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4.9.3 Projects at NICTA

Students can do their project work at NICTA between the first and second year of the course. The stay at NICTA should be finished BY THE END OF October.

  1. Interested students must find a local supervisor at NICTA AND a supervisor at the second year university who jointly supervise the project topic. Application deadline is 15 April.

  2. Information on project topics, contacts and visa application is provided by NICTA .
    http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~baumgart/emcl.html

  3. Students must inform the EMCL secretary by email on the period of the stay, the subject of the project work and the names of both supervisors UNTIL 15 April.

  4. Students must apply for the visa on time. NICTA staff will support this procedure. For further contact information see section 1.2.5.

  5. The project work must be defended at the second year university. After successful defence students will get 16 ECTS credits.

Financial support:
Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders (category B) will get a financial support amounting to 3000 EUR - as part of the grant - for their project work at NICTA.
There is no requirement related to the period of the stay at NICTA But, Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders are obliged to defend the project work successfully and get 16 ECTS credits, finally.
They must apply for the payment to the EMCL secretary and send

  1. a copy of the flight ticket (including the return flight)
  2. information on the planned project (period of the stay, subject ...)
  3. names and email addresses of the supervisor at NICTA and at the second year university
  4. completed bank data form.
The first installment amounting to 1000 EUR will be paid after receipt of the requested information. The remaining amount will be transfered as soon as the local supervisor confirmed the arrival at NICTA.
The 'Dr. Walter' health insurance contract covers the stay at NICTA (see section 5.6.1)

Students who do not receive an Erasmus Mundus grant may apply for a financial support amounting to 3000 EUR to the EMCL secretary until 15 April. The application must contain the transcript of records issued by the SCIS, the planned period of the stay, the names of both supervisors as well as subject and abstract of the project work.
The JC will decide about the application based on the applicant's study performance, the quality of the proposed project work and the availability of sufficient funds.