Scholarships

European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe

Guidelines

Please read these guidelines carefully. Failure to follow them may result in suspending your application
from the selection process.

1. Type or print in blank ink only and provide all requested information in English. All documents
issued in another language must be translated into English by either an official translation service or your
university/college.
2. All sections of the application must be completed. Make sure you send all required
documentation.

Application Materials

• Completed Application Form
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English
• Two Letters of Recommendation, in English
Your letters of recommendation must be completed by people who are familiar with your academic or
professional abilities and character (e.g. a faculty member or a job supervisor).
• A certified copy of your official degree or diploma
Please note that the degree or diploma must be translated into English by either an official translation
service or your university/college. The university degree of the applicants must be earned during studies
lasting either 4 or 5 years within the former undergraduate studies provisions, or 5 years (3+2) within I and
II cycle studies provisions in accordance with the Bologna process.
• Transcript or mark sheet
A transcript or mark sheet is an official document issued by your university/college, which lists courses
taken and grades received. Please note that the transcript must be translated into English by either an
official translation service or your university/college and certified.
• Certificate of proficiency in English in the form of standardized English test scores
TOEFL or an equivalent (e.g. IELTS) scores if your native language or language of first degree university
education is not English.
• Birth certificate – original or certified photocopy, translated into English
• Citizenship certificate – original or certified photocopy, translated into English
• Photocopy of the passport (the page containing your data and photo).

We do not consider incomplete applications.

Please return the completed application form with full documentation to:

Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies,
University of Sarajevo,
Zmaja od Bosne 8 (Students Campus)
71 000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Your application and all required documentation must be received no later than September 7, 2009.

Applications should be received by regular mail. If you email or fax your filled in application form, please
make sure your references, university diplomas and transcripts, and English proficiency certificates reach
us by regular mail within the deadline.

All documentation should clearly indicate the applicant’s name and contact address.

Please retain a copy of your application package for your personal records. Applications received by us
will be retained in the Center’s archive.

Tuition Fees and Scholarships

The tuition fee is determined for each academic year by the Executive Board of the programme. In the
academic year 2009/2010, the tuition fee is 1000 EURO.

Full tuition fee waiver is available for the citizens of the countries of South East Europe involved in the
programme (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo). The
students from the EU are not offered tuition fee waiver.

The students from the SEE countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia,
Montenegro and Kosovo) as well as the EU citizens are eligible for students’ maintenance grants in the
amount 400€ per month for the first and second term while the third term is covered by the Programme.
For the non – EU and non – SEE students unfortunately the Programme cannot offer any financial support – scholarship or tuition fee waiver.

Deadline: September 7, 2009
Open to: Candidates who hold a high standard university degree in disciplines relevant to human rights, in particular law, social and political sciences and humanities from an accredited university
Funding: 400€ per month

More information can be found HERE