Scholarships and Fellowships within Erasmus Mundus Programme

Scholarships for Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Courses

Two different EMMC scholarships can be awarded to masters students:

• Category A scholarships can be awarded to third-country masters students selected by EMMC consortia who come from a country other than a European country 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.
• Category B scholarships can be awarded to European masters students selected by EMMC consortia as well as to any masters students selected by EMMC consortia who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.

Students fulfilling the eligibility criteria for both Category A and B – e.g. students with a double nationality – must select the Category of their choice. As a result, they are entitled to apply only to one of the two categories of scholarship at a time.

• Scholarship candidates must have already obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices.
• Individuals who have already benefited from an EMMC scholarship are not eligible for a second scholarship in order to follow the same or another EMMC.
• Students benefiting from an EMMC scholarship cannot benefit from another EU grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies.
• EMMC students scholarships are awarded exclusively for a full-time enrolment in one of the course editions.

Scholar candidates for an EMMC scholarship

• EMMC scholarships will be awarded to European and third-country scholars in accordance with the following criteria:
• Scholarships can be awarded to scholars enrolled in any third-country HEI who will be selected by the EMMC consortium to contribute to the joint programme within the European partner institutions;
• If the consortium includes third-country partners (either as full partners or associated partners), scholarships can be awarded to scholars enrolled in a European HEI acting as a full partner institution for the purpose of contributing to the joint programme within this(/these) third-country partner(s).
• EMMC scholars must demonstrate outstanding academic and/or professional experience and bring concrete added value to the delivery of the EMMC.
• Only candidates who have been accepted by an EMMC in accordance with its specific scholars’ selection criteria are eligible for a scholarship.

Scholarships Table for EMMC 

For Category A scholarships: the minimum scholarship amount for students is € 14 000 for a 10-month EMMC (e.g from September of year “n” to June of “year n+1”) if the contribution to EMMC participation costs is € 0. If the contribution to participation costs reaches the maximum threshold of € 4 000 per semester, the maximum scholarship amount for students is € 48 000 for a two-year (/24–month) EMMC.

For Category B scholarships: the minimum scholarship amount for students is € 5 000 for a 10-month EMMC without mobility to a third country, if the contribution to EMMC participation costs is € 0. The maximum scholarship amount for students is € 23 000 for a two-year EMMC with mobility to a third country full/associated partner, if the contribution to participation costs reaches the maximum threshold of € 2 000 per semester.

For scholar scholarships: the minimum scholarship for an individual scholar is € 2 400 for a two-week stay and the maximum scholarship is € 14 400 for a three-month stay.

Fellowships for Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate

• Two different EMJD fellowships can be awarded to doctoral candidates:
• Category A fellowships can be awarded to third-country doctoral candidates selected by EMJD consortia who come from a country other than a European country and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries. The only exception to this rule applies to third-country doctoral candidates who have previously received an Erasmus Mundus masters scholarship in order to follow an EMMC.
• Category B fellowships can be awarded to European doctoral candidates selected by EMJD consortia as well as to any doctoral candidates selected by EMJD consortia who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.

Fellowship candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria for both Category A and B – e.g. students with double nationality – must select the Category of their choice. As a result, they are entitled to apply only to one of the two categories of fellowship at a time.

• Fellowship candidates must have already obtained a first post-graduate degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices.
• Individual EMJD fellowships are awarded exclusively for full-time enrolment in one of the doctoral programmes.
• Individuals who have already benefited from an EMJD fellowship are not eligible for a second grant.
• Doctoral candidates benefiting from an EMJD fellowship cannot benefit from other EU grants while carrying out their Erasmus Mundus doctoral activities.
• Only candidates who have applied to and have been accepted by an EMJD consortium in accordance with its specific doctoral candidate‟s application and selection criteria are eligible for a fellowship.
• Students/Doctoral candidates can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship/fellowship to the Erasmus Mundus Action 1 joint programme (EMMC or EMJD) of their choice but the number of applications must be limited to maximum three different joint programmes.

Individual Fellowships Table for EMJD 

Scholarship table for Action 2 –  Erasmus Mundus Partnership