Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available for scholars (academics) who want to carry out research and teaching assignments and scholarly work for the Erasmus Mundus Masters in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

Visiting scholars from non-EU countries are defined as:

• nationals coming from all countries other than the 27 EU Member States, the EEA-EFTA states (Island, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to the EU (presently Turkey)
• who are not residents of any of the above countries
• who have not carried out their main activities (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the above countries.

The application deadline is February 1.

You can apply by filling out the application form. The completed form, together with all the documents (curriculum vitae, publication list, motivation letter, ...) should be send to

Erasmus Mundus Master of
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Elke Delfosse (IMEC)
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven
Belgium

As a scholar you could visit one of the 4 Partner universities to do research, give lectures,. the maximum period is 3 months.

Scholarships are provided by the European Commission and cover travel and living expenses for a three-month working assignment: 3-month stay = 13,000 € This amount comprises a monthly grant of 4,000 Euro and a fixed amount of 1,000 Euro for travel expenses. The amount of the grant awarded may vary according to the actual duration of the stay at the host institution.