Europe : Erasmus Mundus: MSc (OpSciTech) Optics in Science and Technology

Europe : Erasmus Mundus: MSc (OpSciTech) Optics in Science and Technology

Optics: the branch of physics and engineering which describes the behaviour of light and its interaction with matter and utilizes it.
More precisely, "Optics is the field of science and engineering encompassing the physical phenomena and technologies associated with the generation transmission manipulation detection and utilization of light" (ref.: "Harnessing Light: Optical Science and Engineering for the 21st Century", National Academy Press 1998 ISDN 1-800-624-6242"...)

Applications: biosciences to medical technology, quantum physics to telecommunications, optical systems to mechatronics and image analysis.
Optics has been around for many centuries and will remain at the heart of science and technology for century to come.
MSc OpSciTech is your opportunity to be part of the vibrant community of optics scientists and engineers.
Optics: engineering a vision of the future

MSc OpSciTech is a unique European Master’s Course providing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary coverage of the field of Optics, from upstream scientific aspects to engineering and applications in major sectors of the economy.
Offered by six top-level academic partners in five countries, it receives financial support from the European Commission and is supported by major industries such as Alcatel-Lucent, Philips, Saint-Gobain, Thales, Zeiss or ASML.
Erasmus Mundus grants for non-EU students ("Category A" from 2010-11)

OpSciTech is one of the Master Courses selected by the prestigious Erasmus Mundus framework of the European Commission through which students from non-European Union countries are eligible for two-year grants of € 24,000 per year.
For 2010/2011, a total of 10 Erasmus Mundus grants are available for these students ("general category") and additionally 1 or 2 specifically for students from "special windows", namely Western Balkans and Turkey.
EM grants are awarded on the basis of merit by the European Commission under proposition of the OpSciTech board.
For whom does this apply?
Students from non-EU countries are defined as:
nationals coming from all countries other than the 27 EU Member States
who are not residents of any of the above countries
who have not carried out their main activities (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the above countries.
Additionally, for 2010/11, the extra-grant "special windows" is reserved for students from
Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, Montenegro, Serbia) and Turkey.

Erasmus Mundus grants for European students ("Category B" from 2010-11)

For 2010/2011, a total of 8 Erasmus Mundus grants of maximum € 23,000 for two years are available for students from the 27 EU members, or from the AELE - i.e. from Iceland, Liechtenstein or from Norway - on condition that their institution of origin is not a Partner of the OpSciTech Consortium.
EM grants are awarded on the basis of merit by the European Commission under proposition of the OpSciTech board.
Calendar for applicants

Category A Non-European Union students applying for an EM grant:
Application for academic year 2011-12 will reopen on November 2010.
Deadline: 02 January 2011.
Other students:
Application for academic year 2011-12 will reopen on November 2010.
Deadline for "self sponsored" non-EU students and for Category B EU students applying for an EM grant: 30 April 2011.
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Application Deadline : 2 January 2011
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