Deadline: 27-Dec-22
The European Union Office in Kosovo and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Government of Kosovo announce the opening of the Round XIII of Applications to the Young Cell Scheme, the EU post-graduate scholarship programme for Kosovo citizens, which is currently implemented by the Consortium of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and the Institut National du Service Public, France.
Successful applicants will be offered the opportunity to study in one- or two-year Master programme at universities in the EU Member States. The Scholarship Programme’s working language is in English, and will offer up to 45 full grants (the actual number of scholarships awarded may also be less depending on suitability of candidates and availability of funding). This call is open to general public and to civil servants who are graduates in Law, Public Administration, Human Resources Management, Economics, Finance, Management, Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Transport, Applied Science and Social Science and other academic backgrounds in line with the following sectors:
This call is open to the general public and to civil servants in the following areas:
- Law (including EU Law) up to 11 scholarships available.
- Public Administration and Good Governance (including Human Resources Management) up to 8 scholarships available.
- Economics, Finance, Management (including Public Health Management) up to 11 scholarships available.
- Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Transport up to 11 scholarships available.
- International Relations and Diplomacy (including Defence and Security) up to 4 scholarships available.
Benefits
Scholarships will cover the following costs:
- Application costs and tuition fees.
- Living allowances.
- Visa costs & health insurance.
- One return flight ticket.
- English preparatory language training for- and cost of IELTS English test (in case the studies are to be under in another EU language, other required language tests could also be reimbursed).
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are:
- Kosovo citizens with a valid Kosovo passport or ID card issued by Kosovo institutions or with valid proofs of birth and -residency in Kosovo (NB: both birth certificate and residence certificate are required where any form of Kosovo ID cannot be provided).
- University graduates holding a bachelor degree in one of the areas of study pertaining to the sectors
- Fluent in English and Albanian or Serbian.
- Born on 1st January 1988 or later.
For more information, visit EU.