Baza natječaja

Scholarships offered to foreign citizens by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in keeping with Government Decision No 288/1993 for the 2011- 2012 academic year

1. General conditions:

Number of scholarships: 85 scholarships for under- and post-graduate studies in Romania, by means of selection of application files organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) and the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports (MECTS), in keeping with Romanian current legislation.

Who can qualify : citizens of non EU countries (irrespective of their country of residence). Priority is given to citizens from non EU states with which Romania does not have cultural cooperation agreements. Mention should be made that the citizens of the Republic of Moldova benefit from other scholarship programmes.

The scholarships are granted for three levels of study:

• for the first cycle (licenta): This scheme is dedicated to graduates of high schools or of equivalent pre-university systems, as well as to candidates who require the equivalation of partial studies and the continuation of their studies in Romania. The complete cycle of university studies lasts for 3 to 6 years, according to the specific requirements of the chosen faculty, and ends with a final examination (licenta);
• for the 2nd cycle (master): This scheme is dedicated to graduates of university/post graduate studies; it lasts for 1,5 to 2 years and ends with a dissertation;
• for the 3rd cycle (doctorate) this scheme is dedicated to the graduates of university/postgraduate studies (i.e. master); it lasts for 3-4 years, in keeping with the specific requirements of the chosen faculty, and end with a doctor’s thesis.

Priority fields: priority will be given to the candidates applying for: political and administrative sciences, education studies, Romanian culture and civilization, journalism, technical studies, oil and gas, agricultural studies, veterinary medicine, architecture, art. Requests for other fields will also be taken into account.

Languge of Study: In order to promote Romanian language and culture, the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports has decided that the beneficiaries of the scholarships should study only in the Romanian language. The candidates who do not know Romanian are offered one supplementary preparatory year to study the language.

2. The scholarship consists of :

• free-of-charge tuition
• free-of-charge accommodation (depending on availability, accommodation will be offered free-of-charge in students hostels, in keeping with the higher education regulations)
• financial support - a monthly amount representing :
• the equivalent in Romanian currency of 65 EURO per month, for the under-graduate students (1st cycle)
• the equivalent in Romanian currency of 75 EURO per month, for post-graduate students (master degrees and specialization) 2nd cycle
• the equivalent in Romanian currency of 85 EURO per month, for post graduate students (doctor’s degree) 3rd cycle

These scholarships do not cover international and local transport. The candidates must be prepared to support personally any other additional expenses.

Calendar of financial support :

The monthly amount mentioned above is granted to the students of the 1st (licenta) and 2nd (master) cycle throughout the whole academic year, the winter and spring vacation included, but not during the summer vacation.

For full-time students of the 3rd cycle (doctorate), the monthly amount is granted throughout the whole calendar year.

Important for all scholarship holders (under- and post-graduate): The scholarships will be suspended if the student in any education cycle repeats a year due to poor results. It may be resumed in the following academic year, after the student has successfully graduated the repeated year. The students who repeat an academic year must pay the full study fees. The number of scholarship years will not be bigger than the respective education cycle.

3. Enrolment

To get all necessary information about the scholarships (conditions, necessary documents, enrolment calendar) and to submit their application files, the candidates should apply directly to :

• the Romanian diplomatic missions accredited to the candidate’s country of origin or of residence or to
• the diplomatic mission of candidate’s state of origin accredited to Bucharest

Application files submitted directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) or to the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports (MECTS), as well as application files received after the announced deadline will not be taken into consideration.

If the application files contain documents in other foreign languages than English or French, they must be accompanied by authorized translations in one of the following languages: Romanian, English or French. Generally, Romanian universities may require that all enrolment documents should be accompanied by authorized copies and authorized translations in Romanian.

It is of utmost importance to fill in correctly all forms.

4. Enrolment Calendar

The deadline for submitting the application files is established by each diplomatic mission. The candidate should enquire at the diplomatic mission about the enrolment calendar, starting 15 November 2010.

All application files should be sent by the Romanian diplomatic missions through the diplomatic courier in such a way that they can be registered at MAE UDC by 15 April 2011.

Foreign diplomatic missions accredited to Bucharest must send the application files with a Verbal Note to MAE UDC by 15 April 2011, at the latest.

Incomplete files are not taken into consideration and will not be submitted to the MAE selection board.

Rejected application files are not returned.

5. List of documents necessary for the application file

• Cover letter issued by the diplomatic mission of the country of origin accredited to Bucharest or of the Romanian Embassy in the respective country
• A dully filled in MAE application form (Annex 1.1 – Romanian language / 1.2 - English / 1.3 - French) for a scholarship to study in Romania.
• MECTS application form (Annex 2) for the Letter of Acceptance to study in Romania. In case the applicant’s file is selected by the MAE and the MECTS selection boards, MECTS issues and sends to the applicant the Letter of Acceptance to study in the Romanian system of education, based on this application form dully filled in. The Letter of Acceptance is necessary for the registration at the university and for the application for the long stay visa.
• authorized copies of the study documents (baccalaureate and university diplomas if necessary) and their authorized translation in Romanian, French and English if necessary
• authorized copies and authorized translation of the diploma supplement transcript for the studies done so far
• authorized copy and authorized translation of birth certificate
• authorized copy of passport
• Medical certificate attesting that applicant is not affected by any transmissible disease or by illnesses incompatible with the future profession.
• The candidate’s CV.
• 4 recent passport-type photos.

The file will be submitted to the diplomatic mission in two copies:

• The first file will contain the authorized copies and authorized translations of the requested documents.
• The second file will contain the simple copies of the documents contained in the first file.

6. Applications Evaluation and Selections

MAE checks the documents in the files and submits the valid candidatures to the MAE Selection Board. The files selected by this Board will be sent to the MECTS Selection Board. The selection criteria are: the candidates’ competence (former scholar performances, mentioned in his/her study papers) and the chosen priority field of study.

7. Announcement of results

The selection results will be announced on 15 June 2011 to the diplomatic missions that submitted the application files.

8. Compulsory Steps after Acceptance

• MECTS will issue a Letter of Acceptance to Study in Romania for the successful candidates. This letter will mention also the supplementary preparatory year compulsory for learning the Romanian language (if applicable).

In case the candidate does not specify two options in the application form and the chosen university cannot offer a place, MECTS may make another offer of university (same faculty), according to the availabilities of the Romanian higher education institutions. If the letter of acceptance to study in Romania contains another equivalent offer, the candidate is free to reject it.

The candidate will receive the original Letter of Acceptance to study in Romania from the diplomatic mission that submitted the file to MAE/UDC, approximately between 15 and 30 June 2011.

Until 15 August 2011, the diplomatic missions that received the selection results have to send to UDC (by fax or e-mail):

• the confirmation of each candidate’s decision to use the scholarship granted by the Romanian state through MAE for which he/she has applied;
• where applicable, the copy of the diploma or of the authorized translation of the diploma or of the certificate attesting that the applicant has graduated high school or an equivalent institution, issued after the submission of the application file.
• The successful candidates must come personally to register at the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports MECTS, Department of International Students (General Berthelot Street No. 28 - 30), until 1 October 2010.

They will have to present a file with:

• all original documents contained in the application file
• Letter of Acceptance to study (original and copy).
• Passport (original and copy) containing a valid study long stay SD visa

The scholarship holders will receive a Minister’s Matriculation Order to be presented upon registration at the university that accepted them, together with the above-mentioned documents.