Scholarships

The Cartography Master programme is funded by the European Commission.
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship application for the 2024 intake is closed!
The scholarship application for the 2025 intake (program start: 1.10.2025) will open from 1.1. to 15.3.2025. 
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) Scholarship includes
# Scholarship lump sum of 1.400 €/month for 24 months;
# Coverage of all study fees for the 4 semesters;
# Insurance package, i.e., health insurance, according to the EACEA regulations.
View the student agreement
A note on privacy
The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), in the context of managing the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters, collects and processes the personal data of some of the candidates. In particular, certain data of the scholarship holders and non-scholarship holders is shared with the Agency and treated according to this privacy statement.
Privacy Statement Document
Available support for students with special needs
The MSc Cartography offers a special grant for students with special needs, if students fulfil the general eligibility conditions. Please contact the program coordinator for further information.

In addition, further information on studying with special needs can be found on the websites of each partner university: TUM | TUW | TUD | UT

Other scholarships

The DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service, provides a comprehensive scholarship database: www.daad.de

Also TUM provides scholarships for international students: www.tum.de/en/studies/fees-and-financial-aid

You may also start your search for other scholarships at the webpage of the Cartography M.Sc. partner University of Twente, Faculty ITC. See: https://www.itc.nl/Fellowships

A comprehensive database of scholarships for students of all levels and disciplines: https://globalscholarships.com/
 
Further information on scholarships for studying in Europe can be found at:
‒ www.scholarshipportal.eu
‒ www.studienstiftung.de
‒ www.stipendiumplus.de
‒ www.hss.de
Please note: Candidates who have already benefitted from an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) scholarship are not eligible to apply for an additional scholarship.

Definitions

Programme country student
Programme country student means in this context of an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree grant:
  • a national from the EU Member States and further programme countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)), or a resident from the EU Member States and further programme countries, who has carried out his or her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of these programme countries (reference date: application deadline, March 15)
  • who has already obtained a first higher education degree (applicants having fulfilled 180 credit points of a Bachelor degree will be accepted provisionally, if they provide their (diploma) certificate until course start)
  • who has NOT been accepted to register or is registered in an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Course already
  • Scholarship holders must spend their study period in at least two of the consortium partner countries. These two countries must be different from the country in which the scholarship holder has obtained his/her last university degree.
Partner country student
Partner country student means in this context of an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree grant:
  • a national from OTHER countries than above, who has NOT carried out his or her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the programme countries (reference date: application deadline, March 15);
  • who has already obtained a first higher education degree (applicants having fulfilled 180 credit points of a Bachelor degree will be accepted provisionally, if they provide their (diploma) certificate until course start)
  • who has NOT been accepted to register or is registered in an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Course already
  • Scholarship holders must spend their study period in at least two of the consortium partner countries. These two countries must be different from the country in which the scholarship holder has obtained his/her last university degree.
Please notice that students may not apply to more than three Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Courses in the same year and may not have received an Erasmus Mundus grant before.
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