SpaceMaster - Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology – (M.Sc.)

Contents

SpaceMaster is a four semester Master Course, 120 ECTS. The Course has a common first year for all students. The 1st semester takes place at JMUW, Würzburg, Germany, and the 2nd semester takes place at LTU, Kiruna Space Campus, Sweden. During the 3rd semester the students are distributed among the six European universities. Students select the track of specialization for the 3rd and 4th semesters when they apply. The distribution for the 3rd and 4th semesters is finalized in the middle of the 2nd semester. During the 4th semester students perform their Master thesis projects in six European universities and two Third-Country universities.

Semester 1

All students at JMUW, Würzburg
Core modules, optional modules in languages and German culture, 30 ECTS

Semester 2

All students at LTU, Kiruna Space Campus
Core modules, optional modules in languages and Swedish culture, 30 ECTS

Semester 3

• CU Track E1 15 ECTS
• Aalto Track E2 30 ECTS
• JMUW Track E3 30 ECTS
• LTU Track S1,E4 30 ECTS
• CTU Track E5 30 ECTS
• UPS Track S2,E6 30 ECTS

Semester 4

Master Thesis, 30 ECTS (45 ECTS for CU)
CU, Aalto, JMUW, LTU, CTU, UPS, Todai or USU

Tracks

• E1 Engineering Track 1: Dynamics and Control of Systems and Structures
• E2 Engineering Track 2: Space Robotics and Automation
• E3 Engineering Track 3: Automation, Control and Communication of Space Robotics
• E4 Engineering Track 4: Space Technology and Instrumentation
• E5 Engineering Track 5: Space Automation and Control
• E6 Engineering Track 6: Space Technique and Instrumentation
• S1 Scientific Track 1: Atmospheric and Space Science
• S2 Scientific Track 2: Astrophysics, Space Science, Planetology

Funding details

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

Erasmus Mundus scholarships will be awarded to students and scholars for each of the five Rounds of SpaceMaster beginning 2010-2014. The scholarships are available for EU and non-EU students. The number of scholarships for each Round will be defined by the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

• EM scholarship amount for Category A* is 32000 EUR (after deduction of the tuition fees for 2 years) and includes:
  • contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs of 8000 EUR for two years of studies;
  • monthly allowance of 1000 EUR during 22 study months and 2 months internship at a partner university or associate member during the first year
• EM scholarship amount for Category B** is 15000 EUR (after deduction of the tuition fees for 2 years) and includes:
  • mobility grant of 3000 EUR for travel to a Third Country partner university;
  • monthly allowance of 500 EUR during 22 study months and 2 months internship at a partner university or associate member during the first year

* Category A: students who come from a country other than an EU Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries
** Category B: students who do not fulfill the Category A criteria

Erasmus Mundus Application Limit

Do notice that for the academic year 2011-12, there is a maximum limit of THREE applications per student for Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses, according to the latest Call for Proposals (EAC/04/09). In the case that a student applies to more than three EM Courses he/she will be excluded from the selection for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

Additional Scholarships and Information

• During the second study year, the Consortium provides Erasmus mobility grants for all students who do not have the Erasmus Mundus scholarship from the Consortium and who fulfill the requirements for the grant. Requirements and information about the grant are available here:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/doc892_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/doc1057_en.htm

• Students from ESA Member States may receive support from the European Space Agency, Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations
• Applicants from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden may be eligible for for scholarships from NORDTEK: http://www.nordtek.net/universitet.html
• Non-EU students can apply for scholarships from the Swedish Institute
• Zonta International Programs: Amelia Earhart Fellowships
• Leonardo programme
• Bayhost Stipendien: for students from Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary) beginning Masters studies in Bavaria