EU Scholarship programmes for non-European students

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Transnational education is becoming increasingly common in Europe. Many institutions in the EU Member States have already developed bilateral relations with the universities and training centers in other countries in the area of higher education. The European Commission supports these links with third countries through a range of programmes in higher education aimed at reinforcing cooperation between higher education institutions in these countries and fostering mobility of students and scholars between Europe and the rest of the world.

The following EU education and research programmes are open to the third country nationals (some of them are also open to the nationals of the EU Member States, EFTA countries and countries candidates to the EU membership).



GLOBAL PROGRAMMES
MARIE CURIE ACTIONS (FP6) - GRANTS TO SUPPORT TRAINING AND MOBILITY OF RESEARCHERS

Who is eligible?
Citizens of the Third countries, the EU Member States and Associated States.

Type and duration of the scholarships
- Marie Curie Research Training Networks (RTN) promote the training, mobility and professional development of researchers, through research and transfer of knowledge, within the frame of international collaborative research projects. Fellowships can range from three months up to three years.
- Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses (SCF, LCF) provide support for researchers (with up to 10 years of research experience) to participate in specific training events (conferences, summer schools, laboratory courses etc.)
Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships (IIF) aim at attracting top-class researchers from the third countries to work in Europe with a view to developing mutually-beneficial research cooperation. Duration of stays can be one to two years (up to three years with return phase)

How to apply?
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/f...s/home_en.html



BUDGET HEADING A-3022 - GRANTS TO SUPPORT YOUNG RESEARCHERS WORKING ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

Who is eligible?
Citizens of the Third countries, the EU Member States, Associated States.

Type and duration of the scholarships,
Grants for young researchers (aged up to 35) working on European integration and seeking to enhance their research by spending a period of maximum of 6 months in another country

How to apply?
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/education/ajm/call.html



ASEAN-EU University Network Programme (AUNP)

Who is eligible?
Citizens of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam.

Type and duration of the scholarships,
Grants are awarded to university teaching staff, in particular young faculty and future teachers (i.e. postgraduate students), and administrators covering such activities as:
- short teaching/training missions in Europe, especially those combining lectureship or training with activities such as seminars, research collaboration, thesis supervision, outreach conferences, or joint work with local staff;
- short intensive overseas programmes to permit attendance at relevant intensive courses (e.g. summer courses or joint modules) or seminars/workshops, the gathering of teaching/research material and the preparation/development of actions of other programme components leading to longer-term partnerships;
- study/research abroad for programmes at the Ph.D. and Master's level;
- internships when integrated within a structured co-operation between university and industries.

How to apply?
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/europe...p/index_en.htm



ASIA-EUROPE FOUNDATION (ASEF) - Student Exchange Scholarships

Who is eligible?
Citizens of Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Type and duration of the scholarships,
Scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students to spend a study period (one or two semesters) in Europe in the partner university.

How to apply?
http://www.aeh.asef.org/mainframe.as...out_SectionID3



EU-INDIA ECONOMIC CROSS CULTURAL PROGRAMME

Who is eligible?
Citizens of India.

How to apply?
http://www.delind.cec.eu.int



TEMPUS

Who is eligible?
TACIS - EASTERN EUROPE and CENTRAL ASIA:
Citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
CARDS - WESTERN BALKANS:
Citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

MEDA
Citizens of Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia

Type and duration of the scholarships,
Grants are awarded for a maximum period of 12 months to undergraduate students (who have completed at least two years of study), and to graduate, postgraduate and doctoral students for the following types of activities:
- study periods abroad in the partner university with a minimum duration of 3 months;
- practical placements with a minimum duration of one month in companies, industries or institutions in a EU Member State;
- participation in intensive course with a minimum duration of two weeks for students at postgraduate level.

How to apply?
http://www.etf.eu.int/tempus.nsf