Study and Internship Abroad IO-Faculty of Science April 2017

Programme Going Abroad: Why should I go abroad? What am I going to do abroad, where and when? Where do I find information? SCIRUN: Faculty of Science network with European universities Scholarship programmes

Why should I go abroad? To broaden or deepen your knowledge Language skills: it is good for your English proficiency Social and intercultural skills: it is good for your personal development – you get an insight view of another country/society As a graduate with a period abroad on your CV you have a better position on the labour market

What am I going to do abroad, where and when? Study or internship? If study: Not only optional credits can be done abroad, but also obligatory course parts are possible if you have approval of the Examination Board If study: you need a partner university. Otherwise you’ll have to pay tuition fees. For the list of partners see: http://www.ru.nl/science/education/international-office/outgoing-students/ If internship: any university etc possible worldwide. Which country? In- or outside Europe? In which part of my study programme? Bachelor or master? => undergraduate versus graduate

Where do I find information? Fellow students Study advisor and research staff step-by-step plan: http://www.ru.nl/science/education/international-office/outgoing-students/ Or via central IO: http://www.ru.nl/io/english/students/outgoing-exchange/studying-doing/ Websites starting with www.studyin... Like www.studyinsweden.se IO-Faculty of Science: Jos Brommer and Hub Nijssen in HG00.512A, Conny Mooren in HG00.539

SCIRUN: preferred partners of Faculty of Science Leuven (B) ETH Zürich (CH) Uppsala (S) Glasgow (UK) Aarhus (DK) Oxford (UK; only for internships) We are looking for new partners in Norway, Sweden, Finland, the UK.

Outside Europe or special partners National University of Singapore & Nanyang Technological University Singapore University of Sydney & Australian National University Sungkyunkwan SKKU in Seoul (South Korea) Peking University & City University of Hong Kong University of Western Ontario & Concordia Montréal (Canada) Appalachian State University, North Carolina, USA Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, USA University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA Rikkyo University, Tokyo/Saitama Hebrew University Jerusalem Univ. of Cape Town (Astrophysics) Special partners: Max Planck Institutes in general Moscow State University of Radioengineering, Electronics & Automation

Scholarship programmes Erasmus+ scholarship ISEP Cultural Agreement SNUF (Radboud University Fund) VSB scholarship Max Planck Scholarships Summer School Grants German Scholarship www.beursopener.nl (also in English)

Scholarship programmes Erasmus+ scholarship List of Bilateral Agreements; see http://www.ru.nl/science/education/international-office/outgoing-students/ 3–12 months in Europe for study 2-12 months in Europe for an internship For each cycle up to 12 months: BSc, MSc and PhD Finances: 270 Euros for “expensive” countries, 210 intermediate countries and 150 for “cheap” countries; internship 120,- extra per month

Erasmus+ scholarship non-EU a monthly allowance of € 650 a one-off reimbursement of travel expenses depending on destination, varying from € 180 to € 1100 only for 8 partners in Russia, Georgia, Israel, Canada and Egypt only for study pusposes, not for internships deadline: 1 February 2017

Scholarship programmes USA Fulbright http://www.fulbright.nl/ Deadline End of January each year. ISEP: 6 months in the United States Consortium of more than 100 American universities You must have passed the first two years of the BSc programme Finances: next to Dutch-tuition fee you need +/- 3500 Euro Deadline: 12 January 2017 for exchange in 2017-2018 TOEFL /IELTS certificate is part of the procedure Info meetings: 12 and 20 October, 10 November: http://www.ru.nl/io/english/students/outgoing-exchange/grants/isep-programme/

Scholarship programmes Cultural Agreements Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Polen, Russia, Czech Republic, Switzerland https://www.wilweg.nl/financiering/beurzen/cultureel-verdragbeurzen/voorwaarden SNUF (University Fund): 6 weeks before departure www.ru.nl/snuf (also in English), but you can not combine Erasmus+ AND Snuf The name SNUF will change into Individual Travel Grant For Women in Science: Jo Kolk Studiefonds For female Biology students: Christine Buisman-Stichting

Scholarship programmes Max Planck Scholarship Research internship in Master’s at a MPI in Germany At least 6 months, max. 1 year Finances: 500 euro per month (Erasmus + a bonus) Nomination via Hub Nijssen io@science.ru.nl Step 1: read about a research topic of your interest at a MPI: https://www.mpg.de/institutes Step 2: talk about it with your study advisor or a professor Step 3: make a short proposal (1/2 A4) and a CV and mail io@science.ru.nl Step 4: IO contacts the MPI and nominates you Step 5: if the MPI accepts you, you’ll get the scholarship

Duitsland Scholarship DIA www.studereninduitsland.nl 3-5 months in Germany 400 euro per month Early deadline: 1 December (start in April) or 1 July (start in October)

Scholarship programmes VSB Scholarship Study or research after graduation in BSc or MSc Finances max. € 7.000 (1 year) or € 10.000 (2 years) Deadline March 1st www.vsbfonds.nl/beurzen Contact: Jos Brommer j.brommer@io.ru.nl Summer School Grants include a short letter describing why you want to participate in a summer school programme and how this will benefit your study draft a realistic budget (indicating other relevant sources of income): separate items for travel, accommodation, registration and other costs Grant: up to 750 euro (in Europe) or 1000 euro (outside Europe) Info: c.mooren@science.ru.nl or 024-3611243 or travelgrants@snuf.ru.nl Forms and regulations: http://www.ru.nl/snuf/english/grants/individual-travel/summer-school-science/

Additional information International Office on central level Comeniuslaan 4: www.ru.nl/io internationaloffice@io.ru.nl Support: OV-funding and housing (sublet your room) International Office Faculty of Science io@science.ru.nl h.nijssen@science.ru.nl c.mooren@science.ru.nl j.brommer@science.ru.nl

Additional information Erasmus coordinators: (Medical) Biology: c.mooren@science.ru.nl Computing Science: janos@cs.ru.nl Chemistry/Science/Molecular Life Science: m.roeters@science.ru.nl Mathematics/Physics: e.vanmierlo@science.ru.nl For the MPI grants: Hub Nijssen via io@science.ru.nl