PHOENIX Erasmus +: Erasmus Mundus

General eligibility rules

To be eligible for the programme, the following criteria need to be met. The full criteria can be found in the Erasmus Mundus Programme Guide 2009 – 2013.

Two different EMJD fellowships can be awarded to doctoral candidates:

• Partner Category fellowships can be awarded to third-country doctoral candidates selected by EMJD consortia who come from a country other than a European country and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in these countries. The only exception to this rule applies to third-country doctoral candidates who have previously received an Erasmus Mundus masters scholarship in order to follow an EMMC.
• Programme Category fellowships can be awarded to European doctoral candidates selected by EMJD consortia as well as to any doctoral candidates selected by EMJD consortia who do not fulfil the Partner Category criteria defined above. Fellowship candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria for both Categories (e.g. students with double nationality) must select the Category of their choice. As a result, they are entitled to apply only to one of the two categories of fellowship at a time.
• Candidates fulfilling eligibility criteria for both Categories (e.g. with dual nationality) must choose a category and may only apply to one of the two categories of fellowship at a time.
• Fellowship candidates must have already obtained a first post-graduate degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices.
• Individual EMJD fellowships are awarded exclusively for full-time enrolment in one of the doctoral programmes.
• Individuals who have already benefited from an EMJD fellowship are not eligible for a second grant.
• Doctoral candidates benefiting from an EMJD fellowship cannot benefit from other EU grants while carrying out their Erasmus Mundus doctoral activities.
• Only candidates who have applied to and have been accepted by an EMJD consortium in accordance with its specific doctoral candidate's application and selection criteria are eligible for a fellowship.
• Students/Doctoral candidates can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship/fellowship to the Erasmus Mundus Action 1 joint programme (EMMC or EMJD) of their choice but the number of applications must be limited to maximum three different joint programmes.

Selection Criteria

Students are selected on the basis of several criteria, as follows:

• Applications are accepted until 09th January 2015. They must include:
• Personal Details (with a copy of your photography, your passport and resident permit, if applicable)
• Language Skils (Proof of English proficiency - TOEFL, French, Spanish, etc)
• Academic Qualifications (with all the diplomas/certificates)
• Curriculum Vitae (European Model, 3 pages maximum)
• Research Proposal (maximum 8 000 words)
• Motivation letter (Written in your second language on the reasons why you apply for this Erasmus Mundus Programme (Maximum 1000 words)
• Reference Form (Two letters of recommendation from qualified persons, including one from the master's thesis supervisor (these must have original signatures and contain the contact details of the referees)
• Information about undergraduate studies
• Survey
• The doctorate programme is open to students from around the world with an academic master's degree and at least 5 years (300 ECTS) of academic education and proven excellence in academic records. Candidates should have affinity with the call topic and fit with the proposed research project listed in the call.
• In the selection process the following research themes will be privileged:
• Pandemics and/or re-emerging diseases - social responses, risks and prevention;
• Chronic diseases in society and everyday life - physical disabilities, dementia, etc;
• Health and social differentials - age, gender, ethnicity disability, marginalization, etc;
• Health and welfare systems during rapid change - social, political and institutional aspects;
• Implementation of knowledge and health policies in difficult social contexts;
• Comparative perspectives on public health - ideology, policy and practice;
• Health and welfare institutions in a comparative perspective;
• High-tech and institutional management of health care;
• Ethical, legal, cultural and/or socioeconomic aspects on contemporary health care (social distribution and equity, impacts of scientific and technological innovations in reproductive medicine, the transplantation market, genetic manipulation, etc.);
• Societal perspectives on the pharmaceutical market;
• Poor relief and health care in the early modern period;
• Health care and the state building.
• The applications are scored in a total of 100 points for their:
  A) CV Evaluation
  1. Research project: 30 points
  2. Academic Excellency: 20 points
  3. Languages: 20 points
  4. Motivation letter: 5 points
  5. Recommendation letters: 5 points
  6. Experience: 20 points
  B) If the consortium remains with doubts, skype interviews can be scheduled with the pre-selected candidates. In the interviews the applicants are scored for their:
  1. Language skills: 25 points
  2. Viability of the research: 25 points
  3. Methodology: 25 points
  4. Expectations: 25 points
  In case the consortium have to use the skype interviews, this will count 30% for their final score:
  
  Final Score = (A * 70%) + (B * 30%)

Mobility requirements

Mobility is a key component of this program. Each candidate will be expected to conduct their PhD under the supervision of at least two different European institutions, following joint courses with the other students in your cohort.

Please note that the Erasmus Mundus guidelines require that all PhD students:

• Perform their training/research periods in at least two European countries represented in the consortium; for programme fellowship holders, two of the countries visited during the EMJD activities must be different from the country in which the doctoral candidate has obtained his/her last university degree;
• Spend most of the doctorate period in the European countries represented in the consortium or among the associated partners. However, if the EMJD consortium includes third-country full and/or associated partners:
• Partner Category fellowship holders can spend a training/research/ fieldwork period of a maximum duration of one semester (or 6 months, cumulative or consecutive) in these countries and only if different from the student's country of origin; periods in excess of this duration may not be covered by the EMJD fellowship.
• o Programme fellowship holders can spend up to one year (cumulative or consecutive) of their doctorate activities in these countries; periods in excess of this duration may not be covered by the EMJD fellowship.