EU-NICE is an academic mobility project aimed at fostering scientific cooperation in the field of earthquake mitigation between European and Asian universities. The scholarships are open to nationals from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, North Korea, Philippines, and Sri Lanka who want to study or work at one of the European partner universities in Italy, Greece and Portugal. The project is funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus Mundus programme and is coordinated by the SapienzaUniversity of Rome.
EU-NICE is also supported by a number of associate organizations active in earthquake risk mitigation and international development such as GeoHazards and Rotary InternationalDistricts and Clubs.
Around 100 scholarships are offered each year to students and scholars involved in scientific activities at the undergraduate, masters, PhD, postdoctoral and academic-staff level. A quota of scholarships is reserved for refugees and vulnerable groups.
Application Deadline : 15 July 2011