Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for the GroundwatCh Master's in Groundwater and Global Change 2027/2028

About this scholarship

An EU scholarship for a two-year joint master's in groundwater and global change, taught in Portugal, the Netherlands and Germany and starting in Lisbon in September 2027. About 15 are given, and about 400 people applied in earlier years.

Funding type

Covers: the participation costs, including tuition, library and laboratory costs, full insurance and all other mandatory costs, and a monthly allowance of EUR 1,400 for the full two years for living, travel and installation costs. Students with disabilities may receive an extra amount for their needs if they meet the conditions. For those without the scholarship: reduced tuition fee scholarships may be offered if places remain.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Covered

Travel

Covered

Insurance

Covered

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

Open to all nationalities. Holders of passports from Arab countries, Palestine included, apply as partner country students because these countries are not on the programme country list A bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in geological, hydraulic, civil, environmental or agricultural engineering, geosciences, environmental sciences, climate sciences, geography, geology or a similar subject A grade of at least B/B+ in the US system or an upper second class in the UK system Sufficient knowledge of mathematics Final-year students can apply once they have 120 ECTS, and must graduate by 15 August 2027 You have not held an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master scholarship before

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required IELTS TOEFL iBT PTE Academic Cambridge English TOEIC Waiver possible

IHE Delft rules for joint programmes: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall and 6.0 in writing, or TOEFL iBT 80 with 17 in writing, or PTE Academic 51.6 with 62.2 in writing, or Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency at grade A, B or C, or B2 First at grade A, B or C or 160. TOEIC is accepted at the scores on the page. Results must be dated within 24 months before you apply. IHE Delft advises a level equal to IELTS 6.5 before the course starts. Only citizens of the countries listed on the IHE page, none of them Arab, or people who studied their bachelor's in one of those countries are exempt. A university letter saying you studied in English does not replace the test.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

You apply for the master's and the scholarship together on the IHE Delft portal, choosing Erasmus Mundus scholarship in the funding question. The deadline for partner country students is 3 January 2027 at 23:59 Dutch time and cannot be extended. The deadline for programme country students is 7 February 2027. If you submit before 3 January and your English result is not ready, you can upload it until 1 February 2027 and still be considered for a scholarship. The admission and scholarship result comes in April 2027, and the final award depends on approval by the European Commission. The programme asks you to apply to only one Erasmus Mundus programme a year. Studies start at the University of Lisbon at the beginning of September 2027.

Required documents

Certified copies of university diplomas, with a sworn English translation if needed Certified transcripts showing the average mark and the grading system CV with work and research experience Answers to the five motivation questions in the form Two recommendation letters no older than six months English test result Final-year students: a university statement with the expected graduation date and the transcript so far Files in PDF, up to 2 MB each

Application steps

Check that your subject and grades match the admission criteria. Prepare your answers to the five motivation questions in your own words and ask for the two letters. Apply on the IHE Delft portal and choose Erasmus Mundus scholarship in the funding question. Submit before 23:59 Dutch time on 3 January 2027.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

GroundwatCh admissions at IHE Delft: [email protected]Copy

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