F.A.Q.

Scholarships for studies and traineeships - International Credit Mobility

Master Degree Scholarships - Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters 

International Credit Mobility (ICM) can be defined as a limited period of study or training abroad (in the framework of on-going studies at a home institution) for the purpose of gaining credits. After the mobility phase, students return to their home institution, where the credits are recognised and they complete their studies. 

For more then 35 years, Europe has funded the Erasmus+ programme, which has enabled more than 16 million beneficiaries to participate in academic and youth exchanges all over the world. 

International Credit Mobility – for studies or traineeship: from 2 to 12 months per study cycle (Bachelor, Master, PhD); 

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees – from 12 to 24 months

It is possible to study in institutions based in Programme countries (the 27 EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey), as long as these institutions have signed an "inter-institutional agreement" with your home institution. To find out exactly where you can study/train, please contact the International Relations Office at your higher education institution. 

To study/train abroad, you must be a registered Bachelor, a Master or a Doctorate student at an accredited higher education institution. The selection criteria to study or train abroad with Erasmus+ are defined by your higher education institution (such as the academic performance of the candidate, previous mobility experience, motivation, knowledge of foreign language etc). The selection of students - as well as the procedure for awarding them a grant - must be fair, transparent, coherent and documented. For more information, you are kindly invited to visit your higher education institution's website or contact its international relations office.

International Credit Mobility
Contact the International Relations Office from your university, check what are the universities which have signed an inter-institutional agreement with it and what are the available mobility programmes for you at the moment.

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/scholarships/erasmus-mundus-catalogue_en

There is no age limit to participate in any Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility activity. However, you will need to fulfill the selection criteria for the programme you are applying for, as defined by host and home higher education institutions.

All actions of Erasmus+ are open to people with special needs. The programme aims at promoting equity and inclusion by facilitating the access to learners with disadvantaged backgrounds and fewer opportunities compared to their peers including people with mental, physical, sensory or other disabilities.

Erasmus+ enables students to study or train abroad more than once, as long as the minimum duration for each activity and a total maximum of 12 months per study cycle is respected. Students who follow long cycle or one-cycle study programmes, such as Medicine or Architecture can be mobile for up to 24 months during their studies. 

Yes, participation in the Youth in Action programme is not taken into account for participation in Erasmus+ higher education International Credit Mobility activities.

You will need to apply through your own higher education institution, irrespective of the kind of mobility activity you are interested in. The International Relations Office of your institution will be able to inform you about the conditions to participate in Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility activities: details of the selection process, documents that you need to prepare, places where you can go and requirements that you will have to respect during your period abroad.

A list of all Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) can be found on the website of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and can be accessed here: https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/scholarships/erasmus-mundus-catalogue_en. 

In the summer of each year a new batch of selected EMJMs will be added to the list. These programmes will open applications to potential scholarship winners in the last quarter of that same year for students who will start in September/October of the following year. 

Students must first apply to the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master of their choice through the website of the given EMJM programme. A student can apply to up to three Erasmus Mundus Joint Master programmes in one selection year.
Only students who are selected to take part in an EMJM organised under the Erasmus+ programme may receive these scholarships, but self-funded students can also be enrolled in addition to the scholarship holders. Before applying to the EMJM consortium of your choice, make sure that you respect the following conditions: 

•  You must have obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognised equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices in the degree awarding countries. This condition must necessarily be fulfilled at the time of enrollment. Some EMJM programmes may decide to accept scholarship applications from students in the last year of their first higher education degree.
• You are not eligible to apply to further EMJM scholarships if you have already obtained an EMJM scholarship in the past.