LOTUS+ - General information

General information

Welcome to the LOTUS+ Project

LOTUS+ is an Erasmus Mundus project offering scholarships between EU and Asia.

In the second cohort all EU-nationals can apply for the following scholarships at the Asian partner universities:

Bachelor exchanges (1 semester) - open to all undergraduate students from the EU partner universities
Master exchanges (1 semester) - open to all Master students from the EU countries
PhD exchanges (6 months) - open to all PhD students from the EU countries
Post-doc exchanges (6 months) - open to all nationals of the EU countries
Staff exchanges (1 month) - open to staff members at all EU universities

The scholarships are open to all academic fields (except music, arts and language studies). There is no age limit to apply.

The scholarships include the following:

Monthly stipend
1000 € (bachelor/master), 1500 € (PhD´s), 1800 € (post-docs), 2500 € staff.
Travel to and from Asia
Comprehensive health insurance
Costs related to the scholarship
residence permit (visa), transport to and from airport etc.
Tuition fees
LOTUS+ grantees do not pay any tuition fees at the host university.

Distribution of scholarships

Type of mobility	Second Cohort
Undergraduates	5
Masters	6
Doctorates	3
Post-Doctorates	3
Staff	12
TOTAL	29

1st Cohort

EU to Asia	Undergraduates	Masters	Doctorates	Post-doctorates	Staff
EU to Asia	8	14	8	5	13

Asia to EU	Undergraduates	Masters	Doctorates	Post-doctorates	Staff
Cambodia	7	7	3	1	4
Myanmar	0	7	6	1	4
Vietnam	7	8	5	2	8
China	9	8	6	2	6
Indonesia	6	6	5	2	5
North Korea	0	4	1	0	2
Thailand	4	4	4	1	5
Total Asia to EU	33	44	30	9	34

EACEA - Privacy Statement

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