TROPIMUNDO is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, coordinated by Université Libre de Bruxelles with partner universities in Europe and the tropics. A VLIRUOS-funded branch, Mundus tropicalis, runs through Kenya and the Philippines.
Students start in Brussels, spend the second semester at a tropical partner university, specialise at a different European university in the third, and return for the thesis in the fourth. Graduates receive a joint degree.
Benefits & funding
- Erasmus Mundus scholarship (pending EC approval): full tuition waiver plus €1,400 a month toward living, travel and visa costs.
- VLIRUOS scholarship: €14,000 fee waiver (€2,000 left to pay) plus €1,400 a month.
- Self-funded fees: €9,000 a year (third countries not associated to Erasmus+) or €4,500 (EU and associated countries); €500 refunded per €4,500 paid.
- Fees exclude visa, housing, living and travel costs.
Eligibility
- A BSc (180 ECTS) in biology, natural or environmental sciences, or equivalent; the courses taken decide, not the degree name. Final-year students may be admitted on condition of graduating before the start.
- English at B2; French-taught routes (SU, MNHN, UdG, UCAD, UDsch, UNC) need French B2, the Colombian route Spanish B2.
- Open to all nationalities. VLIRUOS scholarships: nationals of its 29 priority countries living in one of them, aged 35 or under on 1 January of the intake year, never before on a Belgian government scholarship or enrolled at a Belgian institution.
- After 30 April 2027, only self-funded applicants from EU and associated countries.
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Application process
- 1Register on the online Application, Information and Management tool; all documents are uploaded there, never e-mailed or posted.
- 2Rank 4–10 study Trajectories that match your language levels.
- 3Scholarship seekers apply in the first call by 30 November 2026 (fees page; the homepage says November 2027); the Selection Committee of local coordinators reviews it as a batch.
- 4Self-funded applicants may also use the second call (expected February 2027), first come, first served.
Program timeline
Scholarship (first call) deadline
30 Nov 2026
Second call opens (self-funded only)
Feb 2027
Second-call deadline, all countries
30 Apr 2027
Final deadline, EU and associated countries
20 Jun 2027
Programme starts in Brussels
Academic year 2027–28