EMCL invites students worldwide to apply for participation in the program. Candidates should have at least three years of higher education (BA, BSc or equivalent) with an emphasis on speech and language pathology, linguistics, biomedical sciences, psychology or special education.
General deadline for student applications is always November 15 prior to the academic year in which you want to start the EMCL program. (e.g., if you want to apply for the academic year starting in 2011, the application deadline is November 15,2010).
The results of the selection procedure are preliminarily announced in January of the following year. The EU will then confirm the selection by early summer at the latest and in due time before the program starts on the 1st of September.
For your application, please use the application form which will be made available for download on this site in due time before the next application deadline November 15, 2010.
Additionally required documents
In addition to the filled in application form, the following documents are required:
• two extremely supportive letters of recommendation. (Please note that we will only accept letters of recommendation that confirm to the common standards, i.e. they should be written on an official letterhead of the respective institution, contain the signatures of your referees and should reach us in a sealed and signed envelope. Enclose the letters as you receive them from your referees and do not open the envelopes.)
• certified copies of your academic curriculum and a certified copy of your university degree certificate (certified translations if the originals are not in English, German, Finnish or Dutch)
• copies of an English language test (TOEFL or IELTS)
• letter of motivation to enroll in the EMCL program (included in the application form)
• a copy of your passport or personal ID
Proof of English proficiency
A proof of the level of proficiency of the English language is absolutely required for your application. There are two ways to provide it:
• A TOEFL-record of 575 (paper-based), 232 (computer-based) and 90 (internet-based)
• As an alternative, a 6,5 IELTS score is accepted instead of TOEFL.
Non-native applicants who have obtained a degree from an English speaking higher education institution may be exempted from this requirement.
Where to send the application
Student applicants do not sent their application documents directly to the co-ordinating university, but to uni-assist, an agency specialized in managing applications to German universities.
Please note that an online application at the webpage of uni-assist is not possible. The application package containing all the required documents has to be sent with regular post to the address below.
The address is this:
University of Potsdam
European Masters in Clinical Linguistics
c/o uni-assist e.V.
Helmholtzstr. 2-9
10587 Berlin
Germany
Application fee
Uni-assist, the agency that first manages your application documents, requires the payment of a non-refundable fee for your application.
The general fee amounts to €55, applicants from EU countries are charged €30 and applicants from the People’s Republic of China who have already undergone the application procedure with the Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) in Beijing are charged €25.
Please be aware that uni-assist will only start processing your application after having received the application fee! For details about the payment mode please contact the FAQ section of uni-assist which is available in different languages.