The student should be currently enrolled in a high education programme in the area of Computer
Science, Computer Engineering,
User Experience, or related field. This includes
Bachelors, Masters and PhD students. The Scholarship will be awarded
primarily based on a project or thesis in which the needs of persons with
disabilities in terms of accessibility to ICT (e-Accessibility) are taken into
consideration and/or an innovative solution to enhance their access is
proposed. The project must be an integral component of the educational
programme undertaken by the student (e.g. final year assignment or part of
their Masters or PhD. The project may either be a proposal or it can already be
underway. The project/thesis
will be judged according to the following criteria:
·
the student’s academic level;
·
the originality of the project;
·
scientific quality and respect
to the state of the art;
·
how it takes into account the
diverse needs of persons with disabilities;
·
its innovativeness and the
contribution the project makes to advancing e-accessibility for persons with
disabilities;
·
preference will be given to
students studying for the whole of the 2016-2017 academic year.
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
·
Be a European Union (EU)
citizen and resident within the EU.
·
Be enrolled at a university in
the EU for the academic year of 2016-2017, including online universities based
in the EU.
·
Be studying in the field of
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, User Experience or related field.
·
Maintain a strong academic
record.
·
Have a disability (see
Frequently Asked Questions below for definition of disability).
Applicants will be asked to submit via email
and in accessible formats:
·
General background information
(eg contact information and details about their current and intended
universities for the 2016-2017 school year).
·
Proof of disability.
·
Executive summary of their
project proposal in English from 2 to 5 pages.
·
Resume/CV.
·
Academic transcripts reached so
far from your current and prior institutions (if they have earned a prior
degree).
·
Recommendation and feedback
letter from an academic supervisor.
Applications should be sent by email to: eaccessibility.scholarship-at-edf-feph.org with subject line: ‘EDF-Oracle Scholarship’.
The deadline is 15 September 2016.
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