EMerald Master in Georesources Engineering

Benefits & funding

• Erasmus Mundus full scholarship: €33,600, paid as 24 monthly allowances of €1,400 covering travel, installation and living costs, with participation costs paid to the coordinating institution.
• EIT RawMaterials scholarship: €15,000 in total. It does not cover two full years in Europe, so holders must show additional personal funds or a guarantor.
• ULiège grant: 24 monthly payments of €1,200 plus €1,000 of installation support; registration fees stay with the student.
• Self-funded tuition: €8,000 a year for non-European students, €2,000 a year for European students, €1,000 a year for students coming from a partner university. Fee waivers are possible for self-funded applicants.
• Fees cover registration, management, health insurance and access to university facilities.
• Living costs across the four host countries average about €14,000 a year.
• Two European-funded scholarships cannot be held at the same time.

Eligibility

• A bachelor degree in engineering with a foundation in geology (at least three years, 180 ECTS), or a bachelor in minerals, mining, chemical, geological, metallurgical or metal-focused materials engineering, or a master in geology.
• At least 22.5 ECTS of university-level mathematics.
• Non-native English speakers show proficiency with IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 87 on the admission criteria page (the apply page states 90), or documents evidencing B2–C1.
• Open to all nationalities, with no residency requirement. Non-EEA students need a Belgian type D student visa.
• No age limit and no work experience requirement is published.
• Among equally qualified candidates, priority goes to the under-represented gender.

Application process

1. 1
   Create an account on the admissions portal from the apply page, using a PC rather than a phone to avoid errors.
2. 2
   Prepare the identity file: passport or ID copy, a sworn translation of the birth certificate, and an ID photo.
3. 3
   Prepare the academic file: high school diploma and higher education diploma and transcripts, each with a sworn English translation and an ECTS conversion where needed.
4. 4
   Write the one-page English CV and the one-page English motivation letter, which must be written without AI assistance.
5. 5
   Record the motivation video, now a mandatory part of the application.
6. 6
   Add the remaining documents: evidence of accomplishments from the past five years, one recommendation letter relevant to the programme, English proficiency proof, and proof of residence issued within 12 months of the deadline.
7. 7
   Submit in Round 1 for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, or in Round 2 as a self-funded applicant.
8. 8
   Self-funded candidates are interviewed in May if they are non-EU, in July if they are EU.
9. 9
   The consortium takes its final decision in April and contacts every candidate; scholarship holders then sign a student agreement before entering the programme.

Program timeline

1. Erasmus Mundus scholarship round opens for 2026 entry

   Oct 27, 2025

2. Erasmus Mundus scholarship round closes

   Mar 8, 2026

3. Consortium takes its final decision and contacts all candidates

   Apr 16, 2026

4. Interviews for self-funded non-EU candidates

   May 2026

5. Interviews for self-funded EU candidates

   July 2026

6. Semester 1 teaching starts at Université de Liège

   September

7. Semester 2 teaching starts at Université de Lorraine in Nancy

   February

8. Graduation in Liège

   End of August, year two