Category A and B Fellowships

Two different Erasmus Mundus Doctorate fellowships can be awarded to doctoral candidates:

 

Category A fellowships can be awarded to doctoral candidates from all countries other than the 27 EU member states, the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein, Switzerland), the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), and Turkey. Furthermore, the doctoral candidate must not be resident nor have carried out her/his main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.

 

Category B fellowships can be awarded to any doctorate candidate who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.

 

Fellowships

Category A and B fellowships are identical except that the first are eligible to receive €7500 for travel and the latter €0/3000. Each fellowship is made up of two additional components: operational funds and salary/stipend. Operational funding ranges from €10,800 to €21,600 depending on type of study, while salary (doctoral candidate employed) is €100,800, and stipends (doctoral candidate legally treated as a student) is €50,400. For further information, we refer you to the Fellowships Table. 

 

 Please note:

• The fellowships are awarded exclusively for full-time enrollment 
• Third-Country doctoral candidates, who have previously received an Erasmus Mundus masters scholarship, can be awarded a Category A fellowship 
• Doctoral candidates benefiting for an EMJD fellowship cannot benefit from other Community grants while carrying out their Erasmus Mundus doctoral activities
• For Category B fellowship holders, the FONASO universities must not be located in the country in which the doctoral candidate has obtained his/her last university degree
• You can only apply to maximum three Erasmus Mundus Programmes