Erasmus Mundus Action
The Erasmus Mundus action comprises:
• Lot 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) and
• Lot 2: Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM).
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters
Any higher education institution (HEI) established in an eligible country can submit an application. The applicant applies on behalf of a partnership that includes other HEIs. The proposal must present a fully developed and accredited joint study programme, ready to run and to be advertised worldwide, if selected.
About Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters are high-level and integrated study programmes, at master level. They are designed and delivered by an international partnership of higher education institutions. An EMJM involves at least three HEIs from three different countries, of which at least two must be EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme (previously called Programme Countries).
Additionally, an EMJM study programme may involve other educational and/or non-educational partners with specific expertise and interest in the area of study.
The EU provides funding for both running these programmes and offering competitive scholarships to the best students worldwide.
Duration: 6 academic years, covering at least 4 editions of the masters programme
Grant per project: up to €5 million
EU scholarship for individuals: €1,400 per month (max. 24 months)
Deadline: 16 February 2023 1:00 CET
Activities and outcomes
The fully integrated curriculum must include at least 2 study periods in 2 countries (different from the country of residence of students), of which at least one must be an EU Member States or third country associated to the Programme. An EMJM enrolls excellent students worldwide.
Duration of each edition of the master: 1 to 2 academic years (60, 90 or 120 ECTS credits).
Type of degree awarded: either a joint degree (recommended) or multiple degrees.
Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM)
Any higher education institution (HEI) established in an eligible country can submit an application. The applicant may mobilise a group of other HEIs to set up a consortium. However, if selected, the grant agreement will take the form of a mono-beneficiary agreement, with the applicant being the sole beneficiary.
About Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM)
Erasmus Mundus Design Measures have been introduced in 2021. They support the design of high-level and integrated study programmes, at master level. Joint programmes are designed and delivered by an international partnership of HEIs. Additionally, they may involve other educational and/or non-educational partners with specific expertise and interest in the area of study.
Erasmus Mundus Design Measures encourage HEIs to develop new, innovative and highly integrated master programmes by facilitating the setup of such international partnerships. EMDM aim to involve EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme (previously called Programme countries), institutions, and/or thematic areas that are somehow under-represented in Erasmus Mundus.
Erasmus Mundus Design Measures and Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) represent two independent lots under the Erasmus Mundus action. There is no obligation to implement an EMDM before an EMJM. The award of an EMDM does not imply automatic funding under EMJM, and the completion of an EMDM project is not an award criterion for an EMJM.
Duration: 15 months
EU grant: €55,000 lump sum
Deadline: 15 February 2024, 17:00 CET
Activities and outcomes
The beneficiary will initiate contacts and collaboration activities in view of setting up the master’s programme. The latter should offer a fully integrated curriculum. The international partnership of HEIs should be composed by at least three HEIs from three different countries, of which at least two must be EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme.
The master’s programme will include compulsory physical mobility for all recruited students and will have the ambition of recruiting excellent candidates worldwide.
By the end of the project, the involved HEIs will have agreed on the basic following joint mechanisms for the master programme under development:
- joint procedures for student application, admission, selection and monitoring
- rules and procedures for student examinations and performance evaluation
- joint programme design and integrated teaching/training activities
- common services offered to students
- joint promotion and awareness-raising strategy
- joint administrative and financial management by the partnership
- a joint degree policy
- a draft partnership agreement
- a draft joint student agreement