The Coimbra Group network has published the announcement for The Arenberg-Coimbra Group Prize for the year 2021. Thus, if you are a Master degree graduate and a former Erasmus student at one of the Coimbra Group Universities, you may qualify for the annual Prize award of the value of €5,000.

The Arenberg-Coimbra Group Prize for Erasmus Students is awarded annually to a Master degree candidate of a Coimbra Group University, in any academic discipline, who, having before undertaken an Erasmus exchange with another Coimbra Group University has in the opinion of the selection committee best demonstrated the added value of that exchange to his/her Master degree work. More about this year's edition is available here.

The eligible candidates will have obtained their Master degree during the twelve months preceding the application submission deadline.
 
The application shall include the filled in the Template and a four-page long essay in English language, with the topic of the applicant presenting his/her thesis, whereby discussing how the Erasmus exchange has contributed to his/her university studies and demonstrating the added value of that exchange to writing their Master degree work.

Applications should be sent to Aneta Lipińska, Ph.D (aneta.lipinska@uj.edu.pl), the Arenberg-Coimbra Group Prize representative at the latest by 30 November 2020.
 
The decision of the selection committee to be established by the Executive Board will be communicated at the end of March 2021 and at the General Assembly in Prague on 18 June 2021.
 
Here you can find the Regulations governing the Prize, the Template to accompany the applications as well as the list of Prize representatives at CG universities.
 
Should you have any questions, please contact me directly by e-mail: aneta.lipinska@uj.edu.pl .
 
I strongly encourage you to apply for The Arenberg-Coimbra Group Prize for Erasmus Students!
 
Aneta Lipińska