Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for the IMSOGLO Master's in Soils and Global Change 2027/2028

About this scholarship

Ghent University, BOKU University in Austria, the University of Göttingen in Germany and Aarhus University in Denmark run this two-year International Master of Science in Soils and Global Change, with EU scholarships for the intake starting in September 2027. All nationalities can apply.

Funding type

Covers: EUR 1,400 a month for up to 24 months, and the programme participation cost, which includes tuition and the compulsory medical, accident, baggage and personal liability insurance. The participation cost for students from outside the EEA without the scholarship is otherwise EUR 9,000 a year. The monthly allowance has to pay for travel, housing and other living costs. There is no separate travel payment. IMSOGLO offers no other scholarship type.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Covered

Travel

Covered

Insurance

Covered

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

Open to all nationalities An academic bachelor's degree of at least 180 ECTS in pure or applied science, such as chemistry, biology, geology, physical geography, civil or agricultural engineering, or environmental or agricultural science At least 40 ECTS in natural sciences, covering at least four of: physics, chemistry, mathematics, ecology, biology, geology, physical geography, environmental sciences and agricultural sciences Very good or excellent grades, usually first class or in the top 30% of your cohort Applicants from outside the EEA must have finished the bachelor's by 28 February 2027 to be considered for the scholarship. A statement of expected graduation is enough for admission only, not for the scholarship No earlier Erasmus Mundus master's scholarship

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 TOEFL iBT IELTS Cambridge English Waiver possible

TOEFL iBT 90 out of 120 (Home Edition accepted), IELTS Academic 6.5 with at least 6 in each part (IELTS Online not accepted), or Cambridge C1 Advanced. TOEIC, TOEFL ITP and Duolingo are not accepted. A letter confirming English-taught studies counts only for degrees from a set list of countries, which includes Sudan and no other Arab country. The certificate must be uploaded before the deadline.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

Apply on Ghent University's OASIS portal, which opened on 1 October 2026. In the scholarship step choose Erasmus Mundus. No extra scholarship documents are needed. The deadline for scholarship applicants is 28 February 2027. The time of day is not stated. The diploma or certificate of graduation, the transcript and the English certificate must all be uploaded by then, and nothing is accepted afterwards. Reference letters are not required. Results are expected in mid-April 2027, and in any case by the end of April. If admitted, you send legalised copies of your diploma and transcript by 31 May 2027 to get the letter of admission for your Belgian visa. The form also asks whether you lived more than 12 months in the EU or some other European countries in the last five years.

Required documents

Bachelor's diploma or official certificate of graduation, with a sworn translation if not in English, Dutch, French or German Full transcript of all bachelor courses English test certificate CV Motivation letter of one A4 page Passport or other proof of identity Summary of your bachelor thesis or project, optional

Application steps

Check that your degree has at least 40 ECTS in natural sciences and that your grades are usually in the top 30%. Create an account on Ghent University's OASIS portal and apply for academic year 2027-2028, choosing one of the two IMSOGLO specialisations. Upload the diploma, transcript, English certificate, CV and motivation letter, and choose Erasmus Mundus in the scholarship step. Submit before 28 February 2027 and follow the status in the portal.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

IMSOGLO office at Ghent University: [email protected]Copy

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