Author: UMAP Admin

Dear Students who plan to apply for UMAP Program C 2020,

We are pleased to announce that the third cycle of student applications for Programs C 2020 has started today. Program C is short-term (one to eight-week long) programs offered by UMAP participating universities/institutions. Programs are generally offered between June and September, and are available in a wide range of disciplines: cultural studies, language proficiency courses, vocational training, entrepreneurship, and more.

If you are interested in participating in one of these programs, please review the information on the website (https://usco.umap.org) about the programs’ contents, length, available credits, language requirement and fees before applying.

This year UMAP operates three cycles for Program C and each university/institution offers their programs depending upon their schedules of courses. You need to check in which cycle(s) of application period, your preferred programs are offered (The application for the 1st & 2nd Cycles has ended). And please note that you are required to be nominated by your home institution in order to apply for programs. The application period of the third cycle for both you and UMAP Coordinators at your home institution is as follows;

From 13 April to 22 May 2020 (deadline)        (for the 3rd Cycle)

Therefore, you need to submit your application according to the adapted schedule of your home institution. For the acceptance of students’ applications, the following three steps must be completed:

REGISTRATION — Students should create an account on the UMAP Student Connection Online (USCO) System by registering their email address and password ( https://usco.umap.org/std/ ). For more information about the USCO System, students can check the Student User Manual through this link; http://umap.org/usco/#students-manual  

APPLICATION — Students complete the Application Form in the USCO System for up to three preferred programs and click “Save and Submit”. The USCO System will automatically inform the UMAP coordinators at the home university/institution that an application has been submitted. Applications will be accepted by 22 May 2020 (for the 3rd Cycle).

NOMINATION — Coordinators log into the USCO System and check the applications they have received, and nominate them by clicking “Approve”.   

Please note;

1. Only students of universities/institutions that have signed the “Pledge of Agreement” are able to apply for those programs. And home universities/institutions are required to register their Coordinators Information as well as Institution Information on USCO System. To check whether your home institution is eligible or not, please search the following link;

   https://usco.umap.org/std/unv_join/?nav_flg=1

2. Unlike Program A&B, their home universities/institutions do not have to participate or offer this program in order for the students to apply for this specific program.
3. There are no limits for the number of nominees from home universities/institutions.
4. We only accept applications with nomination (applications that are approved) from home universities/institutions. 
5. For the schedule of application, nomination and approval, please refer to the Timeline of each cycle of the USCO System; https://usco.umap.org/std/unv_period/?nav_flg=1

We look forward to receiving many applications.

Dear Students who plan to apply for UMAP Program A&B 2020-1 (for Fall/Autumn Semester 2020)

We are pleased to announce that the second cycle of student applications for Program A&B 2020-1 (Fall/Autumn 2020 study abroad programs) has started today. If you are interested in participating in one of these programs, please review the information on the website (https://usco.umap.org) about the programs’ contents, length, available credits, language requirement, and fees before applying.

Students of those institutions that participate in the 2nd cycle of this program are able to apply for programs offered by other participating institutions. The list of eligible universities/institutions can be checked from this link (here).

All transactions in the application procedure, such as submission of student applications, nominations by home universities/institutions, and acceptance or refusal by host institutions, will be completed using the UMAP Student Connection Online (USCO) System.

To apply, the following three steps need to be completed by March 16^th 2020:

REGISTRATION — Students should create an account on the UMAP Student Connection Online (USCO) System by registering their email address and password (https://usco.umap.org/std/). For more information about the USCO System, students can check the Student User Manual through this link (http://umap.org/usco/#students-manual). 

APPLICATION — Students complete the Application Form in the USCO System for up to five preferred programs by filling out necessary items and click “Save and Submit”. The USCO System will automatically inform the UMAP coordinators at the home university/institution that an application has been submitted. The nomination deadline for UMAP Coordinators at your home institution is March 16th 2020; therefore, you need to submit your application according to the adapted schedule of your home institution.

NOMINATION — Coordinators log into the USCO System and check the applications they have received, and nominate up to two students by clicking “Approve as Program A”. Nomination should be completed by March 16th 2020.

If they would like to nominate more than two students, please refer to the below notes.

For more information on USCO System, please refer to the User Manual (http://umap.org/usco/#institutions-manual).

Please note;
1.  For Program A-Tuition waived exchange students: Institutions can nominate up to two (2) students per semester; however, institutions that have accepted additional students in the past are able to nominate additional students according to their Quota.

2.  For Program B-Tuition non-waived exchange students: Institutions can also nominate additional students for Program B if they do not have Quotas available for nominating them additionally for Program A. Following the placement period, host institutions notify accepted students about whether they will study abroad on a tuition-waived or non-waived basis.

If you have any questions about the application procedure, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to receiving additional applications!

UMAP is pleased to announce that it is providing the UMAP SSTP Scholarship to 2020 Program C participants who belong to one of the universities listed below. The 500 U.S. dollar grant (or equivalent in local currency) will be paid through each recipient’s home institution/university.

Eligible students are:

1. Students who are currently enrolled in institutions/universities that have an allocation of the SSTP Scholarship.
2. Selected at the discretion of their home institution/university.
3. Required to complete one of the programs that UMAP registered as Program C. The scholarship is disbursed when the students return to their home universities.
4. Required to submit a study report through the UMAP Student Connection Online (USCO) System within a week of completing Program C.
5. Asked to sign a receipt in exchange for the scholarship, and their home universities’ coordinators need to submit the PDF data to UMAP IS.

For the list of institutions/universities that have an allocation of the scholarship, please refer to this link.