Deadline: 30/04/2010
Open to: students interested in liberal education, history, literature, philosophy and the visual arts
Scholarship: full
European College of Liberal Art (ECLA), Berlin is now inviting applications for the 2010-2011 academic year. Applicants can choose between two one-year programmes (Academy Year and Project Year), and a four-year bachelor’s programme that culminates in a BA in Value Studies degree.
ECLA is a college without departments, where students work with faculty from different backgrounds on moral, political, epistemic, religious, and aesthetic questions, with the understanding that such questions are deeply connected. The B.A. programme is designed for students with a strong theoretical bent, who want to combine their pursuit of special interests with a demanding studium generale.
Available areas of concentration are Art and Aesthetics, Ethics and Political Theory, and Literature and Rhetoric. The programme provides good preparation for continued study in fields such as philosophy, literature, political theory, and art history; and excellent support for students interested in careers in politics, organizational work, public policy, law, journalism, or the art world.
Who can apply
ECLA welcomes applications from students who show a genuine commitment to a liberal education, academic promise, high motivation, a readiness to engage in themes relating to history, literature, philosophy and the visual arts, and strong extracurricular interests that they are willing to share. All successful applicants also demonstrate an ability in English which will allow them to participate fully in seminar discussions and writing assignments.
ECLA’s student body is diverse in the range of cultures represented and in the breadth of educational backgrounds. Applicants must have a secondary school diploma, but we also welcome applicants in any stage of an undergraduate programme and from any field of study. There are no prescribed courses that an applicant must have taken.
Merit-Based Scholarship
Each year ECLA offers a limited number of merit scholarships not dependent on financial need to BA students with exceptionally promising applications. This Endeavor Scholarship covers the full comprehensive fee for one academic year. The comprehensive fee covers tuition, accommodation in student housing, all meals during the academic terms, books on loan, and emergency medical insurance. In addition, Endeavour Scholars receive a free copy of all major core course books used in the relevant year.
The Endeavor Scholarship is renewable on an annual basis and may, on the basis of excellent academic performance, be awarded for up to four consecutive years, i.e. for the duration of the BA programme.
Students cannot apply for this scholarship. Every student applying for admission to the BA programme is automatically considered.
To contact the Financial Aid Office:
Call +49 30 43733 107
email: Finaid@ecla.de .
Mailing address is:
Financial Aid Office
ECLA European College of Liberal Arts
Platanenstrasse 24
13156 Berlin
For more information visit ECLA’s official website
