SCHOLARSHIP
The IMATEC study program offers a total of 84 Erasmus Mundus scholarships on a competitive basis. The scholarships will be allocated over four intakes (four cohorts of students), starting from September 2023, with a finish of the program in September 2028.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye
Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
NDICI:
South-Mediterranean countries:
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia
Asia:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, Brunei, Hong Kong, Japan, Republic of Korea, Macao, Singapore and Taiwan
Central Asia:
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Middle East:
Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Pacific:
Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Australia, New Zealand
Sub-Saharan Africa:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo – Democratic Republic of the, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Latin America:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
Caribbean:
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago
IPA:
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro
Dual nationality
Students with dual nationality of a Programme and of a Partner Country must specify the nationality under which they submit their application.
Students are encouraged to apply using their Programme Country passport.
Holders of European Union passports do not need to apply for a Czech residence permit which significantly eases their arrival process in the Czech Republic.
SCHOLARSHIP ALLOCATION
A total of 84 scholarships is offered
Throughout the run of the Erasmus Mundus IMATEC project, the total of 84 scholarships are divided as follows:
- 20 scholarships will be available for applicants from Programme Countries
- 40 scholarships will be available for applicants from Partner countries
- 3 scholarships will be available for applicants IPA Partner countries
- 21 scholarships will be available for applicants from NDICI Partner countries
The emphasis will be put on the balanced geographical origin of students and balanced gender participation. No more than 10 % of the total number of scholarships can be awarded to candidates of the same nationality.
The scholarship covers the following costs:
- The students’ participation costs: tuition fee, library and laboratory costs, and any other mandatory costs related to the student’s participation in the Master study program;
- An allowance of 1 400 EUR per month for travel, visa, installation and subsistence costs for the entire 2-year duration of the study program.
The travel costs from the student’s home country to the Czech Republic shall be fully covered by the student’s own resources. The monthly allowance of 1 400 EUR will be paid only after the student’s physical arrival in the Czech Republic and official enrolment in UCT Prague.
Students who have already benefited from an Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarship before are NOT eligible to apply for the IMATEC scholarship.
Non-scholarship holder places
The total of 16 places are reserved for non-scholarship holders from Partner Countries.
Non-scholarship holders cover living costs, accommodation and other related costs at their own expense. The tuition fee at all partner universities is waived for non-scholarship holders.
The estimated amount of the living costs, accommodation and other related costs range from 30.000–35.000 EUR for the whole study period.
Self-payers places
A total of 20 places are reserved for self-payers from the Programme & Partner Countries.
Self-payers pay the tuition fees at all partner universities (14 800 EUR per the whole duration of the studies, i.e. 4 semesters), living costs, accommodation and other related costs at their own expense.
The estimated amount of the living costs, accommodation and other related costs range from 30.000–35.000 EUR for the whole study period.