Erasmus+ MSc in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management (GEM)

Benefits & funding

• The Erasmus+ scholarship covers a full tuition fee waiver, full insurance, and a monthly allowance of €1,400 for up to 24 months.
• The consortium holds 70 Erasmus+ scholarships across the four intakes: 50 open to all applicants and 20 reserved for specific regions.
• The 2026-28 intake was allocated 17 or 18 scholarships, roughly four or five per track.
• Every complete application filed before the deadline is considered for a scholarship automatically, with no separate form.
• Graduates receive a double degree in English from two of the four partner universities.
• Self-funded places carry a participation cost of €5,000 for applicants from EU member states and associated countries, or €18,000 for applicants from other countries, payable in two equal instalments.
• The programme estimates €30,000 of living costs over 24 months, about €1,250 a month, for a total budget of roughly €35,400 (EU) or €48,400 (non-EU).

Eligibility

• A first or upper second class (2.1) BSc honours degree, or the equivalent, from a recognised university.
• A bachelor background in a discipline related to the course; technical, social science and computing backgrounds are all accepted.
• Relevant work experience is welcome and is not required.
• English proficiency through IELTS 6.5 overall with no section below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 90 with at least 21 in speaking, or Cambridge C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency at grade A, B or C with 176 overall and 169 per section. Scores must be less than two years old, with Cambridge the exception.
• No age limit applies.
• No nationality bar applies; applicants from any country may apply, and the scholarship is open to EU and non-EU students alike.
• For the Erasmus+ scholarship only: applicants must not already hold an Erasmus Mundus joint master or joint doctorate scholarship, and may not combine it with another EU-funded scholarship for the same programme.
• For the Erasmus+ scholarship only: an applicant from a partner country who has lived 12 months or more in a programme country during the past five years counts as a programme-country applicant.

Application process

1. 1
   Applications for the September 2027 intake open on 1 October 2026 through the University of Twente’s DreamApply portal.
2. 2
   Choose one of the four tracks and complete the online form; applying is free.
3. 3
   Upload the bachelor’s degree certificate, an official transcript in English with a certified translation where needed, the English test score, a valid passport, a CV of at most two pages on the GEM template, and a financial plan stated in euros.
4. 4
   A motivation letter, reference letters and a provisional research topic are no longer required.
5. 5
   Submit before the deadline to enter the Erasmus+ scholarship round; the last cycle closed on 15 January at 23:59 CET.
6. 6
   Staff screen each application for completeness and eligibility, then sort applicants into four bands: rejected, below average, average and above average.
7. 7
   A small number of scholarship candidates are asked to record a video interview.
8. 8
   Eligible applicants receive a provisional acceptance letter; the last cycle notified scholarship outcomes by 31 March.
9. 9
   Acceptance becomes official once the participation cost is paid. The last cycle set the first instalment at 1 June for non-EU applicants and 1 July for EU applicants, with the second instalment due 1 May of the following year.

Program timeline

1. 1 October 2026

   Applications open for the September 2027 intake

2. Application deadline (date of the last cycle)

   15 January, 23:59 CET

3. Provisional Erasmus+ scholarship decisions (date of the last cycle)

   31 March

4. First participation-cost instalment due, non-EU / EU applicants (dates of the last cycle)

   1 June / 1 July

5. Programme starts

   September 2027