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EDUCATION ACTIONPROGRAMME ATCOMMUNITY LEVEL:
AEUROPEAN COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEMEFORSTUDENTS
(Communication from theCommission totheCouncil)
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SUMMARY
Byvirtue ofaResolution *adopted on9February 1976 ,theCouncil
andMinisters ofEducation approved afirst action programme in
thefield ofeducation .Itwasagreed (Paragraph 14(b))that a
report should bedrawn uptoestablish whether and towhat extent
thenational schemes forscholarships ,studentships andresearch
andteaching fellowships should beextended toincrease mobility
intheCommunity ,andforsuitable proposals tobemade where
appropriate *
Thepresent paper relates tooneaspect only' oftheforegoing ,
namely areview oftheposition regarding scholarships forstudents
andthedevelopment ofproposals forascholarship scheme atCommunity
level forstudents inhigher education . ,
♦Resolution of9.2.76JOJNo.C38of19.2.1976

AEUROPEANCOMvRJNITY SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEMEFORSTUDENTS
1#Theaction programme incorporated intheResolution oftheCouncil
andMinisters ofEducation of9February 1976 (Paragraph 14(b))
called forareport tobedrawn uptoestablish whether andtowhat
extent thenational schemes forscholarships ,studentships andresearch
andteaching fellowships should beextended "toincrea.se mobility in
theCommunity ,andforsuitable proposals tobemade where appropriate .
2.Thepresent paper relates tooneaspect only oftheforegoing ,namely
areview oftheposition regarding scholarships forstudents andthe
development ofproposals forascheme atCommunity level .Teachers
and researchers will beconsidered inalater stage .
3.These proposals should beviewed inthegeneral context ofthat
section oftheprogramme which deals with cooperation inhigher
education ,andtheactions flowing from it.Theobjective already
established bytheCouncil andMinisters ofEducation istoincrease
contacts between institutions ofhigher education ,andtopromote and
extend themobility ofstudents andofteaching and research' staff .
4*Sofarasstudents areconcerned ,theobjective ofincreasing intra -
Community mobility ,which isatpresent very limited indeed even if
students studying foreign languages areincluded ,iscurrently being
,tackled inthree parallel ways :
(a)inorder toremedy thelack ofreadily available information for
students onthepossibility ofundertaking periods ofstudy in
smother Member State ,theCommission hasproduced aHandbook for
Students ,^hich hasbeen widely distributed among higher education
institutions andwill beregularly up-dated (Resolution para IVll);
(b)existing obstacles tomovement resulting from differing national
policies inrelation totheadmission ofstudents from other
Member States have been analysed and ,after aperiod ofconsult­
ation ,specific proposals toresolve themajor problems involved
will bepresented tothenext meeting oftheCouncil andMinisters
ofEducation (Resolution para IV14(a))»
(c)grants .have been made available tohigher education institutions
tohelp finance theplanning anddevelopment ofjoint programmes
ofstudy ,many ofwhioh aredesigned toenable students topursue
anintegral part oftheir course inanother Community country
(Resolution para IV13(c)).
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5.Bythese means ,theCommunity isincreasing students' awareness of
opportunities forstudy inanother Member State ,reducing theobstacles
tosuchmovement ,andpromoting thedevelopment ofcourses specifically
designed toaccommodate suchmobility .Theneed nowistosupplement
these efforts byapractical initiative which will give anewimpetus 1
tointra-Community mobility ,andwhich will influence habits ofthinking
about thedesirability andfeasibility ofsuch movement#
6»Thegrants which theCommission hasprovided overthepasttwoyears to
enable institutions ofhigher education toplan anddevelop joint
programmes ofstudy na,ve triggered offanumber ofnewinitiatives ,but
thelimited funds available arenecessarily restricted tothestaffing
fcosts involved .Thenext phase ofdevelopment which isnecessary isto '
complement these pump-priming funds byfinances toenable students to
participate injointly planned programmes .Without this additional
,dimension ,thepresent scheme will have only limited practical results 1
inmultiplying student exchange andmobility .Other sources offinance
(e.g.fromtrusts orfoundations )forsuchprojects arevery limited ,and
areusually forshort periods ofstudy andtravel ,abroad .
7.Moreover ,theproblems offrecognition ofacademic qualifications and
periods ofstudy abroad areoften effectively resolved within individual
.institutions ofhigher education rather than atnational orevenregional
evels .Anexpansion ofstudent mobility will increase theexperience ,
ofinstitutions infinding suchsolutions which mayinturn becapable
ofextension andformulation interms ofgeneral principles andpolicies .
8.Forthispurpose.it isproposed thatthere should beestablished a
European Community Scholarship Scheme forstudents inhigher education ,
designed tocover students inanydisciplines other thanmodern languages ,
whose needs areofaspecial kind ,andinrespect ofwhom separate
,proposals arebeing made (seeEtf29»Teaching ofLanguages intheCommunity ).
9»Theprincipal characteristics ofthescheme would beasfollows : /
~^erewould be650scholarships awarded annually andfinanced from
•theCommunity budget ;
-scholarships tobeawarded foroneyear only ;
theaward ofscholarships tobeconfined tostudents whowish toLP!ri0d ofBtudy inahi£h0reducation institution inanother
Member State asanintegral part oftheir course ofstudy attheirhome institution ;
" Periods ofstudy mustaccordingly beeligible forfullrecognition 'atthehome institution :
thescholarships maynotbeheldinparallel withanyother grant orscholarship awarded forthesamepurpose ;
thefirst scholarships tobeawarded fortheacademic year198l/82; '
scholarships tobeawarded directly tosuccessful candidates .

10.It.isproposed that thescholarships should bedistributed asfollows :
Luxembourg :; 10
Denmark !: 20
Ireland :: 20
Belgium !! 50
Netherlands i! 50
Germany !ι 125
Prance i: 125
Italy :: 125
United Kingdoms: 125
Total ;: 650
Itisproposed that theapplications should beconfined tothose who
participate incotirses which are jointly recognised bytwoormore
cooperating institutions ofhigher education from different Member States .
This mayinclude those schemes which have received initial Community
"support ,butmayalso beopen toothers providing that asimilar agreement
exists between them . ,
11./This scheme should beestablished onafive year basis inthefirst
instance ,and should bereviewed early inthefourth year ofoperation .
This review should also take into account theextent ofintra -Community
mobility ofstudents ingeneral atthat time ,andtheoutcome ofany
reciprocal arrangements between member countries onthetransferability ,
ofstudent grants .
12.Thevalue ofindividual scholarships paid tosuccessful candidates will
have toberelated tothecosts ofstudy inthedifferent member countries .
Thescholarship isintended tocover thebasic grant foraccommodation
andsubsistence ,social security andmedical coverage ,andminimal travel
expenses .Pees fortuition ,examinations orlanguage courses arenot
included;' itisassumed that these would bewaived .
13.Onthebasis of650scholarships andanaverage value of4»500 e.u.a .per
annum thecommitment totheCommunity budget from 1981 would be
3f365»000 e.u.a .inclusive of15$foradministrative costs .
14«Thecentral administration ofthescheme should beundertaken bythe x
Commission .Member States should each designate acentral point of
reference forinformation onthesoheme ,andtoarrange forthereception
onincoming scholars . -

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ACTION :EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FORSTUDENTS
Concise financial note forbudgetary authority ,relating toproposals
for new actions
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1.Budget line , ,
392 Expenditure relating toaotion inthefield ofeducation .
'' Z,Details ofBudget line '
Post 3923 Educational measures :European Community scholarship
scheme for students . ' . a
3.Légal base
Resolution ofthe Council and oftheMinisters ofEducation meeting
within theCouncil ,of9February 1976 ,composing aprogramme ofaction
inthefield ofeducation (O.J. of19»2.1976 );inparticular ,paragraph
IV14which' reads : " • '
•Inorder topromote thefree movement andmobility ofteaching staff ,
students andresearchers ,thefollowing action will beundertaken at
Community level :
thedrawing upofareport inorder toestablish whether and to
what extent thenational schemes forscholarships ,studentships and
research andteaching fellowships should beextended toincrease
mobility intheCommunity and ,where appropriate ,thesubmission of
suitable proposals ,
4.Objectives oftheactions !
4*1>0 .General objectives
Thegeneral objective istopromote mobility ofstudents inhigher
education in'theEuropean Community .
4.1 *1.Specific objectives oftheactions andtheir contribution to
thegeneral objective
Toincrease thenumber ofstudents whospend aperiod oftheir time
studying inanother Member State ihtheframework ofjoint programmes
ofstudy established between institutions ofhigher education inthe
Community . ' ,
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5.Implications forexpenditure
5.0.0 .Financial implications oftheactions (inEUA) >
Expenditure from theCommunity budget (estimation )
650 Scholarships of4t500 EQA
peryear plus 15°1°administrative oosts s1981 3,365»000
5.1 .Implication forrevenues
Notapplicable
6.Financing
6.0 .Possible financing bymeans ofcredits inscribed inthegiven
chapter ofthe current budget
None .Thebudget provisions donotrelate tothese objectives .
6.1 .Financing "byvirement
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None .There arenoother budget chapters from which virements could
bemade . ,
6.2 . ,Need forsupplementary budget
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None .
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6.3 .Credits tobeinscribed infuture budgets
Estimated expenditure for1981 hasbeen given above .Estimates for
theperiod 1982 -1985 will bemade onthesame basis . ,Expenditure
from 1985 onwards cannot beforeseen until 1984 *;
7.Information concerning personnel needed forimplementation ofthe
action ';
Theadditional Btaff resources needed from 1980 intheCommission 1s
service for execution ofthe aotions are :
.1A. 1B,1C.