Erasmus Mundus is a worldwide cooperation and mobility programme that aims to enhance quality in higher education and promote intercultural understanding.
What Erasmus Mundus offers:

The Erasmus Mundus programme provides financial support for institutions and scholarships for individuals.

Funding is available for:

European joint masters and doctoral programmes (including scholarships): Action 1
Partnerships with non-European higher education institutions and scholarships for mobility of students and academics: Action 2
Projects to promote European higher education systems worldwide: Action 3

Who Can Participate?

The Erasmus Mundus Programme 2009-2013 is open to higher education institutions and to any organisation active in the field of higher education and research as well as to students, doctoral candidates, teachers, researchers and university staff (academic and/or administrative) from any part of the world. The funding opportunities are the following:

(A) Higher education institutions organised into consortia/partnerships
• Higher education institutions can participate in:
- Consortia to develop and implement joint masters/doctoral programmes (Action 1);
- Partnerships (Action 2);
- Consortia to develop and implement promotion projects (Action 3).

(B) Other bodies:
1) Other bodies active in the field of higher education and research
• Other public or private bodies active in the field of education and research can participate in:
- Consortia to develop and implement joint masters/doctoral programmes (Action 1).
- Consortia to develop and implement promotion projects (Action 3).
• Enterprises and other employers can participate in:
- Consortia to develop and implement joint doctoral programmes (Action 1).
• Erasmus Mundus National Structures can participate in:
- Consortia to develop and implement promotion projects (Action 3).
2) Other bodies which could be particularly relevant for the objectives and activities of the programme
• Associates partners from the eligible countries can be involved in the Partnerships (Action 2). They play an active role in the action but they are not beneficiaries and may not receive funding from the grant.

(C) Students and academics
• Students in higher education can receive scholarships for:
- Undergraduate studies (Action 2);
- Masters studies (Actions 1 and 2);
• Doctoral candidates can receive fellowships for:
- Doctoral studies (Actions 1 and 2);
- Post-doctoral studies (Action 2);
• Teachers and researchers can receive fellowships for:
- Teaching and research periods (Actions 1 and 2);
• Other academic staff can receive scholarships / fellowships under Actions 1 and 2

How to apply

Institutions organised into consortia/partnerships
Higher education institutions and organisations active in the field of higher education have to apply centrally to the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency in accordance with the application conditions and timetable defined in the Programme Guide and the relevant Call for Proposals.
There must be one co-ordinating/applicant institution that submits the application on behalf of the consortium/partnership/network of participating organisations
Applicants must be located in an eligible applicant country as defined in the Programme Guide.
Consortia/partnerships selected under Actions 1 and 2 receive lump-sum amounts for the implementation of their activities and a number of scholarships to award to the best applicants. Proposals selected under Action 3 are co-funded up to a maximum of 75% of their costs.

Scholarships and fellowships
Students, doctoral candidates, teachers, researchers and other academic staff should address their applications directly to the selected Erasmus Mundus masters and doctoral programmes (Action 1) and to the selected Erasmus Mundus partnerships (Action 2), in accordance with the application conditions defined by the selected consortium/partnership
Scholarship amounts can vary according to the level of studies/teaching/research, their duration (3 months to 3 years) and the grantee's nationality (scholarships for non-EU individuals are higher than for EU individuals).

For general information and enquiries about the Erasmus Mundus programme, please contact the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

Action 1 (only specific questions concerning the open Call for Proposals): EACEA-EM2-A1@ec.europa.eu
Action 2 (former External Cooperation Window): EACEA-EM-EXTCOOP@ec.europa.eu
Action 3: EACEA-EM2-A3@ec.europa.eu