Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarships-BDMA for EU and Non EU Students

Admission

Application
procedure

The application session for 2017-2018 opens on
September 15th, 2016. Tentative deadlines are indicated below (dates will be
confirmed soon).

Candidates are
required to apply via the BDMA online application form.
Important: Students
from Programme Countries
currently studying in their last year
of Bachelor can
submit their application even if they have not yet received their diploma
.
Selected students need to submit their diploma and fin

al grades before June
30th, 2017.

Please be informed
that the candidate’s personal data will be sent to the Agency and may be used
by other bodies involved in the management of Erasmus+ (i.e. European
Commission, Erasmus Mundus National Structures, EU Delegations, Erasmus Mundus
Student and Alumni Association) for facilitating the student/doctoral candidate
access to the joint programme.

Eligibility
criteria

To apply to BDMA, candidates must meet the
following eligibility criteria:
Please
refer to the FAQ for
questions regarding Bachelor’s degree.
    • They
      must be able to demonstrate proficiency in English by means of an
      internationally recognised test equivalent to level B2 in the Common
      European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The consortium will
      rely on how certification bodies evaluate their own equivalences against
      this framework, e.g., Cambridge General English FCE, IELTS (Academic)
      5.5, TOEFL (paper based) 570, TOEFL (computer based) 230, TOEFL (internet
      based) 72, etc. Please refer to the FAQ
      for questions regarding proof of proficiency in English.

Application
periods

There are two application periods. Students
applying for a scholarship must apply between September and December 2016.
Those applying as self-funded students must apply between the 1st week of March
2017 and April 30th, 2017 or June 30th, 2017 depending on the nationality. The
deadlines are recalled below:
  • Students
    applying for an Erasmus+ scholarship: December 11th, 2016.
  • Students
    not applying for an Erasmus+ scholarship:
    • Students
      from Partner Countries: April
      30th, 2017
    • Students
      from Programme Countries: June
      30th, 2017

Selected candidates
will be notified after validation of the consortium selection proposal by the
European Commission.

Important dates are
summarized below:

Application opening for scholarship
September 15th, 2016
Application deadline for scholarship
December 11th, 2016
Notification to proceed to the paper documents
phase
December 21st, 2016
Deadline for uploading reference letters
January 6th, 2017
Deadline for receiving paper documents
January 17th, 2017
Deadline for uploading proof of Bachelor
degree (Partner Countries)
May 31st, 2017
Deadline for uploading proof of Bachelor
degree (Programme Countries)
June 30th, 2017
Preliminary decision of the scholarship
End of February 2017
Formal confirmation of the scholarship
May 2017

Application opening for fee paying students
1st week of March 2017
Application deadlines for fee paying students (Partner
Countries)
April 30th, 2017
Deadline for uploading reference letters for fee paying students (Partner
Countries)
April 30th, 2017
Deadline for uploading proof of Bachelor
degree for fee
paying
students(Partner Countries)
April 30th, 2017
Preliminary decision for fee paying students (Partner
Countries)
End of May 2017
Deadline for receiving paper documents for fee paying students (Partner
Countries)
No later than 1 month after the preliminary
decision
Application deadlines for fee paying students
(Programme Countries)
June 30th, 2017
Deadline for uploading reference letters for fee paying students
(Programme Countries)
June 30th, 2017
Deadline for uploading proof of Bachelor
degree for fee
paying
students (Programme Countries)
June 30th, 2017
Preliminary decision for fee paying students
(Programme Countries)
Mid July 2017
Deadline for receiving paper documents for fee paying students
(Programme Countries)
No later than 1 month after the preliminary
decision

Start of the academic year
September 2017

Selection
procedure

Applications will be scored according to the
following categories:
  • Domain
    of the bachelor : Points will be assigned proportional to the percentage
    of Computer Science credits in the curriculum.
  • Academic
    results : This will be calculated as the weighted average of the marks in
    the different subjects.
  • Other
    studies : A second bachelor or master will score depending on the obtained
    credits in computer science. Extra-curricular courses taken will be scored
    based on lecturing hours taking.
  • Professional
    experience : Points will be given by year of work on IT or BI position
    (regarding the position held and the topic).
  • Cover
    letter : Points will be assigned based on the following categories:
    organisation, sequencing, content, vocabulary and word choice, critical
    thinking, originality and creativity, accuracy of facts.
  • Reference
    letters : Points will be assigned based on the approval, comments and
    reputation of the referees, as testified by the reference letters and the
    referees’ H-factor.

A final ranked list
of candidates, based on all obtained points, will thus be produced. A main list
containing the top applications will be submitted to the European Commission
for scholarship approval. A reserved list is also produced.

Visa
conditions

To apply for a visa as a self-funded student, you will
need to have a financial guarantor. The guarantor must be able to prove that he
has a monthly income that is sufficiently high for him to be able to pay you
604€/month, while retaining 973€/month for himself and 150€/month for each
dependent. If these conditions cannot be met, the Belgian consulate will not
issue a student visa.
Note that it is very difficult, and in some cases impossible, for an
accompanying spouse or partner of a non-European student, to obtain a visa.
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