The Consortium is addressing full/half scholarships to highly-qualified European and non-European students with outstanding academic records which will begin the Master of Science in Computational Mechanics in fall 2011.

The Consortium awards these scholarships for the complete duration of the studies (two years) after a selection procedure performed by the Board of Studies of the Master Course. The application for these scholarships coincides with the application to the master course (tic the corresponding question in the online application procedure).

The application deadline is 8 pm (GMT) January 15th 2012 to do electronic data entry and upload of required documents in the on-line application tool.

The details of the Master of Science in Computational Mechanics/Erasmus-Mundus scholarship call follow.

ELIGIBILITY
In the eventual case that a student applies to more than three EM Courses he/she will be excluded from the selection for an Scholarship

Candidates must hold by fall 2011 a Bachelor of Science in Engineering or in Applied Mathematics, Physics or a similar science based subject, or appropriate degree deemed to be a satisfactory standard for admission (at least 3 years programme). Other non-graduate qualifications, such as professional experience or accumulated ECTS credits can also be considered by the Board of Studies provided their professional experience is validated as accumulated credits by the partner institutions.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Students will be selected on the basis of their CVs, study and academic merits, recommendations, language skills (English), etc. Priority will be given to applicants whose background and interest matches closely with those of the Master of Science in Computational Mechanics. To check this, prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to see the program description here.

Candidates will be required to provide:

(a) the degree classification, class rank and full academic transcript.
(b) the IELTS or similarly internationally recognised English language proficiency score.
(c) two letters of recommendation.
(d) a statement of purpose, describing their interest in computational mechanics, their personal aims in this field and their preferred areas of specialization (max one page).
(e) a complete Curriculum Vitae including additional language skills other than English and any additional information available that may relate to the potential performance of the student in the course.


This data as well as the standing of the University awarding their degree will be used to rank students.

DURATION, CONDITIONS AND AMOUNT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP
Four different scholarships are available (all amounts in Euros):



Note also that, if the scholarship is granted, no payments will be made until the grant recipient arrives at the host university. No payment advances will be sent abroad for covering travel and moving expenses.

HEALTH INSURANCE
moving expenses.

ACCEPTANCE OF A SCHOLARSHIP
* Category A full scholarships In the current edition of the master the Category A full scholarships include "Contribution to travel" expenses (2000 euro).

The consortium has decided to purchase flight tickets for students (selected in the main list) from their home to the first institution (either Barcelona or Swansea). Thus, you will not have to pay the full price of the plane ticket (significantly higher than 500 euros).

The students granted with a full Category A scholarship are required to deposit of 500 euro to guarantee that they will take up their place. The Consortium cannot afford to purchase tickets for students who decline the offer at the last minute (we have experienced such cases in the past). The deposit will be reimbursed with your first stipend payment.

Bank Information for the deposit (Please indicate your name and ERASMUS MUNDUS DEPOSIT)

Deutche Bank
Paseo Manuel Girona 10
08034 Barcelona
Spain


IBAN: ES75 0019 0029 1640 1006 9543
SWIFT-CODE: DEUTESBBXXX
BIC: DEUTESBB


* Category A half scholarships and Category B scholarships
The rest of students awarded with any other type of scholarships are required to send a copy of their flight ticket in order to being accepted in the Master Course and guarantee that they will take up their place.

CALENDAR
* Deadline for online application (non-European Students): 8pm (GMT) January 15th 2012.
* Deadline for online application (European Students): 8pm (GMT) May 20th 2012.
* Pre-notification of Scholarships: March 2012.
* Notification of Scholarships: May-June 2012.
* Induction week and initiation of studies: September 2012.


APPLICATION-SUBMISSION
Application for the Master of Science in Computational Mechanics-Erasmus Mundus has to be done as follows:

* Personal data and electronic copies of supporting documents have to be uploaded in the CIMNE Virtual Centre Application Tool. This tool supports most current web-browsing software, and will be used to check the applicant's eligibility, get his/her contact data, and upload relevant files such as CV, etc. It allows applicants to enter their personal data and the electronic versions of documents to support the application (CVs, copies of academic certificates, recommendation letters, etc.). Only PDF, JPG and GIF formats will be allowed for upload.

* All original supporting documents (academic certificates, letters of recommendation, English proficiency if required) in the list INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED must be received by mail or courier in the Master Course admissions office by February 14th 2012.

INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED
The Virtual Centre application will prompt the applicant to enter/upload the following information:

1. Citizenship and country of residence.
2. Periods of stay in Europe during the last 5 years (if any).
3. University degrees (held or currently studying) and universities where those degrees where obtained.
4. Gender
5. Name
6. Email
7. Birth date
8. Postal address
9. IELTS or similarly internationally recognised English language proficiency score.
10. Scanned image of your passport showing your picture (GIF/JPG/PDF).
11. CV-Resume (GIF/JPG/PDF)
12. (Optional) Name of a faculty member involved in the Master of Science in Computational Mechanics who knows you and knows the most relevant items in your CV*
13. Academic certificates (school certificate/diploma, University transcripts, University degree certificate, rank) relevant to the Master Course topics.
14. Description of the contents of the courses taken to obtain the degree of the previous point.
15. Two recommendation letters.
16. Statement of purpose (motivation letter), describing their interest in computational mechanics, their personal aims in this field and their preferred areas of specialization (max one page).
17. Order of preference of the first hosting institution (Barcelona or Swansea).
18. Order of preference of the second hosting institution, which should be different from the first one (Barcelona, Swansea, Nantes, Stuttgart).


* Please note that the acceptance/rejection of an application is a decision jointly taken by all consortium universities. Therefore, it does not entirely depend on the opinion of a single faculty/staff member, even though such opinions might positively influence the outcome of an application.

OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS Other scholarships are also available depending on the student's geographical origin. Check the following links:

-http://www.programalban.org/
- http://www.becasmae.es/
- http://www.britishcouncil.org/
- http://www.daad.org/
- http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/
- http://www.iie.org/
- http://www.educacion.gob.es/


Remember that acceptance to the Master of Science in Computational Mechanics is in any case necessary and thus the application process via the CIMNE Virtual Centre Application Tool is necessary.