General Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for an Erasmus+ scholarship under this project, all participants must be linked either to the University of Minho (UMinho) or to a Partner University.
Students must be enrolled at UMinho or in apartnerInstitution of Higher Education and enrolled in a level of studies leading to a recognized degree or a tertiary level of recognized qualification.
For Undergraduate and Integrated Master Studies: students must be enrolled at least in the second year of their higher studies to be eligible to undertake a period of mobility.
For Master Studies: students must have completed at least one semester at the institution of origin before completing a period of mobility.
For Doctorate Studies: students must have completed at least one year of studies and already have a research project.
List of necessary documents translated into English:
- Copy of the passport (or other identification document);
- Curriculum Vitae, using the Europass format (available at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu);
- Certificates of language skills (English – B2, or Portuguese – B1);
- Letter of Motivation (maximum one page), explaining the reasons for the application, specific competences, academic interest, professional experience, commitment to return to the country of origin and benefits that the mobility grant will bring to the candidate and its context;
- Proof of registration/ contractual relationship with UMinho/Partner Institutions.
- Transcript of Records and/or Certificate of registration proving enrolment in this cycle of studies;
- Proposed Learning Agreement: preliminary study plan to be developed at the host institution (available here), duly signed and approved by the Academic Coordinator of the relevant Department / area of studies, from the home institution;
- Certificate of Qualifications related to the 1st cycle of studies; - for Masters
- Certificates of Qualifications, Transcript of Records and Diploma Supplements (if applicable) relating to all degrees and years of higher education attendance, including undergraduate, master's and doctoral studies; - for Doctorate
- Letter of Acceptance issued by the host institution, signed by the Adviser of the candidate in that same institution certifying the acceptance of the candidate if the scholarship is granted. This Letter of Acceptance represents the guarantee that the application is adequate to the area of interest of the host institution. - for Doctorate
Learning Agreements not signed or signed only by the student will not be accepted and the application will be rejected.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that the application will only be considered complete when all the required documents are uploaded. All documents must be uploaded in PDF format and the name of the participant must be included in the file’s name. We stress that applications will only be accepted if submitted online by filling in the e-form. The application will only be definitely accepted when the selection process is completed and the final results are published by the International Relations Office of the University of Minho.
All applications must be submitted online until the 31st January, using the application form provided on the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j8HOkv8rwrUZ8U4hiy0IvogXnkhzoSxqhSczNeweBFE/viewform?edit_requested=true
For more information see the attached file and follow the link.
Kristina Myronenko - Coordinator of international projects and programs
Department of international cooperation, office416а
ph.: 705-84-39