Application

• Letter of motivation in English – describing the reasons why you wish to enter this Master’s programme and your professional project
• Digital copy of your diploma(s) / degree(s) certificate(s) or enrolled certificate from your university (for last year students)
• Digital copy of transcript of records for your whole degree (stating in details all courses taken and grades obtained, as well as a general grading scale and average)
• A letter from your university attesting your ranking in the class (if that information does not appear on your transcript of records). Add English translation if applicable.
• Proof of nationality. Applicants with multiple nationalities must specify at the application stage under which nationality they wish to apply)

  • For non-EU citizens, only a copy of an international passport is acceptable.
  • For Citizens of the EU : either a copy of passport or ID is acceptable.

The international passport must be valid at least until June 2026.  In case it is not possible (only serious reasons are taken into consideration) to issue a new passport, please, report this in a Declaration of Honour (template see below). Be aware that for your visa application, you will need your passport valid at least until June 2026.

The nationality has implications for the amount of the scholarship. The declaration of nationality cannot be changed later. Applicants whose nationality is one of the Erasmus+ Partner Countries 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 a Programme Country, are considered as Partner Country students.

• Europass CV in English

To create your Europass CV: create an account on https://europa.eu/europass/eportfolio/screen/cv-editor?lang=en and inform the different section to generate your CV

• Proof of residence. This document (in English) must contain: your name, your address, date of issue. Please note that we accept proof of place of residence only if it was issued no more than 12 months before the scholarship application deadline.

You must submit one of the following documents:

• Residence certificate
• Certificate or confirmation letter from the applicant’s place of work, study, or training issued by the employer or institution in question
• Receipt of the tax payment, residential rental agreement or employment contract
• Confirmation from your flat owner, that you are living on this address
• Invoice (e.g. from your phone/internet provider)
• Passport or personal ID (the latter only for EU citizens). Passport or ID is accepted as a proof of place of residence only if the place of residence (not place of issue or place of birth) is stated in the document. The date of issue of the document is not older than one year. Please note that a birth certificate is not a sufficient proof of place of residence.

• Test report or certificate of English language proficiency.

Here is the list of accepted tests and expected levels. No other tests will be considered.

• CECRL : level B2 minimum

• TOEFL : 87 points minimum

• TOEIC : 785 points minimum

• BULATS : 60 points minimum

• Bright Language Test : level 3 minimum

• IELTS :  6

• Duolinguo English Test: 110-125 minimum

• Declaration of honour
• Two reference letters, one of them from a non-academic referee, attesting to basic competencies and practical experience. They must be written on a headed paper of the University concerned, dated and signed by the referee. Letters by the coordinating professors of partner universities are not accepted.

Name the file as follows: [SCHMIDTJames-LR1.pdf; SCHMIDTJames-LR2.pdf].

• Other document relevant for the application (e.g., certificate of employment or internships)
• Copies of any other qualifications (grades, diplomas, certificates);
• Courses or workshops (that are not a part of the standard degree programme);
• Participation in conferences and/or publication of papers/articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals