Funding

Fully Funded · Self Funded

Master's Scholarship•Belgium · Ghent

International Master of Science in Soils and Global Change

IMSOGLO Consortium (Ghent University, BOKU University Vienna, University of Göttingen, Aarhus University)

Application Deadline

Closed · February 28, 2026

Reopens ~Feb 2027

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IMSOGLO is an Erasmus Mundus joint master run by four universities: Ghent University in Belgium, BOKU University in Vienna, the University of Göttingen in Germany and Aarhus University in Denmark. It trains soil scientists in the chemistry, physics and biology of soils, and in the climate-smart soil management policies those sciences feed.

The degree is 120 ECTS over four semesters, taught in English, and ends in one joint MSc diploma from the four partners. Everyone starts with a common semester in Ghent, then follows one of two specialisations: Soil-Plant System Processes and Global Change moves to BOKU in Vienna and then to Göttingen, while Soil Ecosystem Services and Global Change stays in Ghent and then moves to Aarhus. A mandatory summer school between the two years brings both groups back together.

The fourth semester is a 30 ECTS thesis at a partner university, supervised by advisers from at least two of the four. The most recent round was for the September 2026 intake and closed on 28 February 2026; the consortium has not yet published dates for the next intake, and the previous call opened in October.

Benefits & funding

  • Erasmus Mundus scholarship: exemption from the programme participation costs and from the mandatory insurance fees.
  • €1,400 per month for up to 24 months of study, meant for travel, accommodation and other living expenses.
  • The scholarship is open to students of all nationalities.
  • Extra financial contributions are available for enrolled students with disabilities.
  • Self-funding participation costs: €4,500 a year for EEA nationals, €9,000 a year for non-EEA nationals.
  • The consortium’s own two-year budget estimate: about €35,000 for an EEA student and about €45,000 for a non-EEA student, including roughly €24,000 of living costs and up to €2,000-€3,000 of travel.
  • Graduates receive one joint MSc diploma worth 120 ECTS from the four partner universities.

Eligibility

  • An academic bachelor degree of at least 180 ECTS, or equivalent, in pure or applied sciences.
  • At least 40 ECTS in natural sciences covering at least four of these disciplines: physics, chemistry, mathematics, ecology, biology, geology, physical geography, environmental sciences, agricultural sciences.
  • English proof: TOEFL iBT at least 90, Academic IELTS at least 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in every sub-part, or a Cambridge C1 Advanced certificate.
  • The English test is waived for graduates of English-speaking countries, such as Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA, who hold a Language of Instruction Certificate issued and signed by their previous university.
  • Nationals of European Economic Area countries may apply in their final bachelor year on proof of enrolment; other applicants should count on holding the diploma already.
  • Open to all nationalities; nationality decides the deadline for self-funding applicants and, under Erasmus Mundus mobility rules, Danish and Belgian students can apply for a scholarship only within the Soil-Plant System Processes and Global Change specialisation.
  • No age limit and no work experience requirement are published.

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Application process

  1. 1
    Watch imsoglo.eu for the next call; the September 2026 round opened in October 2025 and the dates for the following intake are not yet published.
  2. 2
    Read the IMSOGLO Application Manual linked from the Admission & Application page; it carries the portal link and the step-by-step instructions.
  3. 3
    Upload every document to the online application portal — bachelor diploma, transcript of records (unlegalised at this stage), English language certificate, CV and motivation letter.
  4. 4
    Submit by 28 February if you want an Erasmus Mundus scholarship or if you are a non-EEA self-funding applicant; EEA self-funding applicants have until 31 May.
  5. 5
    The IMSOGLO Student Selection Group reviews previous academic achievements, the relevance of the diploma and academic background, the CV and the motivation.
  6. 6
    Scholarship outcomes are notified by the end of April at the latest.
  7. 7
    Send scans of your legalised diploma and transcript to the International Admission Desk of Ghent University, which makes contact in April, by the 31 May deadline.
  8. 8
    Collect the Letter of Admission, then apply for a Belgian long-stay student visa type D with code B35, proving funds with a scholarship award letter, an affidavit of support or a blocked account with Ghent University.
  9. 9
    Follow the instructions on insurance, bank account, housing and travel that admitted students receive by e-mail in May.
  10. 10
    Start the first semester in Ghent in September.

Program timeline

  1. 2025-10

    Applications open for the September 2026 intake

  2. Deadline for Erasmus Mundus scholarship applicants of all nationalities and for non-EEA self-funding applicants

    Feb 28, 2026

  3. Scholarship outcomes notified, at the latest

    Apr 30, 2026

  4. Deadline for EEA self-funding applicants, and for legalised documents to reach Ghent University

    May 31, 2026

  5. Programme starts with the common semester in Ghent

    2026-09

  6. Second year ends after the master thesis semester

    2028-08

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