European Commission Masters Scholarship for International Students

The
European Commission is delighted to announce Masters Scholarship in DCLead
for International Students. The Erasmus+ programme of the European Union has
granted over 40 scholarships to the Consortium. About 12 to 15 scholarships
will be available every year, for three years, starting from the academic year
2016-2017.

The
Master in Digital Communication Leadership (DCLead) approaches the vast and
recent field of digital communication from an interdisciplinary and
international point of view bringing together advanced academic discus

sion with
practical knowledge and skills. The programme promotes a
non-techno-deterministic, social and ethical reflection on digital
communication for future leaders of the field.

In
order to apply GRE/Test score is not required. If you have passed the test, the
results should be included in the application.

Course
Level: Scholarships
are available to pursue Master degree programme.

Study
Subject: Scholarships
are awarded in any of the subjects offered by the university.

Scholarship
Award:
Partner Countries E+ Scholarship grantees receive a stipend of 1.000 EUR
per month for the maximum duration of the 24 months, 1.000 or 3.000 EUR for
travel costs depending on the distance of the home country to the coordinating
university (University of Salzburg), and 1.000 EUR for installation costs. The
grant also covers the participation costs.

Number
of Scholarships:
About 12 to 15 scholarships will be available every year, for three years,
starting from the academic year 2016-2017.

Scholarship
can be taken in The
“DCLead: Digital Communication Leadership” is carried out as an EMJMD Programme
coordinated by the Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg, Department of
Communication Studies together with the Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark and
the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium.

Eligibility: The following
criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the
scholarship:

Candidates
of all nationalities are eligible for Erasmus + Scholarship, although 75%
of these scholarships are Partner Countries scholarships.
Candidates
are not allowed to apply for a scholarship for more than 3 Erasmus
Mundus Joint Master Degree Programmes for the same academic year.
Candidates
should note the existence of a 12-months rule: any candidate from a
partner country, who has lived for more than 12 months in a programme
country within the five years’ period prior to the submission deadline,
can only apply for programme country scholarship.

Nationality: Eligible
Countries:

Programme
Countries are
member states of the European Union (EU): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, United Kingdom, and the following Non-EU programme countries:
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,
Turkey.
Partner
countries are
all the other countries that are not Programme Countries.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirements: Students must have their previous degree.

English
Language Requirements: Applicants must demonstrate their English proficiency.
This can be done through the following tests and diplomas:

IELTS
(academic test): minimum average score 6.5
TOEFL
(paper-based): 560
TOEFL
(Internet-based, or iBT): 88 – the institutional code is B398.
Cambridge
Certificate of Proficiency (CPE), Grades A, B, or C
Certificate
in Advanced English (CAE), Grades A, B, or C
Cambridge
First Certificate with the grade A or B.

How
to Apply: The
mode of application is online. Only applicants who will submit all required documents will be eligible for
consideration.

In
the first phase, candidates fill out the online application form and attach,
where requested, a single PDF file of less than
50MB containing the following documents:

Curriculum
Vitae (CV), based on the English template from the Europass website
Proof
of identity and nationality (color scanned copy of the passport: all
pages, including non-used pages)
A
scan of the original (AND certified translation if the document
is not issued in English or German) university diplomas.
A
scan of the original (AND certified translation if the document
is not issued in English or German) official transcript of study results from
your university.
Original English test
results, certificates or diplomas (see below the section about
English proficiency). Students that are not in possession of a proof of
English proficiency can simply indicate their level of expertise in the
curriculum using the guidelines provided in the Europass template.
Nonetheless, if selected, the proof of English proficiency is strictly
required prior to registration (hence, within 4-6 weeks from the
notification of the selection’s result). Nonetheless, please note that the
submission of a valid proof of English proficiency at the moment of the
application is favourably valued by the commission.
A
Motivation letter. In the letter, the candidate should be explained how
past experiences have prepared him/her for participation in the master in
digital communication leadership, how this programme is likely to improve
his or her own career perspectives, and why the candidate is interested in
the topic of digital communication leadership. The motivation letter
should be:

Typed
using a word processing software before saved as a PDF file
6,000-10,000
characters long, including spaces
Types
using a Times New Roman or Book Antiqua font size 12
Page
size A4
Typed
using a 1.5 space in-between lines
The
title of the letter should be in BOLD and it should read Motivation
Letter by (your name)
Pages
should be numbered
Note
that handwritten letters are not accepted. A letter shorter than the
minimum requirement is accepted, yet it is likely to be a disadvantage
for the candidate.

Two
(minimum) or three (maximum) Recommendation Letters. These do not
have to follow a template. The only requirement is that the contact
details of the person providing the reference must be clearly typed and
must contain a business email address [not a private one] and a telephone
number.
Name
and contact details of three referees. These are the contact details
of people who have collaborated with the candidates, which are willing to
answer questions about her/him. One of these references should be an
academic who has been a teacher or tutor of the candidate. Referees can be
the same persons writing the recommendation letters or other contacts.
Please note that the referees must be able to communicate in English or
German.