Brief description:
The
European Union offers fully-funded Erasmus Mundus Scholarships for
Masters programmes and Doctorate programmes to students coming from
developing countries.
These
scholarships are exclusively awarded to students that have been
selected to attend one of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes at Masters
or Doctorate level.
Host Institution(s):
European Universities/Institutions participating under approved Erasmus Mundus Action Joint Programmes.
Field(s) of Study:
For 2013-2014, about 139 Masters courses and 43 Joint Doctorate courses
are supported by scholarships. The field(s) of study covered are:
Agriculture and Veterinary, Engineering, Manufacture and Construction,
Health and Welfare, Humanities and Arts, Science, Mathematics and
Computing, and Social Sciences, Business and Law.
Number of Awards:
From
the period of 2009-2013, about 5,300 Masters students and 440 Doctoral
students from developing countries will be awarded with an Erasmus
Mundus Scholarship.
Target group:
Students
from developing/emerging countries who do not come from the 27 Member
States of the EU and who are not residents nor have carried out their
main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12
months over the last five years in one of these countries.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
The
programme offers full-time scholarships and/or fellowships that cover
the living costs, tuition fees, travelling and insurance costs of the
students.
Scholarship
amounts can vary according to the level of studies/teaching/research,
their duration (3 months to 3 years) and the grantee’s nationality
(scholarships for non-EU individuals are higher than for EU
individuals).
Eligibility:
Please
note that each Erasmus Mundus Joint Programme defines its own
selection criteria and admission procedures. Students or scholars should
contact the Consortium offering the Masters /Doctoral Programmes for
more information.
Application instructions:
For
the academic year 2013/2014 you are advised to consult in advance the
websites of each of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes (Masters/Doctorates)
that interest you. There you will find all necessary information
concerning the content of the course, its structure, the scholarship
amounts as well as the application and selection procedures. Deadline
varies from program to program. The deadline varies per programme but
is around October to January annually.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Contact information:
Since
each individual joint programme consortium is responsible for its own
application and selection procedures (and timetable), interested
candidates should consult the relevant website in order to take notice
of these procedures. If necessary, they should contact the consortium
for further information.
You will find further information on the Action 1 of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes in the updated version of the “frequently asked questions” (FAQs).
