Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for Master’s in Journalism, Media and Globalisation 2015

Deadline: January 10, 2015

The Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Journalism, Media and Globalisation welcomes applications from graduate students around the world. You can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, or as a self-funded student. The Consortium aims to admit highly qualified students from a wide range of countries and with an equal representation of both genders.

European students who are granted a Mundus scholarship will have to study module 5 and 6 in the spring semester at one of our international partner universities: University of California at Berkeley; University of Technology Sydney; and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Tuition fees

In 2014-16 the fees for the whole two-year course will be: €8,000 for EU nationals and €16,000 for non-EU nationals.

Scholarships

1. Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

The Mundus Journalism Consortium is able to offer a limited number of ‘Erasmus Mundus’ student scholarships for students entering the programme from 2012 – 2016. The scholarships are divided into category A and B scholarships. For the 2015-17 edition of the Mundus Journalism programme the consortium will award:

• Category A scholarships for third country (non-EU) students.
• Category A scholarships are expected to be worth €48,000 for the 2015-2017 programme. The fee is subtracted from the scholarship. There is free insurance for Mundus stipend holders.
• Category B scholarships are expected to be worth €23,000 for the 2015-2017 programme. Category B scholarships can be awarded to any student who does not fulfil the criteria for a category A scholarship. The Category B scholarships are connected to the ‘Study Abroad’ programme at the non-European partners (Please find further details in the application form).

2. Erasmus+ stipends (all students can apply)

All Mundus Journalism students can apply for Erasmus+ stipends for the second year of their Master’s studies, if they have not been granted an Erasmus Mundus scholarship or received Erasmus+ funding within their BA studies. Information and assistance on the Erasmus+ stipends will be provided at Aarhus University after the start of the course. The stipend is about 230 Euros per month for 10 months. So far all eligible students have received this stipend.

Learn more about available scholarships.

Eligibility

• Three (3) months’ journalistic experience is required for admission
• If you think that you have sufficient journalistic grounding from your previous education / work experience, you should apply to the programme and include with your application relevant evidence of your journalistic experience along with an explanation of that evidence.

These are the categories used by all partners in evaluating the applications (see admissions process):

1. Academic background: The applicant’s academic ability, previous academic record and academic references; affinity of the previous degree to the programme.
2. Journalism experience: At least three months’ full-time work as a journalist – based on the applicant’s examples of journalistic work and references.
3. Motivation based on the applicant’s personal statement: strong, clear statement that demonstrates the applicant’s motivation, commitment and relevant skills.
4. Life experiences: Language ability, international experience, cultural awareness, organisational skills etc.
5. Language Skills: In addition, applicants are expected to have a minimum Academic IELTS band score of 7.0 if they are not native English speakers (we only accept IELTS tests). Applicants who want to study at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chili are expected to submit a certified copy of their DELE results or other documentation of their Spanish skills if they are not native Spanish speakers.

Application Process

To apply for the Mundus Journalism programme, you will have to fill in an online application form (2015 EU application form or non-EU application form) as well as sending an email with a PDF-version of the required documents.

Please note: Before starting the application process, we recommend that you read the specialism descriptions very carefully as you will have no possibility of changing specialism after enrollment. The specialisms differ both in academic field and in their focus on theory and practice.

For more information and to apply, visit Erasmus Mundus scholarship.