The Scholarship

The European Master of Science Programme in International Health is part of tropEd, a network of 33 European and 7 non-European institutions for higher education. In existence since 1996, tropEd collaborates closely with institutions in Asia, Africa, and the Americas in providing postgraduate education and training opportunities.

The European Master of Science Programme in International Health is a one year, full-time study programme taught in English excepted in Mexico (in spanish). The main objective of the programme is to raise awareness of current global health concerns. Students become qualified to identify and critically analyse key factors shaping the health and well-being of populations in low- and middle-income countries and to formulate effective and appropriate responses to complex health-related issues.

The tropEd EMMC is offered by 7 European Institutions, and 3 Third Country Institutions, each contributing with Specific expertise in a particular area of International Health:

• Kobenhavns Universitet, Denmark
• Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux2, France
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
• Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico
• Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
• University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Khon Kaen University, Thailand
• University College London, United Kingdom
• Queen Margaret University, United Kingdom

5 study tracks are offered for this degree and reflect the strengths of the consortium institutions:

• DISEASE CONTROL
• HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
• SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
• CHILD HEALTH
• HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS

Category A Students:

Scholarships can be awarded to masters students selected by EMMC consortia 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.

Category B Students:

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

If you are a non-EU student (Category A):

1. Contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 4000
2. Contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 4000 / semester
3. Monthly allowance: € 1000 / month

If you are an EU student inside the EU (Category B):

1. Contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 2000 / semester
2. Monthly allowance: € 500 / month

If you are an EU student carrying studies outside the EU (Category B):

1. Contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 2000 / semester
2. Monthly allowance: € 500 / month
3. + Contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 3000

Participation costs must be understood as any compulsory administrative/operational cost related to the participation of the student in the EMMC (e.g. library, laboratory, tuition, social security and insurance costs, etc.). Any other costs that may be charged in addition (e.g. for participation in fieldwork activities), being compulsory or voluntary, must be communicated to the candidate student at application stage.

Monthly allowance amounts may be increased in order to cover the additional costs of students with special needs; EMMCs will have to inform the Agency accordingly in the context of their annual student scholarship applications.

VALID APPLICATION IS CONSIDERED AS:

1. 1. Filled (typewriting) printed and signed application form
   2. all supporting documents
   3. receipted by tropEd Erasmus Mundus Secretariat

Application Checklist

A cover page is included in the application (template see page 5 of this form)

The original application has been signed by the applicant on the application form (page 2 & 3), CV and Annex 4. (Page 3 is only for scholarship applicants)

10 annexes need to be included in the application:

• Annex 1: Curriculum vitae – Standard European Format only, other formats will not be accepted. (format available at: http://www.cedefop.eu.int/transparency/cv.asp)
• Annex 2: All academic degrees or professional diplomas and academic transcripts. All documents have to be certified or notarized. Simple photocopies will NOT be accepted.
• Annex 3: 1-2 page draft thesis proposal
• Annex 4: Hand-written and signed explanation of your own composition stating why you would like to attend the programme and how this programme will help you in your work and career (1 page, A4 format). This letter should only contain your personal motivation for attending this programme, your professional goals, your personal career objectives and how this programme will help you achieve them.
• Annex 5: Two strongly convincing, confidential recommendation letters. Letters can be sent independently by an academic and professional body or sealed and signed by the referee and posted together with other application documents in the same envelope.
• Annex 6: TOEFL or IELTS results (minimum requirement: TOEFL 550/213/79-80; IELTS 6.0) or, for those who studied in an Anglophone country, an official letter stating that your university studies were undertaken in English.
• Annex 7: Work certificate covering at least 24 months (full time) of professional experience in a low or middle-income country.
• Annex 8: School-leaving certificate (university entrance qualification)
• Annex 9: 2 passport-sized photographs with the name on the backside
• Annex 10: A copy of your passport showing date & place of issue, expiration date and personal details.

Application documents should be numbered, but NOT stapled.

Brief description of your funding situation. If you are sponsored by your employer or were awarded a scholarship, please enclose a copy of the official notification (optional).

Application Deadline : 28 November 2010

Web Link

http://erasmusmundus.troped.org/