinary approach of European and international affairs, eager to look behind the scenes of formal institutions. The programme appeals to students who wish to embark upon an international career or to work on policy-issues in an international context. The programme requires a profound knowledge of European Studies in general and the EU in particular. Students are therefore required to have a study-background with a curriculum which covered these areas substantially, in order to be able to start the master’s studies at an advanced level.

Requirements
The master’s programme in European Studies is open to students holding a bachelor’s degree in European Studies from Maastricht University. Other students have to apply for admission and are subject to an admissions procedure. In order to be eligible for admission, students need to have:
- A bachelor’s degree in European Studies or in a related and relevant field (e.g. Political Science, International Relations, International Law, International Economics, Contemporary History, Cultural Sciences), with a curriculum which made them well acquainted with European history, the European integration process, the institutional structure of the European Union, and theories and methods of social and political science.
- An advanced level of English: IELTS-test, minimum score 6.5 or TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 90. The Board of Admissions will assess each application on the basis of these criteria and the student’s academic merit and motivation.

- Analysing Europe (AE)

- Analysing Europe is a one-year, international master’s programme
- Analysing Europe is taught in English
- Analysing Europe is selective: every year approximately 30 students will be admitted in Maastricht
- Analysing Europe is a research-oriented master’s programme focusing on European integration in a broad framework and paying particular attention to theory-driven analysis and a wide range of research methods
- Analysing Europe offers students the opportunity to spend one semester at a partner university
- Successful students receive a double master’s degree granted by Maastricht University and by the university where the student completes the master’s thesis

Student profile
The master’s programme Analysing Europe is a truly international programme. It attracts students from many different countries. The vast majority of the students are non-Dutch, and also half of the staff involved in the first semester are non-Dutch. The programme aims at research oriented students who are interested in an international curriculum. In order to maintain the quality of education not more than 30 students are allowed to start the master’s programme at Maastricht University. The programme requires a profound knowledge of European Studies in general and the EU in particular. Students are therefore required to have a study-background with a curriculum which covers these areas substantially.

Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree from a relevant academic field (e.g. Political Science, International Relations, International Law, International Economics, Contemporary History, Cultural Sciences)
- An IELTS score of 6,5 or a TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 90 as proof of proficiency in English.

- European Public Affairs (EPA)

- EPA is a one-year international Master of Arts programme.
- EPA is a selective master’s programme with a maximum number of approximately 30 students.
- EPA courses are taught in English.
- The programme consists of professional education that is research based and practice oriented.
- It is multi-disciplinary and focuses on contemporary issues from the public domain.
- It focuses on ‘Europe’ taking into account cross-national diversity as well as the European Union and its institutions.
- It uses a project-based educational methodology.
- The Maastricht master’s programme in European Public Affairs provides advanced professional training for people interested in internationalising their curriculum in a scholarly manner.

Student profile
The EPA programme is directed at:
- University graduates, interested in developing an international career, with a completed academic education (bachelor’s or master’s). They should have command of a certain domain or specialisation, as apparent by (the equivalent of) a good honours primary degree in political science, history, law, international relations, economics, social science, business administration, humanities or liberal arts. Particularly motivated students can also hold a degree in science or another discipline.
- Professionals already working and whose position requires knowledge on decision-making in the public domain in Europe and the European countries.

Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree from a relevant academic field (e.g. Political Science, International Relations, International Law, International Economics, Contemporary History, Cultural Sciences), and/or a CV indicating relevant working experience.
- An IELTS test with a minimum score of 6.5 or TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 90.

All applicants should have outstanding relevant academic qualifications and good English. Each scholarship includes max. 18 months and covers the tuition fees at Maastricht University, a stipend to cover living costs (for one person only) during the studies and the internship, and return air travel from the scholar’s home country. On completion of the scholarship, scholars are expected to return to their home country to resume their studies or work there.

How to apply

All candidates should submit an application form (different for each field) together with all supporting documents to Osvita Educational Advising Center by 16:00 on February 8, 2010. In addition, all applicants must also apply online to the University of Maastricht by filling out an online application form on www.studielink.nl. Hard copies of application without online application will NOT be reviewed. Please note that in case of submission of application via mail it is an applicant's responsibility that the documents reach the Osvita Center mailbox by the deadline.

Semi-finalists will be invited for an interview which will be held in Kyiv in first half of April, 2010.

Click here to download ES application
Click here to download AE application
Click here to download EPA application
Click here to download Guidance Notes for Applicants (common for all fields)
Click here to download the University of Maastricht brochure


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