The NOHA Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree Programme in International Humanitarian Action is a two-year, 120-ECTS postgraduate programme run by the NOHA university network. It combines interdisciplinary study with compulsory physical mobility between universities in different countries.
Students complete foundation and specialisation semesters, then choose regional training or a work-placement route before the final research period. The 2026–2028 scholarship round is closed, and NOHA has not yet published the next scholarship call.
Benefits & funding
- The Erasmus Mundus scholarship is awarded only in full to full-time students and provides €1,400 per month for up to 24 months.
- The scholarship contributes to travel, visa, installation and subsistence costs for the full programme period.
- The self-funded route costs €4,000 per semester for four semesters. This includes tuition and other mandatory participation costs, examinations, the joint diploma and study-period insurance.
- Self-funded participation costs exclude accommodation, subsistence, travel, visa and passport costs.
Eligibility
- Applicants need at least a relevant first-cycle university degree equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree and 180 ECTS. Relevant disciplines include medical and food sciences, economics and management, engineering, law, social sciences, education and the humanities.
- Scholarship applicants must have completed the qualifying degree by the scholarship deadline and must study full time.
- Applicants must meet the language requirement for their chosen universities: English at C1 for English-taught routes, French at C1 for Aix-Marseille, or Spanish at B2 for Deusto’s first semester.
- Previous Erasmus Mundus joint-master scholarship holders cannot receive another EMJM scholarship, and recipients cannot combine it with another EU-funded scholarship for the same course.
- The programme states no nationality, residence, age or work-experience threshold. Some university choices impose additional document or national admission requirements.
- Enrolled students must complete two physical study periods in two countries, including at least one EU member or programme-associated country; both countries must differ from the student’s residence country at enrolment.
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Application process
- 1Review the programme structure, university choices and any university-specific admission requirements.
- 2Complete the joint online application form and rank the preferred home and host universities.
- 3Upload the required passport, degree, transcript, English-language CV, language evidence, two reference letters and proof of residence.
- 4Complete the motivation statement and other form sections, then submit the full application by the applicable deadline.
- 5Scholarship candidates apply through the same form; unsuccessful scholarship candidates may be offered the option to continue as self-funded applicants.
Program timeline
1 October 2025
The 2026–2028 application call opened.
Erasmus Mundus scholarship applications closed.
15 December 2025, 23:59 GMT
Ineligible scholarship applicants were to be notified.
Early January 2026
Scholarship selection results were to be released.
March 2026
Central self-funded application deadline.
1 April 2026
Deadline for applicants without EU citizenship or a valid EU residence permit.
1 July 2026
Extended rolling deadlines for Bochum, Warsaw and Dublin.
15 August 2026
Intensive Programme in Bochum.
Beginning of September 2026
Foundation semester begins.
Mid-to-late September 2026