Applications are now open for the 2026/28 Erasmus Mundus MA Program in Public Policy funded by the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarship

Ednah Carrick September 8, 2025

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Closing Date: 10 December 2025

Applications are now open for the 2026/28 Erasmus Mundus MA Program in Public Policy funded by the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarship

Overview

The overall objective of the Erasmus Mundus MA Program in Public Policy is to provide scholarly education and practical training for future academic and policy leaders in the public, private and non-profit sectors. It aims to provide a detailed and systematic understanding of how political institutions, processes and public policies operate and interact from the global political economy through to national and local levels with a direct focus on European engagements at these levels of governance.

The design of the program is based on the belief that future leaders need training in problem situating and problem solving approaches, and in order to situate and understand policy problems, experiences with concrete policy interventions. To achieve this ambition the Erasmus Mundus MA Program in Public Policy (Mundus MAPP) consortium comprises four different institutions, with different historical trajectories, disciplinary strengths and areas of expertise.

Eligibility

Mundus MAPP is open to both European and third country national students.

For all tracks of the program, candidates need to have a Bachelors degree comprising at least three years of studies at a recognized university or institute of higher education. Applicants must have obtained at least class 2.1/Upper Second (if applicable), and a GPA of at least B+, 3.17/4.0 or equivalent. In order to submit an application, applicants will need to convert their GPA to a 4.0 scale using a conversion tool such as Scholaro or WES iGPA. Normally, applicants with a degree in any of the social sciences or equivalent are given preference. Candidates with a Bachelors degree in Natural Sciences or Engineering are not eligible to apply.

For applicants who already hold a master’s degree in addition to their bachelor’s degree, they must also have obtained at least class 2.1/Upper Second (if applicable) and a GPA of at least B+, 3.17/4.0 or equivalent during their master’s degree. (Please note that priority for scholarships is given to students who have not yet had the opportunity to study at a postgraduate level.)

For IBEI tracks (CEU-IBEI, ISS-IBEI), according to the regulations of the Spanish Ministry of Education, applicants need to have successfully completed an undergraduate degree from a fully accredited institution of higher education (within or outside the European Higher Education Area), provided that this undergraduate degree grants access to master’s level studies in the country in which the undergraduate degree diploma was issued.

EMJM Scholarship

The Mundus MAPP Consortium has been supported by the Erasmus + action of the European Union. The Erasmus Mundus (EMJM) scholarship will be offered to outstanding applicants from both within and outside the EU.

A limited number of EMJM scholarships are awarded to the highest-ranked applicants for the duration of the programme (24 months). The EMJM scholarship is calculated on the basis of a monthly unit cost of 1400 EUR/month which corresponds to a maximum scholarship amount of 33 600 Euros (24 months). This 1400 EUR monthly contribution assists students in covering travel, visa, installation and subsistence costs, and any other costs. EMJM scholarship recipients receive a full tuition-fee waiver.

Additional financial support is available for students with individual needs depending on the level of disability/support needed. An EMJM scholarship holder cannot benefit from another EU funded scholarship scheme to follow the same (or another) EMJM master course (for the entire period of enrollment in the course).

Those who have already benefitted from the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarship (EMJM) are not eligible to apply for additional EMJM scholarship.

How To Apply

Admissions to Mundus MAPP are centrally administered by Central European University Private University. Qualitative assessment of the candidates is performed jointly by the four consortium universities. Please note that only applications submitted to CEU PU in the way detailed below will be considered. It is not possible to apply to Mundus MAPP universities other than CEU PU.

Candidates are required to fill in an online application form. Applicants do not need to pay the CEU application fee unless they apply for other CEU programs.

You may only apply to one of the following mobility tracks:

CEU PU-IBEI track – Global Public Policy specialization
CEU PU-York track – European Public Policy specialization
ISS-IBEI track – Political Economy and Development specialization
ISS-York track – Governance and Development specialization

Besides submitting the online application form candidates will be required to upload supporting documentation which is listed here. Further information on formal requirements regarding the official documents is available on CEU PU’s admissions pages.

If you wish to be considered for a scholarship, you will have the chance to indicate this in the application form. There is no separate scholarship application.