Selection procedure
Selection Dates
The selection process takes place typically in March-April for the January 1st -March 15 application period and in July for the May 1st -June 15 application period
Scholarships
The selectd applicants are divided into a main list and a reserve list. Applicants on the main list will be eligible for the EMJM, NDICI scholarships or other scholarships provided by the consortium.
If applicants are removed from the main list, the best placed applicants on the reserve list, taking into account gender balance and type of scholarship, will be added to the main list and notified immediately.
Applicants on the reserve list can be admitted to the programme as self-funded students.
Gender Balance
In order to ensure gender balance, measures are taken in such a way that at least 30% of the selected applicants on the main list are of each gender.
Ranking Criteria
The ranking will take into account the student's academic record, the relevance of the B.Sc. subject to the MATHS-DISC curriculum, the quality of the home institution, the English language level, the statement of purpose and other aspects of the CV (work experience, professional qualifications, languages, etc.).
Right of Appeal
Candidates whose applications have been rejected have the right to appeal
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Evaluation criteria |
Max Score |
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Academic performance at the Bachelor level |
35 |
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Relevance of B.Sc study to MATHS-DISC |
25 |
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Quality of Institution that delivered the degree |
10 |
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Other CV aspects (work experience, professional qualifications, languages) |
10 |
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English level |
10 |
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Motivation letter |
10 |
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Total |
100 |
Interview with Selection Committee
Applicants with an overall score of 70/100 or above will be invited for an interview with the selection board. Applicants will be interviewed about their knowledge of the mathematics background chosen at the application stage and their motivation to enrol in the MATHS-DISC programme. The interview score ranges from 0 to 30.
Only students with an interview score of at least 20 will be placed on the main or reserve list.
The second and third call for application round follows the same evaluation rules as above.
In conclusion, only candidates who pass the two selection stages and obtain at least 70+20=90 points will be admitted to the programme, as scholarship holders or as self-funded students.
Enrollment - Student Agreement
Scholarship holders have to undersign a student agreement to be enrolled in MATHS-DISC.