FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes you can use that during the application process.

You can apply with your current identification, even if it is not valid for the entire Programme duration. You will have to provide a copy of your new passport as soon as you have it.

You should first apply online to the WAVES programme. If you are selected, we will help you with your visa application.

Please upload a text document in the optional documents section explaining the reason for which the English score is missing in your application. If you are selected, this score will be requested after the deadline of application.

No. In that case, a certificate from the institution where you have taken the English teaching programme or any other proof of English teaching programme will be sufficient.

All courses are taught in English so that English proficiency is required. This is assumed for students who are native English speakers, or who can prove an experience (academic, professional) of more than 6 months in countries where English is the official language.

Otherwise, official certificates are expected: a CEFRL B2 level, or a similar test, such as Cambridge English First or TOEFL tests.

English proficiency may also be evaluated during an online interview.

First of all, register to the application platform using an email address that do not use any filtering system (such as boxbe, …). Indeed, most of the emails will be automatically sent to you by our application, and if your messaging system rejects these emails, we have no way to send them again.

Check also in the spambox using the webmail and/or an email client.

As a last resort, renew your password at https://application.master-waves.eu/reset-password.

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A cookie is also needed for the application platform (first-party cookie, associated to the domain "application.master-waves.eu".)

Yes, of course! We know that most students who apply are currently enrolled for their last year or session of a BSc or BEng Programme (or equivalent). In this case the diploma will be requested after selection.

To transform your printed documents in numeric format, take a picture with a digital camera. Check that the resulting quality is sufficient.

To apply, diplomas and grades have to be translated in English.

If accepted, the candidates will also have to provide a translation in French of her/his birth certificate and last diploma to enroll.

You should be able to change almost everything in the application documents. You can upload revised versions of the files that you have already uploaded. You can change them even if you have already completed your application. You can also delete previously submitted files. You can use the “Other document” to send extra information. But you will not be allowed to act on the recommendation letters sent directly by your referents.

Once you have validated your application, it appears as “Sent”, meaning that you cannot change your form. If necessary, you can

• Go to the “Checklist” tab, then submit a new attachment in the “Other document” section.
• Ask us to change minor things. Be very clear in telling us what should be suppressed and what should be added.
• Ask us to put your application back in the “In Progress (not submitted yet)” status, by sending a message to application@master-waves.eu. You should then be able to make the corrections by yourself. Please do not forget to validate your application again before the application deadline.

Main instructions are given in the application platform, in the “References” section (top of the page). You are expected to provide the names, status and contact information of (at most) two referents. They will automatically receive an invitation to provide a online recommendation.

Your referents should receive the recommendation request by email as soon as you have filled and closed the “References” form page. If they do not receive the email, it can be due to:

• you have given a wrong email address for your referent.
• the email has been filtered by your referent’s email system. Tell your referent to check their email spam boxes.
• the email has been rejected by your referent’s email system (it can be due to a greylisting system, to the use of email protections such as boxbe, …).

As long as your application is in the incomplete status (not yet validated), you can send the request again:

• Go to Application form > References
• Check that the emails that you have given for your referents are valid (try to send yourself an email to these addresses and check that it is delivered). Many emails that we send to the referents get returned due to non-existent email address. We cannot deal with this problem.
• At the end of the page, click on “Send the request for individual assessment“. That should send again an email to the referents who have not already replied.

After everything in your application is updated, and after your referents have received their email requests, submit your application again using the Checklist menu / Send your application.

If your application is in the Sent status (i.e., already submitted), you can ask us to put it back in the In Progress (not yet submitted) status. Do not forget to validate your application again before the application deadline.

If you are unsuccessful with the previous way of submitting the reference letters, ask your referents to email their recommendation letter directly to contact@master-waves.eu.

It is essential that they give in their email: your name, and the exact email address that you have used for your application.

No recommendation letter is mandatory, and a maximum of two recommendations is allowed. Note also that mandatory fields are marked by an asterisk in the application form.