ERASMUS MUNDUS

NAMASTE Call for Applications is Launched!

We are happy to announce that the National Institute of Technology Rourkela is a partner
institution of yet another Erasmus Mundus Program called NAMASTE. The call for
applications for all levels (Bachelor, Master, PhD, Postdoc and Staff) of scholarships is
launched on 21.11.2013 and will be closed on Friday, 31.01.2014 at 06.00 pm Central
European Time (CET).
For Further details, visit URL: http://www.indianamaste.eu/
For registration and Online Application: visit URL:
http://econsort.ugent.be/regis.asp?frm=1065. (Register First and then apply online).

WHO CAN APPLY?
NAMASTE India EU Mobility Project provides scholarships for students, researchers and
staff from India in order to study, do research, training or teaching at one of the European
Universities of the Partnership. Scholarships are not available for mobility from Europe to
India, nor among the Indian universities. Scholarship durations are from 1 to 36 months,
depending on the level and type of mobility:
LEVEL MONTHS
Undergraduate exchange 6 and 10
Undergraduate full degree 36
Master exchange 6 10
Master full degree 24
Doctorate exchange 6 10
Doctorate full degree 36
Post-doctorate 6 10
Academic/Administrative Staff 1
A wide range of programmes in different academic fields is offered by the different host
universities. Check the academic programs section for detailed information on the type and
duration of available mobilities.
Scholarships will be distributed on two cohorts of applicants selected respectively in the year
2014 and 2015 for mobilities starting in the same year. Staff mobilities can start at any time
between 2014 and 2017. All mobilities must end before July 14, 2017.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The scholarship includes a monthly subsistence allowance paid by the Partnership for the
duration of the mobility period:
Undergraduate 1,000 euro
Master 1,000 euro
Doctorate 1,500 euro
Post-doctorate 1,800 euro
Academic/Administrative Staff 2,500 euro
Included in the scholarship, the Partnership will also:
pay for your travel costs (maximum 2,000 euro);
provide you with a high quality individual insurance coverage on health, travel,
accident for the duration of your mobility period;
cover all university fees at the hosting universities.
Participants at any level will not be required to pay any fees to the host universities.
Exchange students will continue paying their fees at their university of origin.

PARTNER INSTITUTIONS (EUROPEAN):
1. Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2. University of Warszawski, Poland
3. Instituto Superior Tcnico, Portugal
4. Universitat Politcnica de Valncia, Spain
5. Uppsala University, Sweden
6. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
7. The University of Oxford, United Kingdom

For Details Contact:
Prof. Mukesh K Gupta
Department of Biotechnology & Medical Engineering
Tel: 0661-2462294
E-mail: guptam@nitrkl.ac.in