Applications

The application period for the cohort of 2025-2027 has opened.

We’ve received a large number of submissions in the eligibility check form and the feedback is delayed. If you’ve submitted your information via the eligibility check form, please remain patient. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

1st application period for Erasmus Mundus scholarships and self-funded students:

October 10th, 2024 – January, 10th, 2025.

2nd application period for self-funded students (if places are still free):

February 10th – April 10th, 2025.

To apply, please fill in the required eligibility check form. We will confirm via email whether you are eligible for application. Only if you’re eligibile, you will be asked to submit your application documents. After submitting your application documents, you will be informed whether you’ve been shortlisted for an interview. After the interviews, applicants will be informed whether they’ve been accepted to the program.

Before you apply, please consider the information on Costs and Funding. Self-funded applicants will be required to enrol and pay a portion of the tuition fees soon after receiving notice that they have been accepted into the programme, to secure their position.

Requirements

A 2.2 honours degree (undergraduate degree, Level 8 – National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) or the overseas equivalent as determined by the Course Board and the guidelines of UL Graduate School Admissions, with a minimum of 100 ECTS or equivalent experience in psychology and research methods.
If the applicant has not completed the 1st cycle degree at the time of application, they must send proof of enrolment, available transcripts, and a declaration of the expected date of completion (original and certified English translation as necessary) from the university that will issue the diploma. In this case, if the applicant is accepted, this will be conditional on the submission of a 1st cycle degree diploma before enrolment.
Where candidates are non-native English language speakers, certified demonstrable achievements in a standard English language competency test in line with UL requirements will be necessary.

To be able to apply, please fill in this form to check your application eligibility here. Only if you are eligible to apply, you will be asked to submit your application.

Application Submission

Would you like to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship?

From October 10th, 2024, on, applicants with interest in an Erasmus Mundus scholarship can start the application procedure by filling in the required eligibility check form. For your application to be considered, YOU NEED TO FILL IN THE ELIGIBILITY CHECK FORM.

Once you fill in the eligibility check form, you will receive feedback regarding your eligibility within the next week. In this email, we will inform you if – based on your qualifications and the information provided – you are eligible for application or not. If you are eligible for application, you will receive the link to the application form via email.

If the eligibility check has been fulfilled, applicants for Erasmus Mundus scholarships can apply between October 10th, 2024 and January 10th, 2025. Applications for Erasmus Mundus scholarships cannot be considered if they are submitted after January 10th, 2025.

Would you like to apply as a self-funded student?

Applicants who don’t want to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship but as self-funded students have two application periods. You can either apply between October 10th, 2024 and January 10th, 2025, or between February 10th and April 10th, 2025. We recommend filling in the required eligibility check form as soon as possible, to check whether you’re eligible to apply for the program. Then, we can either apply in the first of second application period. We highly encourage you to apply during the first application period, between October and January. However, if you don’t submit your application till January 10th, 2025, you have another chance to apply between February and April 10th, 2025 – only if some places are still free.

You can start the application procedure by filling in the required eligibility check form. For your application to be considered, YOU NEED TO FILL IN THE ELIGIBILITY CHECK FORM.

If the eligibility check has been fulfilled, self-funded applicants can apply between October 10th, 2024 and January 10th, 2025, or February 10th and April 10th. Applications of self-funded students cannot be considered if they are submitted after April 10th, 2025.

Would you like to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship but you also consider studying as a self-funded student?

Applicants who want to apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship but would also study as a self-funded student should follow the application procedure for Erasmus Mundus scholarship applicants described above. You should apply before January 10th, 2025, and tick the three corresponding boxes on the application form.

Application Documents

Qualification transcripts and certificates* (undergraduate diploma with transcripts and translation to English if needed– merged into one file)
A copy of your birth certificate or passport
Supporting statement: Explaining why you are a suitable candidate for the Global-MINDS programme, including the justification for the choice of mobility path. Please indiciate if you are applying for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship or as a self-funded student (or both). If you are applying for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, please justify your application for the scholarship.
CV (in Europass format ONLY)

If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language, this will suffice. If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is not an official language, the following additional documents must be provided:

English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts AND
English language competency certificate

Please click here for Further Information on English Language Requirements.

Please make sure to name your PDF files according to their content:

LastName_CV_2024
LastName_Statement_2024 (for the filled in Supporting Statement)
LastName_Qualifications_2024 (for merged diplomas and transcripts)
LastName_Identification_2024 (for Passport or Birth Certificates)
LastName_English_2024 (for proof of English proficiency if needed)

The required file format is PDF. Please see here how to convert files to pdf and here to merge files into one pdf.

Please don’t include reference letters in your application documents at this stage.

If relevant to you, please also consider the information on special needs before and when applying.

After Application Submission

Once you’ve completed the eligbility check and the application, we will evaluate your application. We will contact you via e-mail if you’ve been shortlisted for an interview. If you are shortlisted for an interview, we will contact your referents. If you’ve applied for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, we will contact you about this in January. If you’ve applied as a self-funded student, we will get back to you in April.

We will share more information about the interviews soon. Final ranking of candidates will be made after the interviews.

Student Selection Procedure

The selection process for the Global-MINDS Programme involves several stages to ensure that the best candidates are selected.

During the first evaluation round, each eligible application will be evaluated on a 10-point scale by two Local Academic Coordinators from two different Partner Institutions on different criteria including academic achievement and potential, academic and professional experiences, volunteering, motivation and career ambitions.

Applications are allocated in a ranking according to scores (from higher to lower scores). The top 100 candidates in the ranking are then invited to an interview which may be conducted via video conference or by telephone. The remaining candidates will be notified by email about the panel’s decision and informed about the appeal procedure.

The interview candidates will be assessed against individualized and common criteria, such as academic and work experience, career ambitions, and other relevant information. During a second evaluation round, the interview will be scored on a scale from 1 to 10. Then we create a final score for each candidate based on an equal weighting of both evaluation rounds (the application evaluation and the interview evaluation).

The Governing Board will agree on the final candidate rankings and on the allocation of candidates to mobility paths (based on preferences and candidate ranking) in order to meet required enrollment levels at each university.

The absolute ranking will specify:

10 applicants selected for full scholarships
15 applicants selected for partial scholarships
11 applicants admitted as self-financed students.
Non-admitted applicants.

The applicants ranked from 37-50 are placed on a waiting list. Candidates selected for the programme will be notified via email. If a candidate cannot accept the offer, we will proceed to contact and send offer letters to the next candidate on the waiting-list until complete the places for full-scholarships, partial scholarships and self-funded students.

If all places aren’t filled after the first application round, a second batch of interviews will be conducted (with mainly self-funded students). After a new round of evaluation offer letters for the second batch of accepted applicants will be sent via email.

In case there are still available places, applications will reopen for self-funded students.

All candidates whose application for Erasmus Mundus funding was rejected, as well as those not admitted to the programme will be informed of the appeal procedure.

Appeals will only be considered if the applicant believes there has been a failure in the admissions procedure or that they have been discriminated against unlawfully. The appeal should be made in writing within 10 days after the decision has been communicated and directed to the European Consortium Coordinator (please see Contact) unless the appeal is regarding the Coordinator, in which case the written appeal should be directed to the Governing Board. Any appeal will be accorded thorough consideration and will normally be addressed within 28 calendar days of receipt. Where an appeal does not produce the outcome sought by the applicant, reasons should be given for any decision.

As a policy, the Global-MINDS Master strives for diversity in the recruitment of students and staff and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression of any other characteristic protected by European law. Students with special needs are encouraged to apply. The Consortium will ensure that all necessary arrangements (e.g., accessibility to classrooms) are in place if they are selected. Please indicate in your supporting statement that you’d like to apply for additional funding via the Disability Services Office.

Disclaimer: Information relating to individuals (personal data) is collected and used in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR).

Past Application Procedures

Applications for cohort 2024-2026 will be open on October 18th, 2023. The deadline for applications for Erasmus Mundus funding is January 5th, 2024.

Each eligible application will be evaluated for quality and those applicants who pass the first stage may be interviewed by video or telephone (see details below). Final ranking of candidates will be made after the interviews.

Erasmus Mundus applicants will be notified of the selection results by the end of February 2024.

Information about costs, scholarships, and applicant categories is available on the Costs and Funding page.

Self-funded applicants will be required to enrol and pay a portion of the tuition fees soon after receiving notice that they have been accepted into the programme, to secure their position.

A Budget Simulator to help assess financial means is available here.