Definition of Application Enclosures
Letter of Support by Host
Letter of Support by Home
Support Letter by European Partner University
Recommendation Letter
Research Plan
Motivation Letter
Letter of Support by Host
Letter of Support corrensponds with preliminary invitation letter issued to applicant by the host university. Letter should be written and signed by legal representative of the hosting university e.g. professor or other academic staff willing to host the applicant if s/he is nominated for the grant.
Letter of Support by Host is compulsory document for doctorate and post-doctorates, staff applicants should submit it if requested by the hosting university.
Letter of Support by Home
Staff applicants must have their Home University's support for visit(s). Letter of Support by Home should be issued by director of applicant's home unit indicating the applicability of the visit to applicant's professional development and benefits to entire unit.
Support Letter by European Partner University
European applicants for a post-doctorate mobility who have obtained their doctorate in the last two years and are no longer registered in European partner institution, must have the support of a European Partner University to carry out a post-doctorate mobility. This can be for research, training and attending highly specialised courses.
Recommendation Letter
Letter of recommendation is writer's assessment of the qualities, characters and capability of the applicant being recommended. Letter can be written by any academic who is familiar with applicant's academic merits.
If applicant has been accepted for degree studies (master or PhD) at the Host University, acceptance letter of degree programme can substitute recommendation letter.
Research plan
Doctorate and post-doctorate, as well staff when applicable, applicants are requested to write a research plan. The length of the research plan must not exceed 4 pages. The plan should include the following information whenever relevant to the project concerned:
- Title of research project
- Background
- Objectives
- Research methods and material
- Implementation
- Research environment
- Expected research results
- How will the visit enhance cooperation between the applicant's home and host university
- How would the research work benefit from the BMU-MID project
The applicant should justify the planned visit as well as the applied length of the visit abroad. It is also important that the proposed research is linked with the theme of the BMU-MID project, Mobilities for Innovations and Development .
Further information on how to write a research plan can be found e.g. here.
The English language summary (one page, not more than 3000 characters) of the research plan is appended to the online application. The full research plan is to be sent as an enclosure to the BMU-MID coordinator (University of Turku) by the deadline for application documents. The applicant may write the full research plan(s) in the language of instruction(s) of the host university.
The research plan must contain your name and the reference number of your application.
Motivation letter
Motivation letter is part of the online application form and should not be submitted by hard copy.
Motivation Letter is a short essay where you can, for example, introduce yourself and explain why you want to study in the programme. Therefore it is essential that you provide a programme specific motivation letter for each university you are applying for. Please explain how your mobility links with the theme of BMU - Mobilities for Innovation and Development. Don't forget to mention your research interests, the topic of your Bachelor's or Master's thesis, and other academic details.
The maximum length of the letter is 5000 characters. Interests and experiences abroad (relevant for the grant period) can be added in your CV.
If you are applying for doctoral, postdoctorate or academic staff exchanges, please explain also how your assignment will add value to your ongoing local interests and also those in your Home and Host Universities. Remember to also explain your planned objectives and expected results. Explain in the Motivation Letter whether you are planning to take courses towards your doctoral dissertation at your home university, or to take a whole doctoral degree at the host university, and whether your exchange is more practically oriented, mainly research work or teaching.
The Motivation Letter must be written in English.