Scholarships
For the Master Course in Photonics two scholarship programs are available.
OpSciTech - Scholarships form the European Union
The OpSciTech Master Course is a two-year program offered by five renowned universities - the Imperial College London, the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Delft University of Technology, Warsaw University of Technology and Université Paris-Sud (together with Institut d´Optique Graduate School). Students enrolled in the program will study in two different countries, spending one year in each.
The OpSciTech Master Course is sponsored by the Erasmus Mundus framework of the European Commission through which students from non-European Union countries are eligible for two-year grants of 21000 Euro per year , out of which a total amount of 10500 Euro has to paid as tuition.
For details please visit the OpSciTech website . Please note that all application to the OpSciTech program is possible via the OpSciTech website only.
Photonics - Scholarships from the Federal Government of Germany
International students wishing to go for a Master at the Abbe School of Photonics can apply for a scholarship, which is granted in cooperation with partners from the German Optics & Photonics industry, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the County of Thuringia.
Scholarships include a stipend of 715 Euro per month, covering of university fees, free local transport and health insurance. In addition, a language course is reimbursed.
Scholarships are restricted to international students. For 2010/2011 a total amount of approx. 33 scholarships is available for these students.
For application please use the online application system. Additionally, please provide the following documents and upload them in .pdf format on the application extranet.
- a (certified) copy of your secondary school leaving certificate
- a (certified) copy of your academic degree
- (certified) copies of your transcripts of records
- a (certified) copy of your official English language test score (TOEFL, IELTS,...)
- a (certificate) of the Academic Evaluation Centre (Chinese, Vietnamese, Mongolian applicants)
- two academic letters of recommendation
- a letter of motivation
- a CV
Further information about required documents can be found on the online application system. Please note: To apply for a scholarship at the Abbe School of Photonics it is not necessary to submit certified copies (paper) of the above mentioned documents. However, upon acceptance students will be asked to send certified copies via post. For upload of documents only .pdf documents are acceptable.
Application Deadline for Scholarship: The deadline will be until March, 31st, 2010. Please note that applications are evaluated on a rolling admission basis. Further information can be found here.
For Chinese, Vietnamese and Mongolian applicants: Since the certificate of the Academic Evaluation Centres is not required for the application for the scholarship you can send this document later, i.e. upon acceptance. The certificate is required to get the admission to the Master program.
