Funding | MS^2 Master

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

Key dates

Start of the application period, January 1, 2025.
Closing of the application period, March 15, 2025 (Already closed)
If you wish to apply for the scholarship, you need to submit the scholarship application form available during the application period. Any other way will be disregarded.
Please note that the admission and enrollment procedures are independent of the EMJM scholarship. We strongly encourage you to apply in parallel for the admission, following the procedure described here link
The EMJM scholarship will award you with ~1400€ per month for 2 years and cover full tuition fees.

Selection procedure

Academic Criteria

The Selection and Examination Board reviews the applications. The Board rates every single eligible application based on the following criteria:

Interview: details about the interview procedure will be given when submitting the scholarship application form -> 50 points
Academic grades: final bachelor’s degree grade or, if the applicant still needs to graduate, the average marks for examinations taken by the date of the application will be considered -> 25 points
Two reference letters: The reference letters must be uploaded to links that referees received after submitting the application. The letter, in pdf format and English, must include letterheads of the author’s Institution and the signature (both handwritten and electronic signs are accepted) -> 15 points
Motivation letter: CV and a two-page letter that describes why you are the perfect candidate for the EMJM scholarship -> 10 points

15 Erasmus Mundus scholarships will be awarded this year!

Consortium scholarship

Waived Tuition Fees

In addition to the EMJM scholarship, 15 more students will be selected to have their tuition fees waived. The selection process is based on merit and the reduced fees for are as follows:

Applicants without EU/EEA citizenship: The total amount of the fees per student for the entire program is 7600€, i.e. 1900€ per semester.
Applicants with EU/EEA citizenship or who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in EU/EEA: The total amount of the fees per student for the entire program is 4600€, i.e. 1150€ per semester.

Funding Opportunities

Other Possible Scholarships

Once you have been admitted to our master's program, different possibilities for financial support from the German, French, and Italian governments are open to you.
As a student of the MS^2 program, you will be enrolled at TU Dortmund (Germany) for the entire study period (2 years). At the same time, you will be registered at UniTrento (Italy) for the second semester and at Ecole Centrale Nantes (France) for the third semester.

This might be important information you need when applying to one of the following funding programs by yourself. You can find a list of national government scholarship opportunities
and other funding possibilities for international students here:

National Scholarships

Germany

Italy

France

Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Europe

Information regarding the collection and processing of personal data by the Agency

The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), in the context of managing the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters, collects and processes the personal data of some of the candidates. In particular, certain data of the scholarship holders and non-scholarship holders is shared with the Agency and treated according to this privacy statement.

Appeal Procedure

Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to provide individual feedback on the reasons for declined applications and/or negative scholarship decisions. Declined applicants are welcome to reapply for the following academic year.

However, if you believe that a significant error has been made in the assessment of your application, you can submit a letter of appeal to the reviewing committee. This appeal must not relate to the decision itself (which is usually negative), but rather to an alleged error made during the procedure that led to the contested decision.