2009 Summerschool Grant Information

European Media and Communication Doctoral Summer School Tartu, Estonia. Summer School Grants
In co-operation with Socrates Erasmus IP project contract number: 69935-IC-1-2007-EE-ERASMUS-EUC-1, the European Communication Research and Education Association (http://www.ecrea.eu), the University of Tartu, the Institute of Journalism and Communication (http://www.jrnl.ut.ee) and a consortium of 22 partners universities:

• University of Bremen DE,
• Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) HU,
• University of Roskilde DK,
• University of Tampere FI,
• Lund University SE,
• University of Arts Berlin DE,
• Charles University CZ,
• University of Ankara TR,
• University of Ljubljana SI,
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel BE,
• University of Stirling UK,
• University of Erfurt DE,
• University of Bergen NO,
• Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) LT,
• Jönköping University SE,
• University of Sacred Heart Milano IT,
• University on Helsinki FI,
• University Stendhal, Grenoble 3 FR,
• London School of Economics & Political Science UK,
• University of Amsterdam (UvA) NL,
• University of Westminster UK,
• Autnonmous University of Barcelona ES
  and
• 2 national research schools - Danish National Research School and Finnish national research school

the European Media and Communication Doctoral Summer School has agreed to provide in total 2 Summer School Grants - 1 for individual student from non-consortium university and 1 for consortium members.Individual Grant is awarded to individual student, and covers the Summer School travel, ccommodation and registration costs.Consortium member grants are awarded to the institution in order to support their students travel, registration and accommodation costs, but are dependent on the participation of one other student from the same institution as the applicant, for whom the the regular fee is paid.
The application has to be sent to the Summer School Coordinator, by 20th of April, 2009
Rules of eligibility for Individual Grant:
1. The student has already filled out all application documents before the deadline of the 20th of April and s/he will submit the additional documents specified in the call for papers by 15th of June.
2. The student has sent in a 2 paragraph application letter explaining why grant should be awarded to him/her.
3. The student has sent in a letter of recommendation (max one a4) from the supervisor.
4. The student has to have active membership in ECREA either through individual or institutional membership scheme.
5. If the grant has been approved, the student will provide all necessary travel documents (boarding passes, invoices, and proof of payments) no later than 25th of August (date of stamp). If the documents are sent in late, the grant will be withdrawn.Rules for eligibility for Consortium Member Grants:The institution applying for this grant has to be part of summer school consortium (listed above)
1. This Grant is conditional on the Summer School participation of one other student from the same institution.
2. Both students have already filled out all application documents before the deadline of the 20th of April and they will both submit the additional documents specified in the call for papers by 15st of June.
3. The coordinator of the consortium membership has sent one a4 page letter of recommendation, why students from this institution should be supported.
4. The coordinating lecturer (professor) of the Summer School provides confirmation that the other student’s travel money will be provided for by the university/institution.
5. After approval, the applicant provides all necessary travel documents (boarding passes, invoices, and proof of payments) no later than 25th of August (date of stamp). If the documents are sent in late, the grant can be withdrawn
For questions, please e-mail pille.vengerfeldt@ut.ee
All documents should be sent by 20th of April 2009 (date of stamp) to the following address:
Att: Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt
European Media and Communication Summer School
Institute of Journalism and Communication
Univeristy of Tartu
Ülikooli 18, 50090, Tartu
Estonia