Brussels – One of the most comprehensive databases on scholarships and grant opportunities for students in South Eastern Europe was launched today (15 February) by the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe as part of its priority work in the area of Building and Fostering Human Capital.

The database offers information for graduate students from South Eastern Europe on available scholarships and grants in the European Union Member States and beyond. While the database was compiled by the Stability Pact, the aim of this project is to transfer it into an established regionally-owned, constantly updated information service as soon as possible.

This pilot project is part of a wider effort of the Stability Pact's core objective of Fostering and Building Human Capital – one of the principal aims being the enhancement of brain circulation between South Eastern Europe and the European Union.

“The opportunity to be informed about scholarships and grants should not be a privilege of the few, everyone should be able to have the benefit to study in a wider European educational space,” Marijana Grandits, Director of the Stability Pact’s Working Table I, whose team compiled the data, said at today’s launch.

Initial coverage of the Postgraduate Scholarships and Grant Opportunities in Social Sciences only will gradually be expanded and will cover all fields of study. In fact, already some of the Scholarships and Grant Programmes included in the database cover other disciplines, including natural sciences and engineering.

• Database can be accessed via: http://www.stabilitypact.org/wt1/BHCscholarships.asp

For further information, please contact Stability Pact's Spokesperson
Mr Dragan Barbutovski (Tel: +32 2 401 87 25 or press@stabilitypact.org)
or Expert of Working Table I Mr Srdjan Cvijic (Tel: +32 2 401-8708 or srdjan.cvijic@stabilitypact.org).

___________________
PR2007/001