Description of the project

• The Eureka SD Partnership
• Scholarships
• Eligible areas of study
• Financial support

The Eureka SD Partnership

The eurekaSD partnership includes 9 European and 11 Latin American Higher Education Institutions as well as 40 associated partners. It is implemented within the framework of the Erasmus Mundus, Action 2 - STRAND 1, Lot 15 (Latin America Central). The main goal is to support international education and research, by offering 315 mobilities for students and staff. Each mobility will have a strong focus on topics related to sustainable development. Most of the questions and problems studied will be of transdisciplinary nature, which means that different research disciplines will be addressed. All mobilities should contribute to specific areas of research important to the 6 Latin American Regional Clusters that were identified within the project. More information regarding the specific research areas is available in the Guidelines for Applicants.

Scholarships

There are different scholarships per mobility level and target group available:

For Lot 15 nationals eurekaSD offers:

• Exchange mobilities: For students and staff that are willing to undertake periods of study, teaching, research or training at partner universities abroad. Exchange mobilities are available for the levels Undergraduate, Master, Doctorate, Post-Doctorate as well as Academic Staff.
• Degree-seeking mobilities: eurekaSD offers full scholarships for degree-seeking students at Master level.

Lot 15 covers Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Please note, that there are no scholarships for citizens of Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Uruguay and Venezuela available at all.

For European nationals eurekaSD offers:

• Exchange mobilities: For students and staff that are willing to undertake periods of study, teaching, research or training at partner universities abroad. Exchange mobilities are available for all academic levels (Undergraduate, Master, Doctorate, Post-Doctorate as well as Academic Staff).
• Degree-seeking mobilities: eurekaSD offers full scholarships for degree-seeking students at Master level.

The definition of the target groups is available on the apply page. Please read the Guidelines for Applicants carefully before starting to apply for a scholarship.

Eligible areas of study

Within the eurekaSD project there are many eligible fields of study. Page courses provides an overview. Please notice that the field of study will be taken into consideration in the selection process together with other factors. Please consider the Applicant Guidelines for detailed information.

Financial Support

Each awarded scholarship covers travel expenses, insurance costs, participation costs (if applicable) and a monthly allowance.

eurekaSD will cover the travel expenses for arrival and departure for all scholarship holders. The project coordinator is responsible for organizing eurekaSD related mobilities.

Each scholarship holder will receive a full insurance coverage in line with the minimum requirements for the health and accident insurance coverage of Erasmus Mundus Action 1 and Action 2.

The monthly subsistence allowance will be paid for each full month of the mobility via bank transfer to the scholarship holder's bank account in Europe.

If applicable, hosting universities will cover the participation costs incurred related to all students/staff independently of the duration of the mobility. Students from partner universities will continue paying their tuition and/or registration fees in their university of origin. In order to avoid double imposition of fees, in those cases where the hosting university requires the payment of the registration/tuition fees the students must not be charged the same fees by the universities of origin.