through the diplomatic courier in such a way that they can be registered at MAE UDC by 15 April 2011.

Foreign diplomatic missions accredited to Bucharest must send the application files with a Verbal Note to MAE UDC by 15 April 2011, at the latest.

Incomplete files are not taken into consideration and will not be submitted to the MAE selection board.

Rejected application files are not returned.

List of documents necessary for the application file

• Cover letter issued by the diplomatic mission of the country of origin accredited to Bucharest or of the Romanian Embassy in the respective country
• A dully filled in MAE application form (Annex 1.1 – Romanian language / 1.2 – English / 1.3 – French) for a scholarship to study in Romania.
• MECTS application form (Annex 2) for the Letter of Acceptance to study in Romania.In case the applicant’s file is selected by the MAE and the MECTS selection boards, MECTS issues and sends to the applicant the Letter of Acceptance to study in the Romanian system of education, based on this application form dully filled in. TheLetter of Acceptance is necessary for the registration at the university and for the application for the long stay visa.
• authorized copies of the study documents (baccalaureate and university diplomas if necessary) and their authorized translation in Romanian, French and English if necessary
• authorized copies and authorized translation of the diploma supplement transcript for the studies done so far
• authorized copy and authorized translation of birth certificate
• authorized copy of passport
• Medical certificate attesting that applicant is not affected by any transmissible disease or by illnesses incompatible with the future profession.
• The candidate’s CV.
• 4 recent passport-type photos.

The file will be submitted to the diplomatic mission in two copies:

The first file will contain the authorized copies and authorized translations of the requested documents.

The second file will contain the simple copies of the documents contained in the first file.

Applications Evaluation and Selections

MAE checks the documents in the files and submits the valid candidatures to the MAE Selection Board. The files selected by this Board will be sent to the MECTS Selection Board. The selection criteria are: the candidates’ competence (former scholar performances, mentioned in his/her study papers) and the chosen priority field of study.

Announcement of results

The selection results will be announced on 15 June 2011 to the diplomatic missions that submitted the application files.

Compulsory Steps after Acceptance

• MECTS will issue a Letter of Acceptance to Study in Romania for the successful candidates. This letter will mention also the supplementary preparatory year compulsory for learning the Romanian language (if applicable).
  

In case the candidate does not specify two options in the application form and the chosen university cannot offer a place, MECTS may make another offer of university (same faculty), according to the availabilities of the Romanian higher education institutions. If the letter of acceptance to study in Romania contains another equivalent offer, the candidate is free to reject it.

The candidate will receive the original Letter of Acceptance to study in Romania from the diplomatic mission that submitted the file to MAE/UDC, approximately between 15 and 30 June 2011.

Until 15 August 2011, the diplomatic missions that received the selection results have to send to UDC (by fax or e-mail):

• the confirmation of each candidate’s decision to use the scholarship granted by the Romanian state through MAE for which he/she has applied;
• where applicable, the copy of the diploma or of the authorized translation  of the diploma or of the certificate attesting that the applicant has graduated high school or an equivalent institution, issued after the submission of the application file.
• The successful candidates must come personally to register at the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports MECTS,  Department of International Students (General Berthelot Street No. 28 – 30), until 1 October 2010.

They will have to present a file with:

• all original documents contained in the application file
• Letter of Acceptance to study (original and copy).
• Passport (original and copy) containing a valid study long stay SD visa

The scholarship holders will receive a Minister’s Matriculation Order to be presented upon registration at the university that accepted them, together with the above-mentioned documents.

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