South-East Asian Universities
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Bogor Agricultural University – IPB Bogor, Indonesia
University of Kabul, Afghanistan
Khulna University, Bangladesh
Royal University of Bhutan, Bhutan
Pokhara University, Nepal
University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Nanjing University, China
Pune University, India
University of Syiah Kuala, Indonesia
The Maldives National University, Maldives
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Kasetsart University, Thailand
Visayas State University, The Philippines
The scholarships cover the following aspects:
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Monthly subsistence allowance
Travel ticket
Insurance
Participation cost
The EXPERTS projects offer scholarships for the following fields of study:
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Agricultural Sciences
Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning
Business Studies and Management Sciences
Education, Teacher Training
Engineering, Technology
Geography, Geology
Law
Medical Sciences
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences: Sociology, EU Studies, Political Sciences, Social Work
In addition to this, students from other fields of study can also apply for a scholarship but, in
case of equally ranked applications, priority will be given to the student majoring in a
prioritised field of study.
To see the full list of fields of study supported by EXPERTS - click here
Duration:
Duration of the scholarship can vary from 1 to 36 months depending on the academic
level:
Academic Level
Mobility Duration
Undergraduate - exchange
6 months
Master - exchange
6 or 10 months
Master - full degree
10 or 24 months
PhD - exchange
6 or 10 months
PhD - full degree
36 months
Post Doc - exchange
6 or 10 months
Staff - exchange
1 month
Coverage:
The scholarships cover the following aspects:
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Monthly subsistence allowance
Travel ticket
Insurance
Participation cost
Subsistence allowance:
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Amount per
month
1 000 €
Master
1 000 €
PhD
1 500 €
Post Doc
1 800 €
Academic and Admin. Staff
2 500 €
Insurance costs:
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All grant holders are insured by a central Group Insurance. In order to arrange their
insurance, grant holders fill out their travel dates on the Grant Holder Pages. Based
upon these dates, the EXPERTS secretariat will apply for insurance for the period that
they are abroad. They will receive the insurance certificate by email, to be used during
visa application.
Note: the project's health insurance does not cover any medical cost that is due to
chronic illnes or health problems acquired previously to the mobility.
Participation costs:
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The tuition fees are covered by the project.
Travel costs:
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One return ticket will be provided by the coordinator by means of booking via a
central travel agency. Self-purchased tickets will not be reimbursed.
Amount of Travel Costs: depending on the distance.
Start and End of the Mobility:
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For EXPERTS SUSTAIN, it is mandatory for all individual mobility flows covered
by the specific Agreement to start in 2015. The earliest possible starting date for full
PhD grantees is January 2015; for all others it is mid July 2015. The latest possible
starting date is 31 December 2015. Only Staff grantees are exempt from that rule and
may start their mobilities after 2015, as long as the mobility is fulfilled by the end of
the Project, i.e. 14 July 2018.
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For EXPERTS4Asia - 2nd Cohort, the earliest possible start of the mobility would
be January 2015, too. All individual mobility flows have to start in time to be
completed by the end of the Project i.e. 14 July 2017.