Applications

 

Who can apply?

The requirements to be accepted in the TCCM Master are:

• Bachelor in Chemistry, Physics or Material Science,1 or any equivalent level if authorized by the legislation of the corresponding European Country. Other scientific bachelors can be accepted, provided the student takes complementary levelling courses, under the supervision of his/her local Tutor.

• Internationally recognized English proficiency certificate equivalent to a TOEFL score of at least 213/500, or an IELTS score of 6.

The same criteria apply to students coming from European and from third countries.

For students coming from third countries or having a Bachelor different from those mentioned above, the possession of the following (or equivalent) subjects at the level of the Chemistry Eurobachelor needs to be certified:

Chemical Bonding, Atomic and Molecular Structure and Intermolecular Interactions, General Physics, Mathematics, General Physical Chemistry, Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Spectroscopy.

Some deficiencies may be remedied through the levelling course. However, if there are deficiencies in more than two of the aforementioned areas, the applicant will not be accepted.

 

How to apply?

An on-line application form will be published every year in the web page of the Master for the two modalities of EM scholarships, for Third Country (modality A) and for European (modality B) students. This form should be filled and submitted electronically and supporting documentation must be sent by electronic mail.

The selection of the students applying for the Master is made by the International Committee of the Master that will decide on the following bases:

1. A CV, including full academic information (degree, matters studied indicating the marks obtained, level of English and all the information the applicant may consider relevant). Please note that if the applicant is admitted in the Master, he will have to provide mandatorily, the corresponding academic certificates and an English proficiency certificate.

2. A letter of motivation

3. The names, address and electronic mail of 2 Professors/researchers who may be contacted for references

4. All students must enroll at one of the seven Universities of the Consortium:

  • AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID, Spain (Co-ordinating institution)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA, Spain
  • UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN, Netherlands
  • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN, Belgium
  • UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA, Italy
  • UNIVERSITY PAUL SABATIER, TOULOUSE III, France
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTO, Portugal

Hence they must provide a list with their preferences rating a minimum of four of them, from 1 (top preference) to 4 (lowest preference).

All this information should be sent electronically to the Coordinator of the Master: emtccm@uam.es  according to the procedure established for each open call.

 

 

 1 Students in the last year of any of these Bachelor studies can apply. However, they will be definitely accepted only if they successfully finish their Bachelor studies before the 1st of September of 2010