Scholarships for Third Country Students (non-European students)

Category A scholarships can be awarded to Third-Country students selected by the GEMMA Consortium who come from a country other than a European country and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries. You can find a definition of a European country on page 14 of the Erasmus Mundus Programme Guide available HERE

Students fulfilling the eligibility criteria for both Category A and B – e.g. students with a double nationality – must select the Category of their choice. As a result, they are entitled to apply only to one of the two categories of scholarship at a time.

• Only candidates who have applied to and have been accepted by the GEMMA Consortium in accordance with its specific students' application and selection criteria, are eligible for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship in GEMMA.

• Students can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to the Erasmus Mundus Action 1 joint programme (EMMC) of their choice but the number of applications must be limited to maximum three different joint programmes (EMMC and EMJD together).

• Scholarship candidates must have already obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognized equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices.

• Individuals who have already benefited from an Erasmus Mundus scholarship are not eligible for a second scholarship for the same or another Erasmus Mundus programme.

• Students who have obtained their last academic degree in the same country in which they wish to complete part of their Erasmus Mundus programme are also ineligible.

• Students benefiting from an EMMC scholarship cannot receive another EU grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies.

Each student scholarship of Category A amounts to 48.000 €, divided in the following way:

• 1. Contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs (4.000 € per academic year)
• 2. Contribution to the programme participation costs, including insurance coverage (4.000 € per semester)
• 3. Monthly living allowance (1000 €)

The Erasmus Mundus scholarship covers the programme’s tuition fees and participation costs; but only the amount specified under units 1 and 3 is transferred directly to the student´s bank account. The amount corresponding to the participation costs (unit 2) will be automatically deducted from the total amount of the scholarship by the coordinating institution. The GEMMA Consortium pays the grants to students according to specific payment arrangements which are communicated to the grantees in advance.

GEMMA students holding an Erasmus Mundus scholarship must:

• Commit themselves to participate in the masters programme in accordance with the terms defined by the consortium in the Student Agreement. Failure to do so could lead to the cancellation of the scholarship.

• Spend their study period in at least two of the full partners located in different European countries. These countries must be different from the country in which the scholarship holder has obtained his/her last university degree.

• The mandatory mobility periods cannot be replaced by virtual mobility, neither can they take place in institutions outside the consortium.

• Erasmus Mundus Category B scholarships for Third Country students

Category B scholarships can be awarded to students selected by the GEMMA Consortium who do not fulfil the Category A eligibility criteria, i.e., to European students and Third country students who have been residents and/or have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of the European countries. You can find a definition of a European country on page 14 of the Erasmus Mundus Programme Guide available HERE:

Students fulfilling the eligibility criteria for both Category A and B – e.g. students with a double nationality – must select the Category of their choice. As a result, they are entitled to apply only to one of the two categories of scholarship at a time.

• Only candidates who have applied to and have been accepted by the GEMMA Consortium in accordance with its specific students' application and selection criteria are eligible for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship in GEMMA.

• Students can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to the Erasmus Mundus Action 1 joint programme (EMMC) of their choice but the number of applications must be limited to maximum three different joint programmes (EMMC and EMJD together).

• Scholarship candidates must have already obtained a first higher education degree or demonstrate a recognized equivalent level of learning according to national legislation and practices.

• Individuals who have already benefited from an Erasmus Mundus scholarship are not eligible for a second scholarship for the same or another Erasmus Mundus programme.

• Students who have obtained their last academic degree in the same country in which they wish to complete part of their Erasmus Mundus programme are also not eligible.

• Students benefiting from an EMMC scholarship cannot benefit from another EU grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies.

Each student scholarship of Category B amounts to 20.000 €, divided in the following way:

• 1. Contribution to the programme participation costs, including insurance coverage (2.000 € per semester).
• 2. Monthly living allowance (500 €).

The Erasmus Mundus scholarship covers the programme’s tuition fees and participation costs; but only the amount specified under unit 2 is transferred directly to the student´s bank account. The amount corresponding to the participation costs (unit 1) will be automatically deducted from the total amount of the scholarship by the coordinating institution. The GEMMA Consortium pays the grants to students according to specific payment arrangements which are communicated to the grantees in advance.

NOTE: Category B scholarship holders will be offered a possibility to complete a 3- to 6-month study visit to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the new full partner in the GEMMA Consortium. The students who decide to participate will receive an additional payment of 3.000 EUR to help cover the travel, installation and other costs. The mobility to Rutgers will be offered in an internal call for applications, which will be announced only to candidates admitted to the 6th edition of the programme (2012-2014).

GEMMA students holding an Erasmus Mundus scholarship must:

• Commit themselves to participate in the masters programme in accordance with the terms defined by the consortium in the Student Agreement. Failure to do so could lead to the cancellation of the scholarship.

# Spend their study period in at least two of the full partners located in different European countries. These countries must be different from the country in which the scholarship holder has obtained his/her last university degree.

• The mandatory mobility periods cannot be replaced by virtual mobility, neither can they take place in institutions outside the consortium.

• Other scholarships for Third Country students

Please note that it is the candidate´s individual responsability to apply for the below scholarship

• MAEC- AECID Scholarship

• Fundación Carolina Scholarship