Interview phase will start two days after the official communication of the first selection step list of successful applicants. The interview phase will last approximately one week so a negotiation concerning proposed date for interview is possible through a fast reply to the e-mail sent by the consortium.

The first list of successful applicants will be available around the 23rd February 2010

Successful applicants at qualification stage will be assigned to a research project related to their favourite research area (corresponding to mark 1 or 2) and will be interviewed focusing on the themes corresponding to the same application field.

For the first year, the ten projects will be distributed according to the following scheme: Assistive Technologies (UPC+UNIGE, UPC+TU/e), Network Embedded Systems (UNIKLU+UNIGE, UNIKLU+QMUL), People Inspired Technologies (UNIGE+TU/e, UNIGE+UNIKLU), Designed Intelligence (TU/e+UPC, TU/e+UPC), Multi-sensor Surveillance (QMUL+UNIKLU, QMUL+UNIGE)

A date will be fixed by EMJD ICE coordinating team for the interview. Two supervisors and the applicant will participate to the interview under the form of a conference call by means of Skype. In case the applicant will not be able to use a Skype account (highly recommended) he/she is asked to immediately acknowledge the ICE coordinating team who will promptly tackle the issue.

The PhD proposal is important for evaluating the skills of the applicant and a discussion concerning the project will be made in the interview phase (reserved only to a first selected list of students)

The number of available additional grants is not fixed but it will not exceed the number of EACEA grants

GPA grading scale is 1 to 4. Please refer to available on-line tools to evaluate the GPA.

In case the student is not falling in the previous cases (English native speaker) application not compliant with the minimum requirements stated in ICE Call for Application will not be considered as eligible (e.g. possession of the certificate and expiry date of the certificate).

EMJD ICE consortium considers the countries listed in the web page
http://www.purdue.edu/OEPP/Englishspeaking.html as countries of native speakers. The candidates coming from these countries are not required to attach any other evidence of English proficiency.

In addition, candidates coming from any other country may be considered as native English speakers, if they have completed a Master's program in a native English speaking country listed in http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/englishcountry.htm
(attachment of Thesis is required).

Also, candidates who have followed a degree programme fully taught in English in any other country, will be considered as native English speakers in case of submission of two mandatory documents: (1) an official certificate of the awarding university duly signed by a university representative stating that the official teaching language is English, and (2) the Master thesis written in English.

All other candidates are required to attach English test certificate.

Yes, you are eligible being considered as an equivalent academic qualification.

You can apply for additional grants which will be available also for students graduating after the 15 February and within the 25 September.

All required documents should be sent in electronic format. A paper copy may be provided, only after the final selection list publication, to the enrolling university for internal evaluation processes of declared titles and qualifications.