Scholarship
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
European Commission (Erasmus+ Programme)
Overview
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters are prestigious, integrated, international study programmes delivered by an international consortium of higher education institutions. Students from around the world — including Africa — can apply for a scholarship to cover all costs.
Who can apply
Open to students worldwide regardless of nationality. Hundreds of different programmes across all subject areas. African students are actively encouraged to apply — the programme specifically prioritises students from developing countries.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for entry to master's level
RequiredLanguage proficiency as required by the specific EMJM programme
Required
What a strong applicant looks like
A competitive EMJMD applicant holds a bachelor's degree with consistently strong grades across the technical or analytical core of their discipline, not just in electives, and can point to at least one substantial piece of independent work — a thesis, a research assistantship, a published paper, or a capstone project — that demonstrates they can produce original intellectual output rather than just complete coursework. Equally important is a credible rationale for the multinational structure of the specific program: the strongest candidates explain concretely why studying at University A in semester one and University B in semester two serves a research or career goal that a single-country master's could not achieve. Candidates who have already crossed institutional or national boundaries — through exchange programs, international internships, collaborative fieldwork, or working in multilingual environments — signal precisely the adaptive capacity the program is designed to cultivate and reward.
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