Deadline: 30/06/2010
Open to: Young Roma from Central and Eastern Europe
Fund: full covering travel, tuition, housing and living stipend
The Central European University (CEU), with the financial support of the Roma Education Fund, Sigrid Rausing Trust and donors, is offering a 9-month Preparatory Course for promising young Roma from Central and Eastern Europe. This Program is for Roma who have or are about to receive their first degree, and who wish to improve their chances to get an international scholarship for a Master’s degree.
The goal is to prepare Roma to enter international post-graduate studies (at master’s level) through open competition at CEU, North American or Western European universities and focuses on academic and English language development.
The objectives of the program
* involve Roma students in the core degree programs of CEU (auditing CEU classes);
* prepare them for their chosen field of study through intensive training;
* accustom them to advanced academic life;
* raise their English to a level adequate for post-graduate study;
* train them in post-graduate level academic skills.
Eligibility
* Young Roma from Central and Eastern Europe (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Kosovo, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine) who have:
* A university/college degree in any field (preferably in the Social Sciences or Humanities)
* Strong interest in post-graduate university education
* At least pre-intermediate English language skills
* Desire to study in a multicultural environment
Course
It is a combination of:
1. Discipline specific tutoring (in the fields of Law/Human Rights, Sociology, Gender Studies, Public Policy, Political Science or International Relations and European Studies; additional disciplines may be offered)
2. General Social Science tutoring
3. Academic courses – attending CEU MA courses in the last part of the program
4. Academic writing – classes focus on those skills needed for academic study in English
5. English language training – students study all aspects of language necessary for academic study in English.
Scholarship
Full scholarships will be awarded, covering travel, tuition, housing and living stipend.
Application procedure
All interested applicants should submit following documents:
1. completed Application Form (in English)
2. CV, including academic background, work experience if any, and involvement in Roma related issues in your country if any (in English)
3. Letter of Intention, stating why you would like to participate in this program (in English)
4. One Reference Letter from a recognized Roma organization – translation into English should be attached if the recommendation is written in local language
5. One Reference Letter from a university professor or your employer – translation into English should be attached if the recommendation is written in local language
6. Official copies (bearing an ink stamp and a signature of a notary public or an authorized university official) and official English translation of all University Documents (diploma and documents showing your grades)
All the documents need to be submitted by 30th June 2010 to CEU:
by e-mail: romaac@ceu.hu
or by fax to Fax number: 0036 1 327 3190
or send to following address :
Central European University
SEP
Nador u. 9
H-1051 Budapest
Hungary
Note that ALL ORIGINAL documents must be provided upon arrival in Budapest (if accepted).
