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MTEC Scholarships European Studies

For the academic year 2008/2009, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers up to 20 full scholarships covering all costs of participation in one of the three MA programmes in European Studies (European Studies, European Public Affairs and Analysing Europe) at Maastricht University.

Purpose
The MTEC scholarships are intended for promising students from the countries which will become a member of the European Union in the near future, the (potential) candidate countries of the European Union and those countries which border the extended Union both in the East and in the South.

The MTEC scholarship covers tuition fee, study materials, housing, subsistence, and travel to and from the home country.

Preconditions
Applicants should meet the criteria for admission to the three MA programmes in European Studies at Maastricht University. Applicants should both be nationals of one of the participating countries and be resident in one of these countries.

The MTEC scholarships are intended for promising students and young public administrators, working within the field of European integration. They should have completed an academic bachelor (or equivalent) degree in European Studies, Social or Political Science, History, Economics, International Relations, Law, and similar subjects, provided that the BA-programme included sufficient Europe-oriented components.

Prospective students need to have adequate proficiency in English (an IELTS score of at least 6.5 or TOEFL internet-based score of at least 92), they must submit a letter of motivation and two letters of recommendation, and not be older than 35 years.

The MA Programmes in European Studies
The following three accredited MA programmes in European Studies are offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University: MA European Studies, MA European Public Affairs and MA Analysing Europe.

Applications for admission in the academic year 2008/2009 - in the framework of the MTEC programme - should be sent before the 1st of April 2008.

Application
Candidates should apply through http://www.cross-agency.nl/formAcademicEuropean/  and consecutively send their printed application form to the Netherlands Embassy in Croatia http://croatia.nlembassy.org/.

Applicants also need to go through the regular admission procedure of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University, by sending the master’s application form (which you can find attached) with all the required documents to Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

More Information
For more detailed information on the three different MA Programmes in European Studies, the admission criteria, and the application procedures, please visit: www.fdcw.unimaas.nl/mtec  

Materials

Brochure (640 kb)
Application form (179 kb)

Previous year's competition

MA Programmes in European Studies (2007)