Scholarships for the Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Sustainable Transportation and Electrical Power Systems, Europe (2016)

The Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Sustainable Transportation and Electrical Power Systems (EMMC STEPS) offers a highly specialized education in Electrical Engineering, focusing on two areas of the highest technological content and professional requirements in the energy sector. The EMMC STEPS is promoted by a partnership led by the University of Oviedo (ES), together with the University of Nottingham (UK), the University of Rome (IT) and the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (PT).

Graduates successfully completing the EMMC STEPS academic programme will be awarded with a Joint Master Degree in Sustainable Transportation and Electrical Power Systems (STEPS) by all the Consortium universities, fully recognized in the four partner countries. The approach and content of the Master respond to main challenges faced by the energy sector:

To master new energy sources and their implications to the power systems;
To reduce CO2 emissions by increasing energy efficiency and the share of clean energies;
To gradually incorporate electrical transportation as an alternative to vehicles using combustion engines.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the EMMC STEPS master programme the applicant should fulfill these minimal requirements:
- Be holder of a Bachelor degree in Engineering (a minimum of three years’ study at a university and of a minimum of 180 ECTS, or equivalent according to the regulations in the country of origin and to the European regulations);
- International students attending the EMMC STEPS Programme and whose first language is not English, are required to have an appropriate grade/score in an approved examination in English language equivalent to level B2 before they can register on an academic programme. The following are recognised English Language qualifications by the EMMC STEPS for this course:
- The Academic version of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS): This is available world-wide through British Council Centres and we would request a score of 6 with no less than 5.5 in each element;
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT with at least 79 point and at least 17 points in the writing section, 18 in reading and 20 in speaking;
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) with at least 55 and no less than 51 in each element.

Scholarship
Partner Country scholarships (former category A)
- EUR 2,000 per year for travel costs + EUR 1,000 for installation costs for scholarship holder resident of a Partner Country whose location is situated less than 4000 km from the EMMC coordinating HEI;
- EUR 3,000 per year for travel costs + EUR 1,000 for installation costs for scholarship holder resident of a Partner country whose location is situated at 4000 km or more from the EMMC coordinating HEI;
- EUR 1,000 per month for the entire duration of the EMMC study programme (24 months maximum).

Programme Country scholarships (former category B)
- EUR 1,000 per year per scholarship holder resident of a Programme Country for travel costs;
- EUR 1,000 per month for the entire duration of the EMMC study programme (24 months maximum).

Further details:
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