The EM ECW Lot 5 project provides opportunities of mobility to students (undergraduate & master), researchers (doctorate & post-doctorate), academic staff, as well as executives of the private and public sector. Priority is given on an impartial distribution of available positions to students with special needs and with socio-economical problems (without parents, divorced or ill parents, very low income, etc.), through a transparent selection process making use of a weight coefficient according to the category each candidate belongs to. Twenty four refugees and other students in vulnerable situations will also be able to participate in the programme.
     The project is coordinated by the Alexander Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is addressed to 11 Institutions and other bodies located in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, while the 6 EU partners are from Portugal, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Latvia and Bulgaria.
     The scholarships for the South Caucasus students and researchers, depending on the level of studies, are from 1.000-1.800 euro per month, whereas for the EU students and researchers are from 800-1.800 euro. The monthly subsistence allowance for the academic staff is 2.500 euro. The EC also covers the air ticket and health/accident insurance for all the beneficiaries.
     The selection of the candidates will take place in October-November 2007 and the duration of stay in the host Institutions will be from two months to two years (beginning of mobility 1/12/2007, end December 2009).

     The deadlines for the submission of applications are as follows:
1. Academics and undergraduate students 15/10/2007
2. Master, PhD students and post-doctorate fellows 30/10/2007
     All the applications will be submitted through the project's web site (http://erasmusmundus5.teithe.gr). The applicants who are currently registered in a University will also hand in a copy of the application to their International Relations Office.
     The members of the consortium, the offered fields of study, the selection criteria, the period of stay, as well as the selection process is published on the project's web site.
     For more information and details about the Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window programme in general, please visit the site:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/call/index.htm