How and when do I get to know that I can be moved from the Reserve list to the Main list?
What English certificate do I
need?
Do I need the English
certificate if my medium of instruction was English?
Is it possible to send the
certificate later than the deadline for submitting the application is?
Do I have to submit the degree and the transcript of records in the original language?
What shall I do if I am going to graduate after the deadline for submitting the application?
What is the tuition fee for self-funded students?
How and when do I have to pay?
Can I apply for Consortium grant or as a self-funded student if I am on the
Reserve list for the EM grant?
Does it influence my chance to be awarded the EM grant?
The applications are evaluated according to various indicators (see the minimum requirements), the evaluation is distributed among all partner universities and the process is very complex. Therefore it takes around three months to finish the evaluation within Consortium. After all applications are evaluated, they are given points and the final ranking is made. The applications which don’t fulfil the minimum requirements are considered as ineligible and are not part of the final ranking. The final list of eligible candidates is sent to European Commission for approval. The confirmation process again lasts around two months and we are NOT ABLE TO INFLUENCE IT anyhow. The final results usually come around 15th May, but the exact date can vary. The top candidates will be informed during first half of March that they have been PROPOSED for EM grant, however we still have to wait for the final approval of European Commission. Therefore we cannot issue any admission letter until we get the confirmation in mid-May. The other eligible candidates will be also informed during first half of March that they are on the Reserve list and can be moved to the Main list in case of a drop-out.
We don’t provide exact ranking of the candidates, we can only provide an approximate percentile upon candidate’s request.
After the candidates proposed for EM grant are informed (on 15th March), they are asked to confirm their pursuing interest in the programme within two weeks. If they don’t confirm their interest, we immediately contact the next candidate on the Reserve list. The candidates proposed for the EM grant are again asked for confirmation their interest after we get the final approval from European Commission in the mid-May. If we don’t get a positive answer within one week, we again immediately contact the next candidate from the Reserve list. Exceptionally a candidate can drop from the Main list later, usually from family or health reasons, in that case we have to consider if there is still time for solving all administrative issues (visa, accommodation etc.) for potentially new candidate. If so, we again contact the next candidate from the Reserve list, usually not later than in mid-June in case of students from non-EU countries. Candidates from EU can be contacted even later.
Since we get several hundreds of applications each year, we are not able to answer individually the details of selection process and the reasons why the application is considered as ineligible. Generally it is sufficient if you read the minimum requirements – if your application is considered as ineligible, you didn’t fulfil all the requirements (motivation letters neither recommendation letters are not an excluding factor).
We will be informed about the number of EM grants awarded by European Commission during December 2015. For edition 2015-2017 we could award 1 EM grant to students from European countries and 10 EM grants for students from Third countries.
The so-called Specific Regions of the World is a special category for students from particular countries, which EU wants to support. We don’t define these categories, it is done by European Commission. Applicants from those countries can „skip“ the other candidates, even if they have lower ranking. Please note that European Commission never awards the Specific Regions of the World grants to all students from the countries concerned, so if we propose a candidate for this special grant, it is not sure that he/she will be really awarded it. We will be informed about the Specific Regions of the World for the edition 2016-2018 during December 2015. For the edition 2015 -2017 the Specific
The Specific Regions of the World for the edition 2016-2018 are:
1. Window European Neighborhood Instrument - East
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as
recognized by international law
2. Window European Neighborhood Instrument – South
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and
Tunisia
3. Window Asia – Least Developed Countries
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal,
4. Window Asia – Remaining Asia Countries
DPR Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri
Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam
5. Window Window Central Asia – Low or Lower Middle Income Countries
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
6. Window Central Asia – Remaining Central Asia Countries
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
7. Window Latin America - Low or Lower Middle Income Countries
Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Paraguay
8. Window Latin America – Brazil and Mexico
9. Window Latin America – Remaining Latin America Countries
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Uruguay,
Venezuela
10. Window Middle East
Iraq, Yemen
11. Window South Africa
12. Window Gulf Countries
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
13. Window African, Caribbean, Pacific
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Congo, Congo – Democratic Republic of the, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia,
Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Jamaica,
Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia- Federated States of, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts And
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Timor Leste - Democratic Republic of,
Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
The European Erasmus Mundus grants (Category B) are awarded to candidates from all 28 EU countries + Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey. Candidates from these countries CANNOT apply for A category grants (if they do, they will be moved automatically to Category B). Please note a 12 MONTH RULE which is applied – those candidates who have carried out their main activities (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the above countries are considered as Category B applicants.
The applicants from countries where English is an official language or whose medium of instruction at their university was English don’t need to submit any English certificate. However, they have to prove their MOI by a certificate issued by the university. Other applicants have to deliver one of the following English certificates:
TOEFL (paper-based – minimum score: 525, internet-based – minimum score: 69, computer-based – minimum score: 196)
IELTS (minimum overall score 5.5)
Cambridge ESOL (CAE or CPE)
Please note that the TOEFL and IELTS certificates MUSTN’T BE OLDER THAN TWO YEARS.
You can submit your English certificate after the deadline for the application, but not later than 31th May 2016.
You have to submit your degree and transcript of records in the original language only if your university doesn’t issue the documents in English or with English supplement. In that case the translation to English must be done by a sworn translator. If your university issues the documents in English, you don’t have to submit the attachments 5 and 7.
If you are going to graduate after the deadline for submitting the application, you can send your diploma later, however not later than 31th July 2016 (exceptions upon request).
The Consortium grant covers participation fee, health insurance and other administrative costs. It doesn’t cover your travel and living expenses.
The participation fee for self-paid students is 1500 €/semester,
e.g. 4500 €/whole programme. The Consortium offers a MERIT SCHOLARSHIP for
self-paid students up to 1000 €/semester. The merit scholarship is based on the
study results and is reconsidered each semester.
The self-funded student has to cover his/her travel and living expenses, as well
as health insurance. If you apply as self-funded student, the Consortium
requires a 1 000 € deposit which is refundable if you cannot for a serious
reason join the programme. If you successfully start the programme, the deposit
will be deducted from your first semester participation fee. The deposit must be
paid by 31 July 2016.
The deadline for application is 31 May 2016 at 24:00.
The applicants can apply for both Consortium grant and self-funded studies, this
fact doesn’t affect the decision about awarding Consortium grant. The
application for self-funded studies will be taken into consideration only in
case the applicant was not awarded EM or Consortium grant.
Even if you are on our Reserve list, you can apply for a Consortium grant or as self-funded student (or both). It DOESN’T AFFECT anyhow your chance to be awarded the EM grant. The ranking of the Reserve list is approved by European Commission and cannot be changed. If you are not awarded the EM grant, we will take your Consortium grant application into consideration. If you are not awarded the Consortium grant either, we will then consider you as a self-funded applicant (if you applied). All candidates from the Reserve list can join the programme as self-funded students.
What is RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE?
We need a from each applicant RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE (in order to count the amount of travel contribution). The Residence Certificate is certificate issued in accordance with the candidate's municipality normal registration rules; or a certificate from the candidate's place of work, study or training issued by the employer or institution in question. Please send it as attachment 11 along with other documents.
Last update: Sep 2015