MERGED — Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Global Environment and Development

Benefits & funding

• Citizens of the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay no tuition for the two-year programme.
• All other applicants pay EUR 30,000 for the two years, in four instalments due 15 April, 15 January, 15 August and 15 January.
• There are no Erasmus Mundus scholarships for the 2027 student intake; the consortium states this on its scholarship page and in its FAQ.
• An Erasmus+ mobility grant of 450–500 EUR a month, for 10 to 12 months, is open to eligible students for the second year only; you apply for it during your first semester in Copenhagen.
• Students with a disability can apply for individually assessed support — third-party assistance, adapted study environment, extra transport — through each university’s service (SPS in Copenhagen, the disability services in Milan and Warsaw).
• 120 ECTS across two years: 30 ECTS compulsory, 15 ECTS restricted electives and 15 ECTS free electives in Copenhagen, then 19 ECTS compulsory plus 11 ECTS electives, a 3-ECTS MERGED workshop and a 27-ECTS thesis in year two.
• The thesis can be written inside an internship at an international organisation, NGO or university in the MERGED partner network.
• The programme points self-funded applicants to outside funders including the ITTO Fellowship Programme, World Bank Scholarships, NAWA and the University of Warsaw Rector’s Scholarship.

Eligibility

• A completed bachelor’s degree, or enrolment in the final semester of one.
• Either 30 ECTS in natural sciences (agrobiology, agronomy, animal sciences, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, food and nutrition, forestry, geography, natural resources, environmental sciences) or 30 ECTS in social sciences (agricultural economics, anthropology, economics, development economics, development studies, socio-economic geography, sociology).
• The Faculty may also admit an applicant judged, after an individual academic assessment, to hold equivalent qualifications.
• English proof: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall, TOEFL iBT 83 with at least 20 in each subscore (4.5 on the new scale), or Cambridge 180 points at C1 level.
• Exempt from the test: an upper secondary, bachelor’s or master’s degree taught in English, of at least two years, from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the USA.
• IELTS and TOEFL results must be no older than two years at the application deadline; Cambridge results do not expire.
• Open to all nationalities. Nationality changes only your application window and your tuition, not your right to apply.
• Holders of a master’s degree may apply, but that master’s is not counted in the assessment.
• All Erasmus Mundus students must study full time.
• No age limit and no work-experience requirement are stated; relevant work experience carries 10% of the assessment score.

Application process

1. 1
   Choose your second-year track — agricultural development in Milan or sustainable environmental development in Warsaw — before you apply.
2. 2
   Apply through the University of Copenhagen portal at dans.stads.dk; you may submit at most 3 applications across all UCPH faculties in one intake.
3. 3
   Non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens apply from 15 November to 15 January, 23:59 CET; EU/EEA/Swiss citizens apply from 16 January to 1 March, 23:59 CET.
4. 4
   Upload the transcript of grades carrying an official stamp or watermark and a signature, the programme’s self-assessment form, your course descriptions as a PDF on the required template, your English test result, and a CV on the Europass template.
5. 5
   Upload a copy of your passport or national ID by 31 August, and proof of residence issued no earlier than eight weeks before the deadline.
6. 6
   Scholarship applicants also upload a letter of motivation of about 500 words and two letters of recommendation, at least one academic — these are asked for only when scholarships are on offer, and none are for the 2027 intake.
7. 7
   If the faculty asks for a missing document, send it within one week of being contacted; applications are not accepted after the deadline.
8. 8
   Accept your offer in the portal within 5 days of the message, or the place is released.
9. 9
   Fee-paying students secure full admission by paying the first-semester instalment by 15 April; an admitted applicant still finishing a bachelor’s submits the diploma by 20 September.
10. 10
    A rejected applicant may appeal within two weeks of receiving the result.

Program timeline

1. Application portal opens for non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens

   Nov 15, 2026

2. Deadline for non-EU/EEA/Swiss applicants, 23:59 CET

   Jan 15, 2027

3. Application portal opens for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens

   Jan 16, 2027

4. Deadline for EU/EEA/Swiss applicants, 23:59 CET

   Mar 1, 2027

5. Admission offers to non-EU/EEA/Swiss applicants

   Late February to mid-March

6. First-semester tuition instalment due for fee-paying students

   15 April

7. Admission offers to EU/EEA/Swiss applicants

   Mid-May to mid-June

8. Passport or national ID copy due

   31 August

9. Bachelor’s diploma due from applicants admitted while still studying

   20 September