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At M3EP, we offer a range of services designed to support students throughout their academic journey, ensuring a transformative and enriching educational experience that prepares them for global challenges and opportunities.

Our Process

Understanding Our Admission Process

Step-01

Check (Requirement)

Step-02

Prepare (Documents) 

Step-03

Submit (via Portal) 

APPLICATION TIMELINE

When to apply?

01

Application portal opens

For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland 15 November, 23:59 CET
For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland 16 January, 23:59 CET
02

Application deadline

For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland 15 January, 23:59 CET
For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland 1 March, 23:59 CET
We do not accept applications after the application deadline.

01

Check (Requirement)

If you have completed or are in your final semester of a relevant Bachelor’s degree programme you are eligible to apply for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s in European Environmental Economics and Policy (M3EP).

Admission requirements

If you have completed or are in your final semester of a relevant Bachelor’s degree programme you are eligible to apply for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s in European Environmental Economics and Policy (M3EP).

Joint admission requirements and procedures are established and implemented by the five partner institutions involved in the delivery of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s European Environmental Economics and Policy (M3EP)*.

*in compliance with the Danish Ministerial Order on International Education Activities of Universities (No 247 of 13 March 2015).

Bachelor’s degree that automatically fulfils the academic requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Economics, Economics, Environmental and Food Economics, Natural Resources with specialization in Environmental Economics, Political Science, and in Social Science from the University of Copenhagen.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Political Science or in Economics from the University of Heidelberg.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy (Scienze e politiche ambientali), Economics and Management (Economia e management) or International Politics, Law and Economics (IPLE) from the University of Milan.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Policy (Politologie a verejna politika), Political Science and International Relations (Politologie a mezinarodni vztahy), or in Sociology and Social Policy (Sociologie a socialni politika) from Charles University.

  • First cycle degree in Ekonomia (Economics), Informatyka i ekonometria (Computer Science and Econometrics), Finanse i Rachunkowość (Finance and Accounting), and Finance, International Investment and Accounting from the University of Warsaw.

Other Bachelor’s degrees

If you have a Bachelor’s degree other than those listed above, you must submit additional documentation along with your application so we can evaluate whether or not you meet the admission requirements.

If you have a Bachelor’s degree, Professional Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from Danish or international universities you are qualified for admission if your programme includes the following:

  • 60 ECTS within economics and/or political science

We may also admit applicants who, after an individual academic assessment, are deemed to possess educational qualifications equivalent to those required above.


Qualifying degree and other courses/projects

When we assess whether you meet the admission requirements for the Master’s degree programme, Danish legislation only allows us to assess your Bachelor’s degree. Consequently, you cannot study supplementary courses between Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes in order to meet the admission requirements.

If you have passed courses/projects before you complete the qualifying Bachelor’s degree, these can be included in the assessment, even though they are not part of the Bachelor’s degree programme.

  • It applies to courses/projects you have taken as single subjects and courses/projects you have taken as part of another study programme.

  • A maximum of 30 ECTS credits of these courses/projects may be included.

Prioritisation of applicants

There is no BSc programme with reserved access for this programme.

If the number of qualified applicants to the programme exceeds the number of places available, applicants will be prioritised according to the following criteria:

  • Total number of ECTS in relevant courses*

  • Grades achieved in relevant courses*

*relevant courses include courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, public economics, environmental economics, resource economics, public policy, public administration, international politics, comparative politics, and international relations.

If you are unsure about whether your degree meets the admission requirements

You can only get an answer to whether or not your degree meets the admission requirement by applying for admission to the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Programme. Only the admission committee can evaluate whether you are qualified or not and they only do this once they have received your application.

Language requirements

To gain admission to the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s (EMJM) in European Environmental Economics and Policy (M3EP), you must document your English language proficiency.

We only accept the following two ways of documenting your English language proficiency:

If you have completed a full degree in English

If you have completed an upper secondary school degree, bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in English from one of the following countries:

  • Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom or USA.

You must upload a copy or scan of your official school diploma as documentation.

The degree must be a minimum of 2 years of studies. A student exchange semester/year is not sufficient documentation for English language proficiency.

You have taken an English language test

You must document that you have passed one of the following accepted tests:

  • IELTS Academic (taken at an IELTS test centre or online)

  • TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT paper edition or TOEFL iBT Home Edition

  • Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

Please note that we will only accept an official certificate of your test results as proof of English language proficiency. Documentation of registration for an English language test will not be accepted as proof of English language proficiency.

List of accepted tests and minimum score requirements:

Test

Version

Minimum Requirement

Documentation

TOEFL – old scale

TOEFL iBT

TOEFL iBT Home Edition

(MyBest scores are not accepted)

Minimum overall score of 83 with at least 20 in each subscore

Please note that you have to add our institutional code (0177) as the recipient, so we can verify the result online. You can check if the institutional code has been added to your profile on the test score sheet.

You must upload a copy of your TOEFL score report in the application portal. If you have not received the hard copy of your test score by the application deadline, you can upload an official document with your “Appointment No.”, and we will verify the results.

TOEFL – new scale

TOEFL iBT

TOEFL iBT Home Edition

(MyBest scores are not accepted)

Minimum overall score of 4.5

Please note that you have to add our institutional code (0177) as the recipient, so we can verify the result online. You can check if the institutional code has been added to your profile on the test score sheet.

You must upload a copy of your TOEFL score report in the application portal. If you have not received the hard copy of your test score by the application deadline, you can upload an official document with your “Appointment No.”, and we will verify the results.

IELTS

IELTS Academic

IELTS Online(One Skill Retake are not accepted)

Minimum overal Score of 6.5

You must upload a copy of your IELTS score report in the application portal. If you have not received the hard copy of your test score by the application deadline, you can upload an official document with your “Test Report Form Number” (TRF Number), and we will verify the results.

Cambridge

Cambridge Advanced English (CAE/CP1)

Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE/CP2)

Minimum 180 points (C1-level)

Cambridge results are only valid if they are verifiable through Cambridge’s ”Candidate Results Website”.


We recommend that you make sure you are signed up for this service and share your results with the University of Copenhagen.
Deadlines for sending your documentationYour English language test must be valid at the application deadline

  • For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland: 15 January, 23:59 CET

  • For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA or Switzerland: 1 March, 23.59 CET

Your application will be rejected if you have not provided sufficient documentation for English language proficiency by the application deadline.

The IELTS and TOEFL results are only valid if they are not older than 2 years counted from the application deadline. There is no limitation for validity for the Cambridge tests.

Examples of non-acceptable alternatives to document English proficiency

Be sure to check if you have sufficient documentation for English language proficiency since we do not accept alternatives other than those listed above. Also, be aware that your nationality is not proof of English language proficiency.

We do not accept the following ways of documenting your English language proficiency:

  • Documentation of an English language test result other than the specific ones listed above

  • Your passport

  • A letter from your university stating English as medium of instruction

  • A letter from a professor

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Prepare (Documents) 

As part of your application, you must submit all required documentation (see below). All documentation must be in English.

Required documentation for your application

As part of your application, you must submit all required documentation (see below). All documentation must be in English.

Transcript of grades

You must upload an official transcript of grades for the qualifying bachelor’s degree you have completed or are currently enrolled in. You can only choose 1 degree as qualifying in your application. The transcript must include:

  • Your full name

  • Title of your degree

  • Credits/ECTS/Hours of study

  • Date of completion (if you have graduated)

  • An official stamp/watermark

  • A signature from your university/educational institution

If your transcript does not include Credits/ECTS/Hours of study, the courses must instead include the date of completion or the term in which it was completed.


If your transcript does not include the stamp and signature, we must be able to verify the transcript online via a link, QR code, digital signature or similar. Ask your educational institution whether it is possible.


If the transcript is in a language other than English:

We only accept an official English translation from your educational institution or an authorised translator. It must include an official stamp and signature.


The deadline for uploading your transcript of grades is

  • For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 15 January, 23:59 CET

  • For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 1 March, 23:59 CET,

Self-assessment

You must describe how you fulfil the programme’s admission requirements by filling out a self-assessment form. This is only relevant if your bachelor’s degree does not automatically fulfil the academic requirements. Learn more about the admission requirements above on this website.

If you do not upload a correct self-assessment form, your application may be rejected.

Please note that there are individual self-assessment forms for each MSc programme at the Faculty of SCIENCE.


What is a self-assessment?

The self-assessment form is an overview of the academic admission requirements of the programme you are applying for. You must fill out the form with the courses and projects from your bachelor’s degree that cover these academic admission requirements.

You can include both completed courses and projects and those you expect to complete as part of your bachelor’s degree. If you include projects in your self-assessment form, please include a description of the project.

If you have passed courses or projects before you complete the qualifying bachelor’s degree, these can be included, even though they are not part of the bachelor’s degree programme.

  • It applies to courses/projects you have taken as single subjects and courses/projects you have taken as part of another study programme.

  • A maximum of 30 ECTS credits of these courses/projects may be included.


How you fill out the self-assessment form

You must download the programme’s self-assessment form and follow these 3 steps when completing your self-assessment form:

  1. Fill in your courses that cover the academic admission requirements of the programme

  2. Save the file as an Excel file and name it: [Your name] Self-assessment

  3. Upload the Excel file to your application.

The course titles in the self-assessment must correspond to the course titles in your official transcript.

Please include all courses and projects that can cover the admission requirements even if you end up exceeding the required ECTS amount.


You cannot list the same course twice

Please note that 1 course can only be used to cover 1 admission requirement unless you use the course to cover general admission requirements such as e.g., 30 ECTS of lab exercises or 60 ECTS within the field of natural sciences.

If you have a course that covers 2 admission requirements, e.g. the course Mathematics and Statistics of 15 ECTS, you are allowed to split the credits in 7.5 Mathematics and 7.5. Statistics if it is very clear in the course description that both subjects have been covered equally in the course.


Why you need to fill out the self-assessment form

The admission committee will use your self-assessment to assess if you are qualified for admission. If you do not upload the correct self-assessment form, the admission committee cannot assess your qualifications, and your application may be rejected.


If you need help to fill out the self-assessment

There is a guide in the self-assessment form on the right side of the document. This guide helps you decide which courses to include and answers the most frequently asked questions.


If your educational institution does not use the ECTS credit system

Read about how you can convert your educational institution’s credit system to the ECTS credit system.


The deadline for uploading your self-assessment is

  • For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 15 January, 23:59 CET

  • For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 1 March, 23:59 CET

Course descriptions of courses from your self-assessment

This document is only relevant if your bachelor’s degree does not automatically fulfill the academic requirements. Learn more about the admission requirements above on this website.


You must download and use this course description form (PDF)


It is mandatory to use our form.


What courses do I include?


You must include the descriptions of courses and projects included in your self-assessment form.


If you include courses or projects that are yet to be completed, please indicate this by writing ‘not yet completed’ after the course/subject title and writing the date you expect to complete the course/project in ‘Date of completion’.


What should the course description include?


The course descriptions must include:


  • The title of the course

  • all topics covered in the course

  • the date of completion

  • hours of lectures OR credits (e.g., ECTS)



What if I do not know the specific date of completion?


If you do not know the specific date, please indicate when you expect to have completed the course or project, for example the semester or year.


What language should the course descriptions be in?

The course descriptions must be in English. We also accept course descriptions that you have translated yourself.


How do I upload the course descriptions?


The course description form must be saved as a PDF and uploaded to your application in the Application Portal. Please save the file with the following title: [Your name]_Course_Descriptions


If you need to fill out more than one of our forms, you should number each file in the following way:


  • [Your name]_CourseDescriptions_1

  • [Your name]_CourseDescriptions_2,

  • And so on


The deadline for uploading your course descriptions is:


  • For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 15 January, 23:59 CET

  • For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 1 March, 23:59 CET

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

You must upload an updated version of your CV including a chronological overview of your academic history. You must use a Europass template.

If you wish to apply for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, we recommend that you also include relevant work experience. A photo is not necessary.


The deadline for uploading your CV is

  • For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 15 January, 23:59 CET.

  • For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 1 March, 23:59 CET

Your GPA

We use your grade point average (GPA) as a selection criterion when we receive more applications to the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship than available.

You must enter the number of your national GPA in the application portal as stated in your official transcript.

If your transcript does not include a national GPA, please enter a “0” in the application portal.

Please note, that you/we cannot alter your national GPA in the application portal after you have submitted your application.

Proof of English language proficiency

You must upload documentation that you fulfil the requirement of English language proficiency. If you cannot provide the documentation within the deadline, your application will be rejected.

We only accept certain types of documentation/language tests. Please find specific information on how to fulfil the language requirement above.


The deadline for uploading documentation for your English language proficiency is

  • For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 15 January, 23:59 CET

  • for citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 1 March 2026, 23:59 CET.

Copy or scan of passport/national ID

You must upload a copy or scan of your valid passport/national identification document (ID).

If you do not have a passport or a national ID, you must upload a statement of when you expect to receive it. A driver’s license is not sufficient and will not be accepted.

Your passport/national ID must be in English and include the following:

  • Photo

  • Your full name

  • Date of birth

  • Nationality

  • Expiration date


The deadline for uploading a copy or scan of your passport/National ID is

  • 31 August, 23:59 CET


If you have more than 1 citizenship:

If you have more than one passport (citizenship) please upload the passport you will use to travel to Europe.

Letter of motivation (only if you apply for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship)

You must upload a short letter of motivation (approximately 500 words) in English if you wish to apply for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. Your letter of motivation must contain an explanation of:

  • why you are applying for admission to the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) in European Environmental Economics and Policy (M3EP)

  • why you have prioritised the chosen mobility track(s).

You may also elaborate on your planned career path upon completion of the master’ s programme.


The deadline for uploading your letter of motivation is

  • For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 15 January, 23:59 CET

  • For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 1 March, 23:59 CET

Proof of your current residence

You must upload proof of your current country of residence to confirm your eligibility for admission and for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

You must download and use our Proof of Residence Form as proof of your current country of residence. The document must be newly issued – no earlier than 8 weeks before the application deadline, written in English and must include:

  1. Your full name

  2. Your date of birth

  3. Your current residential address (including street name, house number, postal code, city and country of residence)

  4. Date of issue

  5. Stamp and signature from an official institution


An official institution can be your:

  • Municipality, region or state

  • Current place of work

  • Current place of study or training.




NB: A PO Box (Post Office Box) is not acceptable. Country, Region, City without postal address is not sufficient. Street name and house number (or alternatively a detailed description of residential location) are required.


If you cannot provide a stamp and signature, we must be able to verify your proof of residence digitally/online via a link, QR code, digital signature or similar.


If you do not submit your proof of current residence document, or if the document is missing one of the above-mentioned requirements, your application will be rejected.


The deadline for uploading your proof of country of residence is

  • For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 15 January, 23:59 CET

  • For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: 1 March, 23:59 CET

Official diploma and diploma supplement

If you are offered admission, you must document that you have completed your qualifying bachelor’s degree no later than 20 September. If your diploma includes a Diploma Supplement (issued in accordance with the guidelines of the European Commission, the Council of Europe, and UNESCO) this must also be submitted).




We can receive your diploma in 3 following ways


1) Send us a copy of your bachelor’s diploma by email

Send the copy to admissions@ku.dk. It is important you send it from the email you have registered in the application portal. The copy can be either a PDF or a photo of your official diploma.

The document must include:

  • Your full name

  • Date of birth

  • Title of your degree

  • Date of completion – even if you have not yet formally graduated

  • An official stamp

  • A signature from your educational institution

If your diploma does not include the stamp and signature, we must be able to verify the diploma online via a link, QR code, digital signature or similar. Ask your educational institution whether it is possible.

If your last ECTS/credits are given at the graduation ceremony, you must wait until they have been registered.


If the diploma is in a language other than English

We only accept an official English translation from your educational institution or an authorized translator. It must include an official stamp and signature.


2) Ask your university to confirm your degree completion by emailing us

The email must be sent from an official, verifiable university administration email. Send the email directly to admissions@ku.dk.

The email must be in English and include:

  • Your full name

  • Date of birth

  • Title of your degree

  • Date of completion – even if you haven’t formally graduated yet.

If your last ECTS/credits are given at the graduation ceremony, you must wait until they have been registered.


3) Provide us with information we can use for online verification of your degree

Send an email to admissions@ku.dk from yourself or your university with a link to an online verification service in English. Via the online verification service, we must be able to verify:

  • Your full name

  • Date of birth

  • Title of your degree

  • Date of completion – even if you haven’t formally graduated yet.

If your last ECTS/credits are given at the graduation ceremony, you must wait until they have been registered.

Additional information


Upload only the required documentation

We assess your application based solely on the required documentation, so please upload only what is requested.


Anything missing in your application?

You must submit all required documentation when applying. We will review these documents to determine whether your application is complete. If anything is missing, you’ll receive a message in the application portal.

The deadline for uploading any missing documents will be 1 week from the time we contact you. We cannot extend the deadline. Make sure to check your email regularly and your spam filter too.

Please note that due to the high volume of emails we receive, we are unable to review new or revised documentation submitted before the deadline


Verification of information

If we determine that you have used falsified or misleading documentation in your application, we are obliged to report it to the police, reject your application and cancel your admission.


Visa process

If you are citizen from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, we cannot initiate your online visa application until you have fulfilled all conditions of your admission and are fully admitted.

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Submit (via Portal) 

You must create an application in the Application Portal and upload all required and relevant documentation. This is the only way you can apply for admission.

How to apply

You must create an application in the Application Portal and upload all required and relevant documentation. This is the only way you can apply for admission.

Application fee, tuition fee and scholarships

There is no application fee when applying for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters programme in European Environmental Economics and Policy (M3EP), or for any other EMJM programme offered by UCPH.


Please note that an application fee is required when applying to any of the other MSc programmes at UCPH.

Read more about tuition fees, scholarships and other funding here.

Apply for admission in the application portal

Click here to submit your application


You may submit 3 applications for UCPH

You are allowed to submit a maximum of 3 applications to study Master’s programmes across all faculties at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) for the same intake.

Any additional applications will be cancelled by the MSc Admissions office at UCPH.

There is no limit to how many Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Programmes you can apply for across universities.


Keep track of your application

Once you have applied for admission, you will receive updates and messages from the University of Copenhagen in the application portal. When you receive a message in the application portal, a notification will be sent to the email you have registered in your application.

Please note that emails from the application portal may end up in your spam filter.

We recommend that you do not use your student email when creating your application as some universities terminate student accounts once a student has completed their degree.


Tips and tricks for the application portal

  • Use Firefox or Google Chrome as a browser when creating, submitting and accessing your application.

  • Read the user guide for the application portal when you fill out your application.

  • Read the FAQ where you can find answers to the most common questions concerning the application portal.

  • Contact UCPH Study Guidance if you cannot find the answers you are looking for in the FAQ.

  • Contact UCPH IT if you have technical problems.

Check your application result

You will receive all information regarding your application in the application portal.

If you fulfil the admission requirements and there are places available on the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Programme, we will send you an offer of admission. You will receive only 1 offer of admission. It will be for the master’s programme that ranks highest on your priority list and for which we are able to offer you admission.

Please note that in case of an offer, you will not be informed whether you could have been admitted to your lower priorities.

If you do not fulfil the admission requirements, we will send you a message through the application portal.

We will be offering admission ongoing from

  • For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: late-February until mid-March

  • For citizens from a country within the EU, EEA, or Switzerland: mid-May until mid-June

You must check the application portal regularly during this period.


Accept your offer of admission within 5 days

You need to actively accept the offer of admission within 5 days of receiving the message in the application portal. If you do not accept the offer by the deadline, you will lose your place in the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s programme as it will be offered to another applicant.

Your offer of admission is conditional and will include a list of conditions you must meet in order to obtain full admission, e.g. acceptance of the offer of admission or certified documentation for a completed bachelor’s degree. We will inform you of the deadlines and how to meet the conditions in the offer of admission.


Check your email and the application portal regularly

When you receive a message in the application portal, a notification is sent to the email you have registered in your application. Please note that emails from the application portal may end up in your spam filter.

We highly recommend that you check the status of your application regularly in the application portal, so you do not miss any important information.


Appeal against the result of your application

You may submit an appeal regarding legal issues such as legal errors and irregularities if you find that the decision does not comply with Danish legislation. You cannot file an appeal against the assessment of your academic qualifications made by the assessment committee.

An appeal shall be submitted within two-weeks of receiving the result to the University of Copenhagen to admissions@ku.dk. An appeal on grounds of legal matters must be made in writing, and you must state exactly on which grounds you believe that the decision is not in compliance with the applicable legislation.

The appeal regulations can be found in paragraph 51 of Ministerial Order no. 51. The Ministerial Order can be found here: Adgangsbekendtgørelsen (retsinformation.dk). (only available in Danish)

Get help with your application

UCPH Student Guidance is ready to help you with your application.

You can join our online Q&A’s about the admission and application process, call us or send us an email.

Admission statistics

First M3EP Cohort:

Applicants
753
Admitted
45
Age average
24
Legal gender distribution (m/f)
48%/52%
Nationality (EU/non-EU)
86%/14%

Tuition fee, scholarships and other funding

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship is awarded to the best students admitted each year to the programme from all over the world.

The scholarship amounts to a maximum of 33,600 € (1400 € per month for up to 24 months).

All scholarship holders are granted a tuition fee waiver.

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must

  • comply with the Erasmus Mundus Mobility Requirements

  • be a full-time student on the programme.

Erasmus Mundus Mobility Requirements

This requirement affects applicants residing in Italy, Poland, Germany and The Czech Republic at the time of application:

if you reside in Italy at the time of application and choose University of Milan (in Italy) as your second-year university, you will not be eligible for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. However, you will be eligible for the scholarship if you choose another second-year university.

  • if you reside in Poland at the time of application and choose University of Warsaw (in Poland) as your second-year university, you will not be eligible for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. However, you will be eligible for the scholarship if you choose another second-year university.

  • if you reside in Germany at the time of application and choose Heidelberg University (in Germany) as your second-year university, you will not be eligible for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. However, you will be eligible for the scholarship if you choose another second-year university.

  • if you reside in the Czech Republic at the time of application and choose Charles University (in The Czech Republic) as your second-year university, you will not be eligible for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. However, you will be eligible for the scholarship if you choose another second-year university.

Financial conditions of the scholarship

The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship is only awarded to enrolled full-time students who have not previously benefitted from an EMJM Erasmus Mundus Scholarship and who complies with the Erasmus Mundus Mobility Requirements.

You are granted a tuition fee waiver as a scholarship holder.

The scholarship is a monthly allowance that you can use to cover travel, visa, installation and subsistence costs and should therefore be seen as a contribution to living expenses.

The monthly allowance is 1400€ and is paid to your bank account on the last bank day of a month for the forthcoming month.

The scholarship covers up to 24 months for the programme starting from September the first year of studies. The last payment will be no later than the last bank day of July the second year of studies, and the payment will cover the month of August.

In case of interruption of enrolment, e.g., maternity leave, sick-leave or similar absence, the monthly scholarship payments will be put on hold until the studies activities commence.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship assessment

The Erasmus Mundus Scholarships are awarded to the top applicants.

All scholarship applications are assessed by at least two Assessment Committee members. The scholarship applications are assessed on three assessment criteria in two stages.

The assessment for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship is a different process than the assessment for admission to the programme. You can still be offered admission to the programme even though you are not awarded an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

You can read about the specific requirements to the documentation for your scholarship application under Admission requirements and application


The three assessment criteria

The Assessment Committee assesses your application on three assessment criteria carrying the following weights:

  1. Academic excellence (75%)

  2. Personal motivation (10%)

  3. Relevant work experience (15%)

Each criterion is assessed on a scale from 1-5, where 1 is low and 5 is high and a weighted average is calculated.

Only the highest ranked applicants will be awarded an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.


The first assessment stage

In the first assessment stage, the Assessment Committee assesses your academic excellence.

The assessment is based on the grade point average (GPA) of your qualifying bachelor’s degree, any publications and other academic factors such as prior research experience.

If your academic excellence receives a score of 4 or higher, your scholarship application moves on to the second assessment stage. If it receives a score lower than 4, your scholarship application will not be assessed further.


The second assessment stage

In the second assessment stage, the Assessment Committee assesses the last two criteria:

  • Personal motivation

  • Relevant work experience

If one of these criteria receives a score lower than 3, your application will receive no further assessment.

The letter of motivation is used to assess your personal motivation to join the programme. The Assessment Committee look for enthusiasm for the subject and the chosen mobility track, which can be demonstrated by having undertaken relevant vacation employment or similar activities. Your letter of motivation should also contain a justification for the program choice and the second-year mobility track.

Your CV is used to assess your relevant work experience. The Assessment Committee look for relevant non-academic work experience, volunteer activities, and other indications relevant to the programme. These activities can be very varied.

The first instalment

If you are selected for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, the first instalment is transferred upon arrival to the University of Copenhagen – expected to disposal by the end of September.

The scholarship cannot be paid in advance nor be deferred for later admission.

Before study start every scholarship holder will receive detailed information on what to do to receive the scholarship.

How to apply for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

You apply for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship when you apply for admission.

In the application portal you will be asked if you wish to apply for the scholarship. You can still apply for admission if you do not wish to apply for the scholarship.

You cannot apply for the scholarship without applying for admission to the programme nor can you apply for the scholarship once admitted without a scholarship.

You cannot apply for Erasmus Mundus Scholarship if you have previously benefitted from an EMJM Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

Read about how to apply for admission (and the scholarship) here.

Tuition fee

Tuition fee for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Programme in Environmental Economics and Policy:

  • For citizens from EU/EEA/Switzerland: do not pay tuition fees for this two-year programme

  • For citizens outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland: EUR 33,600 for this two-year programme

Students selected for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship are granted a tuition fee waiver.

Payment deadlines

The payment deadlines are:

  • 1st semester: 15 April

  • 2nd semester: 15 January

  • 3rd semester: 15 August

  • 4th semester: 15 January

Please note that the tuition fee for 1st semester is not refunded after 31 July. After this date only a failed visa application will result in the refund of your 1st semester tuition fee.

In case you are applying for European citizenship, a refund of the following semester’s tuition fee is only possible if you obtain European citizenship prior to semester start i.e. 31 August or 31 January at the latest.

Pay your 1st semester tuition fee

To obtain full admission to the programme you need to pay the first part of your tuition fee.

The M3EP Team will send you a request by email for payment of the tuition fee at a minimum of 3 weeks prior to the payment deadline for the upcoming semester. The email will include a link to our payment portal and instructions on how to make the payment.

Deadline for paying tuition fee for the first semester: 15 April

If you fail to pay your tuition fee before the deadline, we will have to cancel your admission.

Erasmus Mobility Grant

If you have not been selected for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, you may apply for the Erasmus Mobility Grant.

You can apply for the grant for the second year, if you are going to

  • University of Milan

  • Heidelberg University

  • Charles University

  • University of Warsaw

The grant will expectedly amount to 450-500 EUR per month – the monthly rate depends on your mobility track.

You may apply for the grant during the first semester of your studies at the University of Copenhagen. You can apply for 10-12 months of grant.

The grant will be disbursed for your second year of studies only. It cannot be granted for the first year of studies.

Contribution to individual needs of students with disabilities

If you have a disability, you may be eligible to receive a contribution to individual needs during your time on the programme.

A disability could be e.g. long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments.

A contribution to individual needs could be related to the acquisition of special items or services, e.g.

  • assistance by third persons

  • adaptation of work environment

  • additional travel/transportation costs

Each case is assessed on an individual level.

As a apart of your application to the programme, you will be asked if need contribution to individual needs as described above.


Services at partner universities for students with special needs

Each partner university has their own services to students with special needs:

Other funding sources

ITTO Fellowship Programme 

Read more here: https://www.itto.int/fellowship/ 

World Bank Scholarships Program 

Read more here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships 

European Funding Guide 

Read more here: https://www.european-funding-guide.eu/ 

Scholarships and loans by country (list not exhausted) 

Read more here: https://www.ku.dk/studies/masters/application-and-admission/tuition-fees-and-scholarships#scholarships-and-loans-by-country  

Please note that students accepted to an Erasmus Mundus programme are not eligible for the Danish Government Scholarships programme (Statsstipendier). 

 

For more information about scholarship options in the Czech Republic, please check out the Faculty of Social Sciences (CU) website.  


Student Agreement

Before starting your studies, we will send you a student agreement. The student agreement is a specific Erasmus Mundus contract between you and the programme.

You must sign the student agreement and return it to M3EP-science@adm.ku.dk.

Please read the student agreement carefully before signing and returning it. See the final version of the student agreement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to commonly asked questions about M3EP

Application

It depends on your citizenship: Citizens from a country from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland can submit their application from 15 November. The deadline is 15 January 23:59 CET.

Citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland can submit their application from 16 January. The deadline is 1 March 23:59 CET.

We do not accept applications after the deadline.

You apply for admission via the online application portal at the University of Copenhagen. Please follow the instructions carefully and submit all required documentation.

Find the application procedure here to apply for admission.

The requirement for the letters of motivation is described under Admission requirements and application > Required documentation > Letter of Motivation.

There is no limit to how many Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Programmes you can apply for across universities.

If you wish to apply for three different Erasmus Mundus programmes offered at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH), you must be aware of the specific admission requirements for each programme. Furthermore, you are only allowed to submit a maximum of 3 applications to study programmess across all faculties at the UCPH) for the same intake.

Any additional applications will be cancelled by the UCPH Admission’s office.

Scholarship holders must successfully complete a minimum of 30 ECTS in two countries which are different from the country in which they resided at the time of application.

This means that if you, e.g. are residing in Italy at the time of application, you must choose a study track with a second-year university that is not located in Italy in order to be eligible for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.


The First academic year must be at the University of Copenhagen. For the second academic year you must choose a study track among the second-year universities.

No, all Erasmus Mundus students must study full-time.

It is only possible to obtain an EMJM Erasmus Mundus Scholarship once, but you are welcome to apply as a fee-paying student.

Yes, you can apply for admission. However, to meet the application requirements, you must upload your qualifying bachelor’s transcript and certified diploma. Your master’s degree is not taken into consideration in the assessment for admission

We only accept a completed upper secondary school degree, bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in English from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom or USA, as proof of English language proficiency.

You can read about the language requirements for the programme under Admission requirements and application > Language requirements.

Yes – if you have passed one of the following:

  • IELTS (Academic)

  • TOEFL (IBT, home edition)

  • Cambridge (CPE or CAE pass level of C1 or C2)

The IELTS and TOEFL results are only valid if they are not older than two years counted from the application deadline. There is no limitation for validity for the Cambridge tests.

You can read about the language requirements for the programme under Admission requirements and application > Language requirements.

No, we only accept an official certificate of your results as proof of language proficiency.

No, the language proficiency test result must be submitted by the application deadline.

Yes, in this case, you must document that you have completed your bachelor’s degree as soon as possible and no later than 20 September.

Your documents must have an official stamp and a signature, an official digital signature or an online verification link, verifying the True Copy.


Typically, your university can assist you in certifying your documents. Otherwise, we also accept signatures by embassies and official representatives or public offices, e.g. police stations.


Non-EU applicants: From March to May.

EU, EAA or Swiss applicants: From late May to June.


You will be informed of the result of your application regarding admission as well as the Erasmus Mundus scholarship through the application portal.

If you receive an offer of admission (and scholarship), you will have 5 days to accept the offer through the application portal.

Each assessment category (i.e. academic excellence, relevant work experience, and personal motivation) is allocated a grade between 1 and 5.

A final application grade is obtained using a weighting system whereby 75% of the final grade is allocated to academic excellence, 15% to work experience, and finally 10% to personal motivation.


You can read more about the assessment process for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship here.

You may submit an appeal pertaining to legal issues such as legal errors and irregularities if you find that the decision does not comply with Danish legislation. You cannot appeal against the assessment of your academic qualifications made by the Assessment Committee.

An appeal must be submitted within two weeks of receiving the result of the assessment to the University of Copenhagen to admissions@ku.dk.

An appeal on grounds of legal matters must be made in writing, and you must state exactly on which grounds you believe that the decision is not in compliance with the applicable legislation. The appeal regulations can be found in paragraph 50 of Ministerial Order no. 35. The Ministerial Order can be found here.

No, we only accept digital documents and not hard paper copies. Any hard copy documents we receive will not be reviewed and will be securely shredded

Due to the high number of applications, we cannot provide academic feedback on your application. However, if rejected you will receive your ranking among all applicants.

This timeline shows the application procedure from preparing your application to starting your studies if you are a citizen of the EU, EEA, and Switzerland


You can find the timeline here

This timeline shows the application procedure from preparing your application to starting your studies if you are a citizen from the EU, EEA, and Switzerland


You can find the timeline here

Finances

The Erasmus Mundus scholarship amounts to 33,600 EUR. 1400 EUR per month for up to 24 months.

The scholarship is considered a contribution to living expenses while on the programme.

You can read more about the scholarship under Tuition fee, scholarships and other funding > Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

You will receive the first instalment upon arrival at the University of Copenhagen – expected disposal by the end of September.

Instalments are not transferred prior to departure from your home country.

On the M3EP Website, you can find a list of alternative funding sources under Tuition fee, scholarships and other funding.

You are welcome to research other options for funding too.

If the M3EP Assessment Committee assesses your application positively, you can pay the tuition fee and join the programme without a scholarship.

The tuition fee depends on your nationality.

For students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, the tuition fee amounts to € 33,600 for the two-year master’s programme.

For students from within the EU, EEA and Switzerland, there is no tuition fee for the two-year master’s programme.

The payment deadlines are:

  • 1st semester: 15 April

  • 2nd semester: 15 January

  • 3rd semester: 15 August

  • 4th semester: 15 January

Please note that tuition fees are not refunded after 31 July. After this date, only a failed visa application will result in a refund of your tuition fee.

Monthly living expenses include rent and utilities, internet and phone subscriptions, food and household supplies, local transportation, books, and other study material, as well as sports and leisure activities.

Living expenses will vary individually depending on the cost of housing and your personal lifestyle choices. Living in Europe is estimated at EUR 1,280-1,800 per month.

Due to a number of factors, US Loans cannot be used to cover the tuition fee.

Practicalities

Your host university will assist you in finding accommodation.

University of Copenhagen

You will automatically receive further information on accommodation at the end of June for your study period at UCPH.

Heidelberg University

Heidelberg University’s Erasmus Office will help you find an accommodation. You will receive information in due time directly from the Erasmus Office.

University of Milan

For help with finding a place to live in Milan, see the UMIL accomodation webpage


The InformaStudenti contact service is also helpful: InformaStudenti> fees and benefits > accomodation

Charles University

Please read here for more information about finding accommodation in Prague.

University of Warsaw

To seek most up to date information about dormitories at UW please visit: https://bpm.uw.edu.pl/en/dormitory/

We also recomment to explore: https://welcome.uw.edu.pl/before-you-arrive/accomodation/

If you, as a Non-EU student, are offered admission to the programme, you must apply for a visa.

University of Copenhagen

UCPH will initiate your online visa application (ST1) to Denmark on your behalf once you are fully admitted to the programme. We will initiate visa applications for fully admitted students in late May. You will receive an email with instructions on how to fill out your part of the application. After you have received the email, you must continue your visa application on your own.

You must pay the processing fee for your visa yourself. UCPH cannot make any payments for your scholarship in advance to cover travel, visa fees, etc.

You will also receive information from your second year university in time for you to apply for a visa in the respective host country.

Instructions on the visa application procedures are available on the websites of the respective host countries.


Heidelberg University

International students from non-EU/EEA countries must apply either for a residence permit or for a visa according to their home country.


If you need a residence permit you must apply for one no later than 90 days after entry into Germany (for which countries a residence permit is necessary can be consulted in the link below). The application is submitted to the Immigration Office (Ausländerbehörde).


A Visa may be necessary according to your home country (please consult the link below to see if your country is in the list). M3EP Students can apply for their Visa at the German embassy in Denmark.


You can read about visas and residence permits for international students here


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University of Milan

Students must follow the rules regarding visa applications for the country in which they are starting the Erasmus Mundus Programme. In Italy, applications must be submitted by registering on the portal https://www.universitaly.it/.

Charles University

Please have a look at this step-by-step guide on the visa process, prepared by our Faculty of Social Sciences for all students of the Faculty.


Before students arrive in the Czech Republic, our M3EP coordinators will inform them in detail about the visa process.

University of Warsaw

Students must follow the rules regarding visa applications for the country in which they are starting the Erasmus Mundus Programme.


If you have any specific question regarding optaining visa, please enter: https://welcome.uw.edu.pl/during-your-stay/legalisation-of-stay/legalisation-of-stay-non-euefta-nationals/


Feel free to contact with our specialists: https://welcome.uw.edu.pl/


University of Copenhagen

The processing time of the visa applications to Denmark may be up to 2 months. Therefore, the sooner you fulfil all conditions in your offer of admission,, the sooner we can initiate your visa application. We strongly recommend that you complete your part of the visa application immediately after we have initiated it.




A delay in handing in the complete visa application could add approximately 8 weeks to the process.

Heidelberg University

The processing time of the visa applications to Germany takes approximately 3 months.


University of Milan

The average release time can vary. Please note that the final decision on the issue of a visa for study purposes is the exclusive jurisdiction of the diplomatic/consular mission and the university cannot intervene.


Charles University

The length of the process may vary depending on the country where you apply for the visa/permit. For more information, please visit the following link.

University of Warsaw

The average release time can vary. Please note that the final decision on the issue of a visa for study purposes is the exclusive jurisdiction of the diplomatic/consular mission and the university cannot intervene.

It depends on the country of destination

University of Copenhagen

Students admitted to a double degree will automatically receive a residence permit, including 3-year job-seeking period after graduation. It will not require a separate application.

University of Heidelberg

Students can stay in Germany for up to 18 months to seek a job after graduating, as long as they apply for a residence permit for job-seeking after passing their final exam at the Immigration Office (Ausländerbehörde). This permit allows them to work to support themselves during their search for qualified employment.

University of Milan

Please be aware that the final decision lies solely with the diplomatic or consular authorities, and the university is not in a position to influence or intervene in the process.


Charles University

It depends on the type of legal stay you apply for (long-term visa or long-term residence permit). Information about access to the labor market is available at this link. Please check out this link for more information on renewals.

University of Warsaw

In each country this period can be different.

Please read information in our official website of the Republic of Poland: https://www.gov.pl/web/udsc-en/permit-for-temporary-residence–graduate

You will have to organise the booking and cover the cost of travel yourself.

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