Applications

Regardless of whether you are applying as a scholarship applicant or self-funded students or whether you are applying as a scholarship applicant but are open to starting the program as a self-funded student as well – all applicants apply at the same time and through the same form.

When you start the application process via this form, you will be asked to convert your country specific qualifications to the Irish equivalent.  For details on country-specific qualifications visit postgraduate entry requirements for international students. You will be asked to include the details from your CV which includes all work, voluntary and internship experience and all research experience. Have your CV to hand to complete this. Next you will be asked to include your personal statement using no more than 20,000 characters. We want to know how your previous experience and interests relate to your application to the Global-MINDS program. Note that you won’t upload the CV and personal statement as separate files but you will type them in the form.

Students who are shortlisted and receive an official application link from the University of Limerick in phase 2 will have to submit:

• 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

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:

1. LastName_Qualifications_2026 (for merged diplomas and transcripts)
2. LastName_Identification_2026 (for Passport or Birth Certificates)
3. 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. We ask you to provide contact information of two referees.

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

Once you’ve completed the online application form, we will evaluate your application. We will contact you via e-mail to inform you if you’ve been rejected, are on the waiting list or one of the top candidates. If you are one of the top candidates, you will receive another link via email to upload additional documents. Depending on your ranking, you will shortlisted for an interview. You will receive information about a potential interview and whether you will continue in the application process, via email. If we need recommendation letters, we will contact you directly as well. Final offers will be sent via email after the interviews.

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 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. After a new round of evaluation offer letters for the second batch of accepted applicants will be sent via email. 

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).