Nationals coming from all countries other than the 25 EU Member States (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, the UK, Sweden, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia), the EEA-EFTA states (Island, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to the EU (presently Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey), who are not residents of any of the above countries, and 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 can apply for the Erasmus Mundus fellowships. The Erasmus Mundus fellowship consists of a grant of 5.000 euro and 10 monthly instalments of 1600 euro.

Erasmus fellowships

Although EU students cannot apply for Erasmus Mundus fellowships, the Master offers them a unique opportunity to study in an international environment at different EU institutes. The Master offers also supports applicants in finding financial assistance. European students attending EM Master's Courses are entitled to an Erasmus mobility grant according to standard Erasmus rules. As from the academic year 2005/2006 onwards, European students attending EM Master's Courses are entitled to one additional Erasmus mobility grant even if they have already received an Erasmus mobility grant before.

In principle, all applicants coming from the Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, ?the EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway; and the candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey, that are accepted to the full time Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics will receive an Erasmus fellowship of approx. 1500 euro. No application is needed before acceptance to the programme.

Deadline for submission of applications for these fellowships: June 1, 2006

Consortium fellowships

The Master offers also fellowships to European students entering the full time programme. For the academic year 2006-2007 the Master of Bioethics offers 5 grants of 3.000 euro for students that cannot apply for the Erasmus Mundus fellowships. These are Consortium fellowships and they cover half of the tuition fee.

Applications for these Consortium fellowships should make use of the usual application procedure for the programme. The consortium of the programme decides about acceptance of the applicants. This application does not include a fellowship application. Applicants wanting to apply also for the fellowship should complete the annex (Winword) to the application form.

Deadline for submission of applications for these fellowships: June 1, 2006

How to Apply

The application deadline for the Master of Bioethics is January 15 for non-EEA citizens wanting to apply for an Erasmus Mundus fellowship, March 1 for all citizens from non-EEA countries who did not apply for the Erasmus Munduslowships, June 1 for all countries of the EEA. The consortium urges future applicants to apply as soon as possible.

A copy of the K.U.Leuven online application form for international students should be completed and required documents added: legalized copies of diplomas and transcripts in duplicate (not copies of legalized copies), a certificate attesting English proficiency, a letter of motivation.

All applications from international students are administered by the Office for International Students and Scholars of K.U.Leuven central international admissions office of K.U.Leuven.

The consortium of the programme decides about acceptance of the applicants. This application does not include a scholarship application. Applicants wanting to apply also for the Erasmus Mundus scholarship should complete the annex (winword) to the application form.

Application should occur through the online application form: http://www.kuleuven.be/english/admission/b_appliformstud.htm.

Please read carefully all instructions before you start your online application. In the application it should be clearly stated if you will enter the programme as a full time student or as a part time student ). Erasmus Mundus fellowships cannot be used by part time students.

Upon receipt of your complete online application file, we will start the procedure for evaluation for admission. This whole procedure may take about 12 weeks.

Please send the application, the Annex and all supplementary documents by mail to:
Office for International Students and Scholars
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Naamsestraat 22
B-3000 Leuven
Belgium
For additional information you can contact:
E-mail:
Tel: +32 16 32 40 20
Fax: +32 16 32 37 73

Deadline for submission of applications:

• January 15: for all countries of the non-EEA wanting to participate in the Master of Bioethics with an Erasmus Mundus fellowship
• March 1: for all countries of the non-EEA without Erasmus Mundus fellowship
• June 1: for all countries of the EEA