Update 13/07/2010:
The call of 12 march 2010 has been closed. There are 67 distributed scholarships and we received 1124 applications. The results of the selection of this call are published on this website. All mobility must start 1 September 2010 the latest. This date is imposed by the project grant agreement and therefore no delays are allowed.
A new future call will be launched under condition that the European Commission approves and funds the prolongation of the Basileus III project. The awarding decision is expected before the end of 2010. This new call would be opened after this official decision. Please consult this website on a regular base to read the latest news on our calls.
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ERASMUS MUNDUS EXTERNAL COOPERATION WINDOW PROJECT BASILEUS - Balkans Academic Scheme for the Internationalisation of Learning in cooperation with EU universities
What?
The EMECW Basileus project consortium consists of 8 EU universities and 12 universities in the Western Balkans. Basileus provides funding for academic mobility from:
* any Western Balkan institution to the 8 EU partner universities
* the 8 EU partner universities to the 12 Western Balkan partner universities
Via a so-called Target Group 2 also other nationals of the participating Western Balkan countries can apply, on condition they have obtained a higher education degree in the Western Balkans.
The project is funded by the 'Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window Programme' of the European Commission, and is the first large-scale mobility project for this region.
For whom?
Students and staff members of all partner universities, both from the Western Balkan countries and the EU, as well as other nationals of the participating Western Balkan countries, can apply for scholarships:
- Bachelor students : 1 academic semester or 1 academic year mobility period
- Master students : 1 academic semester or 1 academic year mobility period
- Doctoral students : 6 months mobility period
- Post-doctoral students : 10 months mobility period
- Academic staff (teaching, training and research) : 1 month mobility period
In which academic disciplines?
For the academic year 2009 - 2010 there are no specific priorities. You can find an overview of all disciplines here. In order to have more information about programmes at every university, please check the section "information" on this website.
Selection results
- Selection results call 15.03.2009: list with selected candidates - background info.
- Selection results call 12.10.2009: list with selected candidates
- Selection results call 12.03.2010: list with selected candidates
S4WB.eu – unique scholarship database for the Western Balkans launched on 7 December 2009!
