European Master in Law and Economics (EMLE)

Benefits & funding

• The programme expects to award about 15 Erasmus Mundus full scholarships per year during its published funding period, with roughly 10 based on the overall ranking and five associated with designated target regions.
• Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders receive up to €1,400 per month toward travel, visa, installation, and living costs while they are on the programme.
• The consortium provides insurance coverage to all EMLE students for the academic year.
• Up to two annual EMLE Outreach Scholarships waive the full tuition fee for eligible applicants affiliated with higher-education institutions who plan to develop law-and-economics teaching or research after graduation.
• Without a scholarship or waiver, tuition for the 2026/27 cycle is €7,500 for European-category students and €12,000 for non-European-category students; students also cover living, most travel, materials, and visa-related costs.

Eligibility

• Applicants need at least 240 ECTS, or four years, of prior higher education. This may be a four-year bachelor’s degree or a three-year bachelor’s degree followed by a first master’s degree.
• Law or economics backgrounds are preferred, but applicants from other fields may apply if their motivation letter demonstrates a clear interest in the economic analysis of law and understanding of the programme’s approach.
• Final-year students may apply if they expect to graduate before July in the year the programme starts and can submit their diploma by mid-July if selected.
• All nationalities may apply. The programme’s European and non-European application categories affect deadlines and tuition, not basic eligibility.
• Admitted applicants whose native language is not English must provide an accepted standardised English test result; published routes include IELTS Academic 7.0 with at least 6.0 in each section and TOEFL iBT 95 with stated component minima.
• There is no published age, gender, work-experience, or country-of-residence restriction. Proof of current residence is required to enforce the mobility rule.

Application process

1. 1
   Register on the EMLE application platform and select the applicable European or non-European category.
2. 2
   Upload a degree certificate and transcript for each completed degree, or a current transcript if studies are unfinished, plus a one-page motivation letter and recent proof of residence.
3. 3
   Request at least one recommendation through the platform; two are preferred, and letters sent by applicants are not accepted.
4. 4
   Indicate Erasmus Mundus scholarship interest in the application form. Outreach Scholarship applicants also submit a short implementation plan and institutional endorsement by the programme deadline.
5. 5
   If admitted, complete the admission steps, provide certified English-language documents and any required English test result, and begin visa arrangements for the allocated locations.

Program timeline

1. The application form is generally published.

   September

2. Deadline for non-European-category applicants for the 2026/27 academic year.

   Dec 31, 2025

3. Deadline for European-category applicants for the 2026/27 academic year.

   Jan 15, 2026

4. Admission, waiting-list, and rejection notifications.

   March 2026

5. April 2026

   Waiting-list offers may be made; admitted students accept their place and pay the first tuition instalment.

6. The second tuition instalment and required post-admission documents are due.

   May 2026

7. First-term universities contact students and visa preparations are confirmed.

   June–July 2026

8. The 2026/27 academic year starts.

   Oct 1, 2026

9. Thesis deadline.

   Mid-August 2027

10. The academic year ends.

    Sep 30, 2027