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Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate on “Globalization, the EU & Multilateralism"

The GEM PhD School is open to all interested doctoral candidates from Europe and beyond. The European Union directly supports the GEM PhD School by providing it annually with a set of about 10 three-year fellowships to be awarded to those students chosen by the PhD School’s scientific board following a competitive application process and a comparative review.

Please be carefully to note the different deadlines associated with each category as well as to carefully identify which category you belong to. It is the candidate’s responsibility to:

• Identify the programme most suited to their profile – both scientifically as well as statutorily.
• Hand in a complete and timely application dossier – a complete application includes both a paper-based AND an electronic application

Three specific “Jointly Executed Research Projects” (JERP) provide the GEM PhD school and its affiliated researchers with a shared backbone:

• MORGANITE – Headed by the IEE-ULB: Institution centred research. Focussed on regional and global institutionalized multilateral cooperation
• CITRINE – Headed by the University of Warwick: Interest centred research. Looking at the interactions between European policy mechanisms and global imperatives
• AMETRINE – Headed by LUISS: A research initiative focussed on the normative components of European
  international politics

1. Student Categories
Two different Erasmus Mundus Doctorate fellowships can be awarded to doctoral candidates:

• Category A fellowships: can be awarded to doctoral candidates from all countries other than the 27 EU members. Furthermore, the doctoral candidate must not be resident nor have carried out her/his main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.
• Category B fellowships: can be awarded to any doctorate candidate who does not fulfill the Category A criteria as defined above.

2. Admissibility criteria

• All candidates must possess a Master graduate degree or equivalent, preferably in a relevant field within the Humanties or Social Sciences.
• In light of the GEM PhD School’s interdisciplinary nature no specific requisites regarding the prior diploma’s field has been set. It must however be noted that “directly relevant fields” - such as International Relations; EU Studies; International Political Theory; Area Studies; Political Theory; international law; or international political economy – will have a comparative advantage.
• The key factor will be the relevance of the applicants’ previous studies and experience with regards to his/her research project. Nevertheless, all acknowledgeable prior diplomas must conform with the following credit requirements: all satisfactory previous diplomas must: ether be (i) a Master programme covering 120 ECTS or equivalent; or (ii) a Four year programme offering 300 ECTS or more of relevant courses.
• A thorough proficiency in English is also necessary. English Proficiency can be attested either through a previous English-language diploma OR by way of internationally recognized proficiency tests (i.e. IELTS or TOEFL systems) which are to attest of the student’s functional language level. At the time of application Students are not yet expected to have secured the necessary scores; however they must attest on their honour what their anticipated English proficiency level is, and pledge to secure the necessary tests scores at the latest two months after receiving confirmation of their selection. The English-language requirements are set at: IELTS >7.0, Paper TOEFL >620,Computer TOEFL >260 - Internet-based TOEFL >92

3. Application procedure

The application will require the following elements – to be handed in both by regsitred mail AND through the online database on the program’s website.

1. The Completed online Application Forms
Part 1: the student Identification Form
Part 2: the standard abstract Research Project

2. A Detailed Academic Curriculum Vitae (3 page Maximum)

3. Proof of Nationality (ex. Scan of Passport)

4. A Personal Free Essay detailing in your own words your overall PhD Project, including:
A Presentation of the Personal Motivations behind the Application (500 Words. Max)
A Doctoral Research Project Synopsis (1500 Words. Max.)
A Short Essay motivating the choice of “Jointly Executed Research Project” and the preferred Mobility Strategy (1000 Words Max.)

5. A Certified Copy of the highest degree/diploma obtained, stating credits, grades and workload, with an English language translation - If certified copies cannot be provided before the application deadline, non certified copies are to be provided; and upon selection, the selected students will pledge to provide the certified ones within two months.

6. Certified copies of all relevant academic transcripts and academic records for all relevant courses taken at an institute of higher education, with an English language translation - If certified copies cannot be provided before the application deadline, non certified copies are to be provided; and upon selection, the selected students will pledge to provide the certified ones within two months

7. Proof of a thorough proficiency in written and spoken Englis

8. Two letters of recommendation from Academics - To be provided both as letters in sealed envelopes and electronic scanned documents. These two versions are to be sent directly to the GEM PhD School secretariat by the supporting Academics.


Point 1 is to be filled in online – printed out and added to your paper-based application

Point 2-6 are to be attached to the online application - either as scan or PDF document.

Point 7 if required is to be send both directly to the coordinating institution from the testing organism (i.e. TOEFL or IELTS), and as a scanned document from the applicant

Point 8 is to be send directly to the GEM Central Executive Office by the endorsing Academics, both via postal and electronic mail

4. Online Registration

Online registration will be done through the program’s website at:
http://www.erasmusmundus-gem.eu/how_to_apply.asp

You can online apply/register for one of the program’s three constituent jointly executed research programs (i.e. MORGANITE, CITRINE, and AMETRINE).

The online data base for registration will be launched in the beginning of December 2010. In the meantime the detail call has already been published including an outline of the online registration forms allowing candidates to prepare their online registration upfront.

This extra time between the launch of the Call (November 2010) and the activation of the online registration (December 2010) is to give interested parties some time to prepare their registration and collect all necessary information beforehand.

Call launch: November 2010
Start of Online Registrations: December 2010
Application Deadline for both electronic and paper-based application: January 16th 2011

More info on: www.erasmusmundus-gem.eu