Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

The deadline for Erasmus Mundus scholarship applications has passed. Self-financing students can now apply. Learn how here!

The Erasmus Mundus Programme supports European top-quality Master Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries. The Erasmus Mundus Programme provides EU-funded scholarships for Third Country students and EU/EEA students  who have applied to and have been accepted by the Euroculture Master Course. There is around 22 grants available each year. For those applying to start in 2024, 22 grants will be available. 

Please note that the 2024-2026 application round for scholarships takes place between 15 October 2023 and 10 January 2024. Those who submit their applications later can only be considered as self-funding applicants. Applying to Euroculture for the scholarship or as a self-financing student is done through the same application procedure. No extra scholarship application is needed. Euroculture currently has no application fees for prospective students. 

What does the scholarship cover?

The student grant covers the participation costs, a monthly allowance for living costs and a contribution to travel and installation costs. Each grantee will receive EUR 1,000 each month for living costs during the 24 months duration of the programme. The scholarship also includes a contribution to travel and installation and any other type of costs to be paid in two installments, as well as the Euroculture participation costs of EUR 9.000 (EU students) / 18.000 (non-EU students) including health insurance coverage 24 months.

Eligibility criteria:

  • Scholarship students must have already obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national rules and legislation in place by the application deadline. That means that scholarship applicants must hold a higher education degree by 10 January 2024 to start the programme in 2024.

  • Students who have already obtained an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMD) scholarship or are former Erasmus Mundus Master/Doctoral Course scholarship holders are not eligible for an additional scholarship under the EMJMD action. Students benefiting from an EMJMD scholarship cannot benefit from another EU grant while pursuing their EMJMD studies.

  • Students who have already obtained a European-equivalent Master Degree will be deprioritized when applying for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

  • With very few exceptions, most nationalities are eligible to apply for this programme. A differentiation between programme country students and partner country students is applied. No more than 25% of the total number of scholarships available will be awarded to programme country students. 

  • The monthly subsistence allowance is not given to scholarship holders from a Partner Country for the EMJMD periods exceeding three months (indicatively the equivalent of 15ECTS credits) spent in any Partner Country.

  • Students from partner countries who have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the programme countries (EU + Turkey, Macedonia, Norway, Lichtenstein, Serbia, and Iceland) will be considered programme country applicants according to the 12-months rule. 

  • A full and timely application is required for any application to be considered. Check the menu on the left for required documents. 

  • The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Programme divides all eligible and participating countries into a series of geographical windows. The Euroculture programme, under the conditions of the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Programme, is required to target students from a variety of geographical windows  to ensure a diverse student body.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships for Career Scholars

Scholarships will also be awarded to (PhD) scholars enrolled in Third-Country institutions who will be selected by the Euroculture Erasmus Mundus Consortium to contribute to the Joint Programme.

Please note that scholars interested in receiving grants may not apply through our Online Application Tool, but should rather submit a request to euroculture@rug.nl.

Erasmus Mundus and Euroculture: History

In 2005 the Euroculture Master was selected by the European Commission among one of the first Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMC), for which the Euroculture consortium received funding from 2006 to 2011.

In 2011, the programme was selected for a second time for 5 years of funding in the second phase of the Erasmus Mundus Programme, which allowed us to cover scholarships for the intakes of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. 

In 2017, the programme was selected for a third time as an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD), which allowed us to cover scholarships for the intakes of 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

In early 2022, Euroculture was selected for a fourth time as an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD), and will offer scholarships for the intakes 2022, 2023, and 2024. 

The Erasmus Mundus Programme supports European top-quality Joint Master Degrees and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries. It fosters cooperation between higher education institutions and academic staff in Europe and Third Countries with a view to creating poles of excellence and providing highly trained human resources. Joint programmes must involve mobility between the institutions of the consortium and lead to the award of recognised joint, double or multiple degrees to successful students / doctoral candidates.

Privacy disclaimer

Please note that if your application is selected for Euroculture MA  (proposed for a scholarship, put on the reserve list or enrolled on a self-paying basis), its data may be used for the purposes of evaluating the Erasmus programmes, efficiently managing Erasmus projects, and producing statistics. Data could be made available to the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the European Commission, the European External Action Service staff, as well as to other stakeholders of the Erasmus+ programme, such as Erasmus+ National Agencies, National Erasmus+ Offices and the Erasmus Mundus Student and Alumni Association. 


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