EUSA ID - FAQ

FAQ

FAQ - Frequently-asked questions

CONTENTS
1. When is the individual mobility flow to start?
2. Who selects students and staff for mobility flows?
3. How can potential candidates find out about specific admission conditions and apply for an individual mobility flow?
4. How potential candidates will find out if they have been accepted in a mobility flow?
5. How is "staff" defined?
6. What are the conditions required to staff to apply?
7. Are inter-European or inter-South African mobility flows allowed?
8. Can students or staff benefit from more than one mobility flow?
9. Can South African students living in Europe apply for a mobility flow?
10. Can European and third-country students/ staff receive scholarships from other EU programmes for the purpose of following an individual mobility flow?
11. Can incoming students be charged tuition fees?
12. How can students and staff obtain a visa in order to study in Europe/South Africa under an individual mobility flow?
13. Are students and staff covered by an insurance scheme?
14. Where and how are my rights as beneficiary of a Erasmus Mundus Scholarship defined?
15. How will the academic recognition obtained during my stay in a hosting HEI be ensured?
16. To how many Action 2 partnerships may a student apply?
17. Can I apply to Action 2 partnerships and Action 1 Masters / Doctorates?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. When is the individual mobility flow to start?
Student mobility
First cohort: can start as from September 2013 and the latest date for starting mobility is 31 December 2014.
Second cohort: can start as from September 2014 and the latest date for starting mobility is 31 December 2015.
Third cohort: can start as from September 2015 and the latest date for starting mobility is 31 December 2016.

Staff mobility can start at any time within the project duration (July 2013 - June 2017)
Both students and staff have to finish before June 2017, as this is the end of the eligibility period of EUSA_ID.

2. Who selects students and staff for mobility flows?
EUSA_ID is responsible for the organisation, selection and the implementation of the individuals' mobility and applies well established mechanisms foreseen for the selection of students and staff.

3. How can potential candidates find out about specific admission conditions and apply for an individual mobility flow?
Potential candidates for a scholarship (students and staff) find specific admission conditions in the section "Info for Applicants" of the EUSA_ID Website.
All Master and PhD applicants have to submit their application directly to EUSA_ID, using the respective electronic application form being published together with each call.
Academic and administrative Staff can apply at any time without using an electronic application form.

4. How can students/staff find out if they have been accepted in a mobility flow?
EUSA_ID will communicate the selection results on the Website and will inform the candidates who will eventually participate in the mobility scheme.

5. How is "staff" defined?
Academic staff comprises teaching staff or researchers from the universities participating in the Partnership, but also administrative staff (rectors, personnel in charge of cooperation offices, admissions and recognition departments, etc). All these categories are eligible candidates for outgoing mobility.

6. What are the conditions required to staff candidates to apply?
In order to be eligible, academic and administrative staff must be South African nationals and must work in or be associated with a HEI within the partnership.

7. Are inter-European or inter-South African mobility flows allowed?
No. The grant for individual scholarships may not be used for individual mobility flows of Europeans between European institutions or South Africans between South African institutions involved in the partnership.

8. Can students or staff benefit from more than one mobility flow?
No European or South African student/staff candidates can benefit from a second scholarship for the same type of mobility under another project under the EMA2-STRAND1. Furthermore, candidates cannot benefit from more than one mobility activity within the same project.

9. Can South African students living in Europe apply for a mobility flow?
In order to be eligible, south african students must have not resided nor carried out their main activity (study, work, etc) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of the European countries at the time of submitting their application to the partnership.
For this purpose, EUSA_ID requires a declaration of honour that the selected candidate complies with the rule within the application form.
In addition students must respect the following:
For target group 1, students must be registered in a South African HEI within the partnership at the time of submitting their application.
For target group 2, students must be registered in a university in South Africa or must have obtained a university degree or equivalent from a south african institution

10. Can European and South African students/ staff receive scholarships from other EU programmes for the purpose of following an individual mobility flow?
Only one EU grant can be awarded for the purpose of implementing an action or activity. In this context, a European or South AFrican student/ staff member benefiting from a mobility scholarship under the present cooperation scheme is not entitled to be awarded additional grants from other EU initiatives for the same purpose.

11. Can incoming students be charged tuition fees?
No. Under no circumstances may participating HEIs claim tuition fees costs directly from visiting students.

12. How can students and staff obtain a visa in order to study in Europe/South Africa under an individual mobility flow?
Once students and scholars have received an official confirmation from the Partnership that they have been accepted t o participate in an individual mobility flow, they have to obtain a visa in their home countries via the embassies of their host country (ies).
It has to be borne in mind that obtaining the necessary visas can be a lengthy process. The international offices of the universities should advise students and staff on how to proceed.
South Africans should contact the Consulates/Embassies of the EU Member States in South Africa. For Europeans the respective Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Consulates and the Embassies of South Africa in the EU Member States should be contacted.

13. Are students and staff covered by an insurance scheme?
Yes, students/staff are covered by a complementary sickness and accident insurance offered by the partnership and funded with the EU grant allocated to the project. More information is available for grantees in the Internal Area of the Website.

14. Where and how my rights as beneficiary of an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship will be defined?
In case you are selected for mobility by EUSA_ID, you will have to sign a Student Agreement prior to your enrolment. This agreement defines the rights and obligations of both parties and provides you with a comprehensive picture of all the aspects related to your participation in EUSAthis Programme such as the participation costs, the course calendar and examination periods and the student's obligations concerning his/her attendance to the course/activities and academic performance.
This agreement should ensure that both parties, the partnership and the individual participant (yourself) agree on these aspects and their respective responsibilities towards them.

15. How will the academic recognition obtained during my stay in a hosting HEI be ensured?
Academic recognition will be assured by EUSA_ID at the end of the period of studies abroad. In this context the Learning Agreement and transcript of records are the key documents that ensure the recognition by the home institution of the study period abroad, referring to a Diploma Supplement, if appropriate.
The Learning Agreement will be signed by the responsible authorities within the home and hosting HEIs, as well as the student before the mobility starts.
Any modifications to the Learning Agreement need to be agreed by all three parties.

16. To how many Action 2 partnerships may a student apply?
In some regions, there is more than one Action 2 partnership offering mobility. Students may apply to more than one partnership that covers their country. It goes without saying that you can only be selected for mobility by one partnership.

17. Can I apply to Action 2 partnerships and Action 1 Masters / Doctorates?
You can apply for both Action 1 and Action 2 scholarships at the same time.
As far as Action 1 is concerned, students/doctoral candidates can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship/fellowship to a maximum of three (3) different joint programmes (EMMC and EMJD together) and you can only benefit from one Erasmus Mundus scholarship for your full time study/research period in one Erasmus Mundus joint programme (EMMC or EMJD).
There is no limit for Action 2 applications – in some cases there is more than one partnership providing mobility for nationals of your country. In cases such as this you can apply to any or all of the partnerships providing mobility for nationals of your country, but you can only be selected for mobiltiy by one partnership.

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Selection Results

EUSA-ID selected 8 Master and PhD applicants for the 3rd Wave of the 3rd Cohort and several staff applicants. For details please have a look at the news part of our website.


EUSA_ID selected 28 applicants for a scholarship for the 1nd and 2nd Wave of the 3rd Cohort 2015/2016! For details have a look at the news part of our website.

EUSA_ID selected 18 applicants for a scholarship for the 2nd cohort 2015! For details please have a look at the news part of our website.

EUSA_ID selected 29 applicants for a scholarship for the 1st cohort in 2014. For details please have a look at the news part of our website
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Online Application

The 3rd call for applications will be open end of June 2015. In order to get more information about the application procedure, please refer to the "How to apply section".

News

22.-25.04.2015
Mid-term meeting of EUSA_ID as well as the meeting of the selection committee took place at the Ruhr-University Bochum.

31.07.-01.08.2014
Pre departure event took place in Cape Town, at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT).

08.05. 2014
The Meeting of the Selection Committee took place in Cape Town/ South Africa.

10.10.–11.10. 2013

The EUSA_ID kick off meeting took place in Bordeaux. All 13 university partners and 3 associated partners were represented.

01.10.–02.10. 2013

Dr. Gabriele Bäcker (RUB) and Prof. Julian May (UWC) took part in the Erasmus Mundus Coordinators' Conference in Brussels.

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