IMAPP is a 120-ECTS joint master’s degree in particle physics run by TU Dortmund University, the University of Bologna and Université Clermont Auvergne, taught in English. TU Dortmund handles admission and enrolment.
Students spend semester one in Clermont-Ferrand, two in Dortmund and three in Bologna, then write the research thesis at a lab or university anywhere in the world. Coursework stresses statistics and AI, detectors and electronics, and computing.
Benefits & funding
- EMJM scholarship: the programme pays tuition fees plus a monthly payment; the site does not publish the amount.
- Self-funded: about €970 a semester (tuition page; the FAQ says about €950), paid to TU Dortmund.
- University of Bologna, 2026/27: 3 awards of €5,000 each (gross) for first-year IMAPP students.
- Basic health insurance is provided; visas, flights and living costs are not covered.
Eligibility
- A bachelor’s in physics or equivalent (EQF first cycle); final-year students may apply, the certificate is due before enrolment.
- Average grade of B or better on the ECTS scale (e.g. 2.8 German, 84/110 Italian, 14 French).
- English at B2 or equivalent proof such as native speaker; without a certificate, an interview tests your English.
- Any nationality; the requirements are the same for EU and non-EU applicants, but the admission route depends on where the bachelor was earned.
- Admitted students must meet visa rules in France, Germany and Italy.
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Application process
- 1EMJM scholarship: apply online with a motivation letter and CV by 15 March; two referees upload letters by 16 March.
- 2Apply for admission at TU Dortmund in parallel: non-EU bachelor holders via uni-assist (fee not refunded) by 15 May; EU bachelor holders directly, by 31 December in the 2026 timeline.
- 3Admission review takes up to 8 weeks; scholarship results come on 31 March.
Program timeline
2 January
Scholarship portal opens (last cycle 2026)
15 March
Scholarship deadline; letters 16 March
Scholarship results
31 March
Non-EU admission deadline
15 May
Semester 1 starts in Clermont-Ferrand
September