ERASMUS MUNDUS ACTION 2 – BEAM:
Build on Euro Asian Mobility
1- What is the EM-BEAM programme?
The EM-BEAM programme is a partnership of European, Japanese
and Korean Higher Education Institutions. The project is financed
by the European Commission and aimed at:
Promoting the mobility of students, researchers, academic and
administrative staff
Developing excellence in research and its management;
Enhancing international cooperation between sending and
hosting institutions;
Sharing of knowledge, know-how and good practices;
Promoting transparence and recognition of studies and grades at
international level.
2- Who can apply?
To be considered eligible, candidates must:
 be a national of an EU member state, respectively national from
Japan /Korea
 Doctorates must have obtained a 2nd higher education degree
from an EU, respectively JP, KR HEI within the Partnership in
the academic year 2011/2012 OR be currently registered in a
doctoral program in a HEI within the Partnership
 Post-doctorates must have obtained their doctorate in the last
2 years AND must have the support of one of the EU resectively
JP, KR HEI within the Partnership. This can be for Research,
training or specialised courses
3- Scholarship features
Type of
mobility
Duration
Subsistance
allowance
Travel
Insurance
Doctorates
6 to 34
months
1500 €/month A round-trip ticket and an insurance
cover will be booked and paid by the
programme
PostDoctorates
10 months
1800 €/month A round-trip ticket and an insurance
cover will be booked and paid by the
programme
Staff
1 to 3
months
2500€/month
A round-trip ticket and an insurance
cover will be booked and paid by the
programme
4- Institutions you can apply to
EU Partners:
-Ecole Centrale Paris, France
-Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France
-Imperial College, United Kingdom
-Technische Univer. München, Germany
-Univer. Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
-Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
As Japanese/ Korean candidate
Korean Partners:
-Korea Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology
-Hanyang University
Japanese Partners:
-Keio University
-Tokyo Institute of Technology
-Waseda University
-Okayama University
As European candidate
5- Eligible field of studies
TF02: Architecture, Transport/Traffic
TF04: Business, Financial Management, Marketing
TF06: Engineering Sciences
TF07: Geography/Geology, Soil/Water
TF11: Maths, Informatics, Computer Sci., Stats
TF12: Medical Sci.
TF13: Natural Sci. (Physics, Chemistry, Biotech...)
TF14: Economics
6- Selection criteria
 Phd Students:
Scientfic merit
Research project
Motivation
 Post doc students
Scientfic merit
Research project
Motivation
7- EM BEAM results- Phase I
Total (People)- Hosting institutions
KR - Hanyang Univ.
JP - Waseda Univ.
BE- ULB
KR - KAIST
DE - TUM
ES - UPM
JP - TokyoTech
FR - ECP
JP - Okayama Univ.
JP - Keio Univ.
GB - Imperial
-> 56 applicants seleted: 20 PhD/ 8 Post Doc/ 28 staff
8- EM BEAM - Phase II
EM-BEAM recruitment campaign:
 30 PhD -> 25 for 6 months + 5 for 12 months
 6 Post doc -> for 10 months
Deadline for applying: December 31, 2011
Start of your mobility: before June 30, 2012
9- Application
To apply for the BEAM scholarship:
https://eramundus.ecp.fr/em_beam/positions
Information about the EM-BEAM programme:
http://www.ecp.fr/em_beam
Information about the Erasmus Mundus programme:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/
10- Contacts
Ecole Centrale Paris
Coordination office
Grande voie des vignes
92295, Châtenay-Malabry, France
E-mail:
marc.zolver@ecp.fr
gwenaelle.guillerme@ecp.fr
lavinia.stanescu@ecp.fr