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EMJM Scholarship holders benefit from a grant of 1400€ per month of study, with a maximum of 24 months.

Furthemore, the consortium will not charge tuition fees to EMJM scholarship holders.

The scholarship will be a contribution to the costs incurred by the beneficiary students and shall cover travel, visa, installation and subsistence costs. It is calculated on the basis of a monthly unit cost for the entire period needed by the
enrolled scholarship holder to complete the study programme (pro-rata of the actual number of days). This period covers study, research, placement activities, thesis preparation and defence, in line with the requirement of the joint
Master. During this period, the scholarship can only be awarded in full, and to full-time students.

The scholarship is awarded for full-time enrolment, and will cover the entire duration of the Master programme (i.e. 24 months maximum). A reduced duration of the scholarship is applicable in case of recognition of prior learning (with a minimum scholarship duration of one academic year).

Eligible students

Students who are eligible for the SMACCs Master are eligible for an EMJM scholarship, provided that they have respected the scholarship application deadline (see here).

Students who have previously obtained an EMJM scholarship are not eligible to apply for an additional scholarship under the EMJM.

The SMACCs Programme has a total of 95 Erasmus Mundus scholarships to offer over the next 4 Editions of the programme (entry September 2024, September 2025, September 2026, September 2027). The scholarships can be awarded to students from all over the world. 

Among these 95 scholarships, 60 are labelled as Heading 2 scholarships. No more than 10% of the total number of scholarships awarded during project implementation should be awarded to candidates from the same nationality.

The remaining 35 scholarships are labelled as Heading 6 scholarships, and are dedicated to students from third countries not associated to the programme (see here for more information). More particularly, 31 additional scholarships will be funded by the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation – Global Europe Instrument (NDICI), and 4 additional scholarships will be funded by the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III). The scholarships will target more specifically the following countries:

• (IPA III) Region 1 (Western Balkans): Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo; Montenegro.
• Region 3 (Neighbourhood South, NDICI): Algeria; Egypt; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Libya; Morocco; Palestine; Syria; Tunisia.
• Region 5 (Asia, NDICI): Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam (least developed countries), Brunei, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao, Singapore and Taiwan (higher income countries). Priority will be given to least developed countries at the time of scholarship attribution.
• Region 6 (Central Asia, NDICI): Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Priority will be given to least developed countries at the time of scholarship attribution.
• Region 7 (Middle East, NDICI): Iran, Iraq, Yemen (least developed countries), and Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (higher income countries). Priority will be given to least developed countries at the time of scholarship attribution.
• Region 8 (Pacific, NDICI): Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu (least developed countries), and Australia, New-Zealand (higher income countries).
• Region 9 (Sub-Saharan Africa, NDICI): Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo – Democratic Republic of the, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Priority will be given to least developed countries. A special emphasis shall also be put on migration priority countries.
• Region 10 (Latin America, NDICI): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
• Region 11 (Caribbean, NDICI): Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago.

Evaluation of applications

Evaluation of application files is based on the following criteria: Academic records, Motivation letter, Work experience, R&D experience, and Reference Letters (from two referees, at least one from academia). Applicants are ranked according to a global merit score, and those who reach a minimum threshold are admissible to the SMACCs Master, as self-funded students (at least).

The best admissible applicants who have applied for scholarships at the application stage are invited for a remote Teams interview with the SMACCs Application Evaluation Panel, usually in early April (please check the agenda here), scheduled by the SMACCS consortium. Please ensure your availability at these dates, should you be selected for an interview: no extra interview opportunity will normally be given to applicants who miss their assigned interview slot.

The EMJM scholarships are awarded to applicants who succeed in the interview process, following excellence of application, availability of funds and EMJM geogrpahical criteria (see above). Students who pass the interview but are not awarded a scholarship can still enroll as self-funded in the SMACCs. Self-funded may benefit from Erasmus+ support for inter-semester mobility.

The consortium may be able to offer extra scholarships for the best applicants who have not been awarded an EMJM scholarship, based on the availability of funds. 

The scholarship will cover part of the programme tuition fees.

Evaluation of application files is based on the following criteria: Academic records, Motivation letter, Work experience, R&D experience, and Reference Letters (from two referees, at least one from academia). Applicants are ranked according to a global merit score, and those who reach a minimum threshold are admissible to the SMACCs Master, as self-funded students (at least).

The best admissible applicants who have applied for scholarships at the application stage are invited for a remote Teams interview with the SMACCs Application Evaluation Panel, usually in early April (please check the agenda here), scheduled by the SMACCS consortium. Please ensure your availability at these dates, should you be selected for an interview: no extra interview opportunity will normally be given to applicants who miss their assigned interview slot.

The SMACCs consortium scholarships are awarded to applicants who succeed in the interview process. Students who pass the interview but are not awarded a scholarship can still enroll as self-funded in the SMACCs. Self-funded may benefit from Erasmus+ support for inter-semester mobility.

These scholarships are funded by Associated Partner contributions. They will be offered to the best applicants who have not been awarded an EMJM scholarship, based on availability of funds. 

The scholarship will cover a part of tuition fees.

Evaluation of application files is based on the following criteria: Academic records, Motivation letter, Work experience, R&D experience, and Reference Letters (from two referees, at least one from academia). Applicants are ranked according to a global merit score, and those who reach a minimum threshold are admissible to the SMACCs Master, as self-funded students (at least).

The best admissible applicants who have applied for scholarships at the application stage are invited for a remote Teams interview with the SMACCs Application Evaluation Panel, usually in early April (please check the agenda here), scheduled by the SMACCS consortium. Please ensure your availability at these dates, should you be selected for an interview: no extra interview opportunity will normally be given to applicants who miss their assigned interview slot.

The SMACCs Associated Partner scholarships are awarded to applicants who succeed in the interview process. Students who pass the interview but are not awarded a scholarship can still enroll as self-funded in the SMACCs. Self-funded may benefit from Erasmus+ support for inter-semester mobility.

These scholarships are reserved for students not benefitting from an EMJM scholarship, and will be used to fund inter-semester mobility.

Part of the Erasmus+ funds perceived by each SMACCs university will be employed in that respect, based on availability of funds.

Upon admission to the SMACCS programme, students shall apply from the sending university (e.g. a student at UMONS during semester 2 and UWASA during semester 3 must apply from UMONS), and must fulfill certain criteria (information shall be provided in due time by the International Relation Office of the concerned univeristy).