Erasmus+ Scholarships: Master in Education Policies for Global Development (GLOBED)

The Erasmus+ Scholarships cover the Master in Education Policies for Global Development (GLOBED), a degree run by a consortium of 4 European universities. The European Commission has granted GLOBED an Erasmus+ grant for the period 2023-2029. Awards pay travel, participation costs, a monthly subsistence allowance and medical insurance. Students worldwide can apply, and each year up to 30 students join GLOBED: 20 places funded by the Erasmus Mundus scholarship programme and 10 places for self-funded students.

• Host: European Commission (Erasmus+ grant)
• Level: Masters Degree
• Study in: Germany, Spain, UK
• Deadline: 12 February 2026
• Course starts: September 2020
• Awards: 20 scholarships
• Covered: travel, participation costs, monthly subsistence, medical insurance

GLOBED is delivered by four universities:

• The Globalisation, Education and Social Policies research group at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• The College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow
• The Department of Political Sciences at the University of Bremen
• The Department of Educational Sciences at the University of Cyprus

Master in Education Policies for Global Development

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Students from all over the world

Scholarships fall into 2 categories: Partner Country scholarships and Programme Country scholarships.

Partner Country scholarships provide € 6,000 per year for travel costs for students who stay more than 4000 km away from Barcelona, and a monthly subsistence of € 1,000 for the duration of the GLOBED programme, which is 24 months. Participation costs of € 14,500 are fully covered. An installation cost of € 1,000 will be given for those who are from Partner countries.

Programme Country scholarships provide for travel costs of € 2,000 per year for scholars who reside in Programme countries and € 4,000 for students who reside in a Programme country not further than 4000 km away from Barcelona. Programme country scholars will also receive a monthly subsistence of € 1,000 for the duration of the GLOBED programme, which is 24 months. Participation costs of € 9,000 are fully covered.

Both Partner and Programme Country scholars will have their medical insurance fully covered, for 24 months.

Eligible applicants for Partner Country scholarships are students who are not nationals of an EU country, Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein, Turkey or the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). In addition, they cannot be residents of these countries nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last 5 years in any of these countries.

Eligible applicants for Programme Country scholarships are all other students who do not meet the criteria for Partner Country scholarships (this includes all nationals of the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein, Turkey and FYROM, as well as, people who have spent more than a total of 12 months in the EU over the last 5 years).

For Editions IV, V, VI and VII (2019-2024) of GLOBED, a total of 3 scholarships will be given to students coming from ENI South countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia. A minimum of 75% of the Grants must be allocated to Partner Country students.

A maximum of 3 Grants will be allocated to students from the same country and students with more than 1 nationality must state in their applications under which nationality they are applying.

This award suits students from outside the EU, Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein, Turkey and FYROM who want to study education policy and global development in Europe with travel, participation costs and a monthly allowance paid. If you hold nationality in one of those countries, or have spent more than a total of 12 months in the EU over the last 5 years, you fall under the Programme Country route instead.

Applicants from the ENI South countries listed above should note that 3 scholarships are set aside for them.

Applications for Erasmus+ Scholarships for the GLOBED Edition XI must be submitted online from 12 January until 12 February 2026. Students who are not selected in the first round with scholarship will be able to reapply as self-funded students from 13 February until 15 May 2026.

Admissions are centrally administered by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Create a UAB ID Number if you do not already have one, then select 'MU Erasmus Mundus in Education Policies for Global Development' in the Application Portal. Fill in your personal and academic details and upload:

• Identification: scan of the main page of your passport (if expired, send the new one to [email protected] once renewed).
• An up-to-date Europass CV (other formats are not accepted).
• Bachelor's diploma and transcript of records in PDF (4 MB maximum); if you are in the last year of your Bachelor's degree, an updated copy of the transcript of records suffices. Documents do not need to be legalised for the selection process.
• An official English Certificate equal to C1: TOEFL, Cambridge or IELTS (Academic). A waiver request or a certificate submitted at a later stage uses the English Language Proficiency document.
• A motivation letter of no more than one page, in Times New Roman size 11, with 1.5 spacing for the main text.
• A PDF with the contact details (name, role, organisation and email address) of two recommenders. Recommendation letters are not accepted; recommenders are contacted only if you are shortlisted.
• Erasmus Sworn Declaration, for Erasmus+ scholarship applicants only.

Download the document confirming that your application has been successfully completed; you will not receive a confirmation email. Appeals for the Erasmus Mundus scholarship call can be submitted until 22 April, and from 31 May to 7 June for the self-funded call, using the E11_Appeal_form sent to [email protected].

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

• Who can apply for the Erasmus+ GLOBED scholarship? Students from all over the world. Partner Country scholarships are for non-nationals of the EU, Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein, Turkey and FYROM who also meet the residency and 12-month activity rule; all other students apply under the Programme Country route.

• What does the scholarship cover? Travel costs, participation costs, a monthly subsistence of € 1,000 for 24 months and full medical insurance. Partner Country scholars also get an installation cost of € 1,000.

• How many scholarships are offered? 20.

• When is the deadline? 12 February 2026, for the Edition XI call that opens on 12 January 2026.

• How do I apply? Submit your application online through the UAB Application Portal. Check the official website for the detailed procedure.

• Read the official GLOBED guidelines before you start so you know which scholarship category fits your situation.
• Gather your documents early, since online forms and uploads take longer than expected.
• Check whether your English or other language test scores meet the admission requirements of the consortium.
• If you hold more than 1 nationality, decide which one you are applying under before you fill in the form.