Education in Museums & Heritage (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master)

Financial Support for Students with Individual Needs

EDUMaH has received ERASMUS MUNDUS ‘individual needs’ funding from the EU to support successful applicants with long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments.

This is available to both EMJM scholarship students and EMJM self-/other-funded students. The funding total for the four EDUMaH intakes (in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026) is 120,000 euro and students, who are within the ‘individual needs’ group, can apply for support funding of over 3,000 euro and under 60,000 euro.Funding may be used as a contribution towards adapting environments and/or technology, services, assistance by third persons, additional travel/transportation costs or technology.

Please note that apportioning these funds will be at the discretion of the University of Glasgow’s ‘Inclusion Team’ and may not cover the total amount of the costs for your request but will cover a substantial portion of the costs.

Please add a supplementary statement to your application stating if you are within this ‘individual needs’ group and describe what adaptations, services or travel/transportation support you require to enable you to study on EDUMaH. You will also be required to submit a statement from a professional (consultant, doctor, psychiatrist, optician, audiologist, etc.) confirming your condition/needs.

Further details can be found in the ERASMUS+ programme guide https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/document/erasmus-programme-guide-2022-version-2 and key wording from the 2022 ERASMUS+ programme guide is included here:

Contribution to individual needs of disabled students

Contribution for individual needs are eligible if they fulfil the general eligibility [entry requirements] conditions set in the grant agreement. They will be used for enrolled disabled students, with or without scholarship, (e.g., long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments), such as those related to the acquisition of special items or services (e.g., assistance by third persons, adaptation of work environment, additional travel/transportation costs). The support to cover such individual needs of enrolled students, will take the form of the following special needs unit costs:

Calculation of the unit cost contribution per student:

Enrolled students will declare what type of items/services are needed and their cost. The applicable unit cost will be identified as the rate corresponding to or immediately lower than the estimated expenses. This unit cost is a contribution and is not intended to fully cover the actual costs.

NB: costs below the lowest rate (i.e., less than EUR 3 000) will not be eligible for additional support and will have to be covered by the contribution to the institutional costs of the EMJM or by other funding sources of the beneficiary institutions.

We strongly advise you to submit your complete application in advance of the deadline date and check that you have submitted all necessary documents by the deadline date. If your application is incomplete at the deadline it will not be accepted. 

As part of your online application, you will need to submit the following documents: 

• EDUMaH Scholarship Application Form 2025-2027 (if you're applying for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship)
  OR 
• EDUMaH Self-Funding Application Form 2025-2027 (if you're applying as a self-funded student)

• A copy (or copies) of your official degree certificate(s) (if you have already completed your degree) - in original language
• A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing full details of subjects studied and grades/marks obtained - in original language
• Official English translations of the certificate(s) and transcript(s)
• Two reference* letters on headed paper
• Current CV
• English Language Test Certificate (if your first language is not English) - Please note, evidence of your English Language ability (if your first language is not English) must be uploaded by the Scholarship application deadline.  Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date of the programme. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.
• A copy of the photo page of your passport 
• Two Reference Letters - must be uploaded at time of application. At least one must be an academic reference and, if appropriate, the other from the student’s most recent employer.
  
  Please note references must:
• be dated within the last 2 years of the date of submission of your application.
• be on headed paper, or have an official stamp
• be signed (either digitally or by hand - Please note that a typed name is not sufficient)
• If your referee prefers their reference to remain confidential, they can email the reference to erasmusreferences@glasgow.ac.uk, provided the email is from your referee’s professional email account and contains their full employee name and address.
  
  IMPORTANT
  
  
• We will not accept references sent from personal email addresses or via a third-party.
• The University of Glasgow is unable to contact referees on applicants' behalf.
• NOTE: The scholarship application form/personal statement form are Word documents. Once you have completed the form, please upload it to your application as a PDF. 
• In order to be considered for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, you MUST submit ALL of the above documents, including English Language certificate, by the submission deadline on 24th January 2025. The only exception to this is final degree certificates and transcripts where an applicant is still currently studying.
• You have 42 days to submit your application once you begin the process.
• You may save and return to your application as many times as you wish to update information, complete sections or upload supporting documents such as your final transcript or your language test. 
• If you are completing the final year of your first degree, your application will be considered but any offer made will be Conditional until we receive your final degree.
  
  

Applications for EMJM scholarship funding open on 1st October 2024 and close on 24th January 2025.

Please note that if you wish to be considered for a scholarship, you will be required to submit proof of English language proficiency by 17:00 UK time on 24th January 2025.  The only exception to this is final degree certificates and transcripts where an applicant is still currently studying. Final degree certificates and transcripts will be required by 17:00 UK time on TBC.

Self-funded students only may be made a conditional offer pending receipt of an English language test. They will be required to submit the relevant documentation by 17:00 UK time on TBC. 

For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)

• overall score 6.5
• no sub-test less than 6.0
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date of the EDUMaH programme. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.
• or equivalent scores in another recognised qualification:

Common equivalent English language qualifications

All stated English tests are acceptable for admission for both home/EU and international students for this programme:

• ibTOEFL: 90; no sub-test less than:
• Reading: 20
• Listening: 19
• Speaking: 19
• Writing: 23
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.
  
  
• CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English): 176 overall; no sub-test less than 169
• CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English):  176 overall; no sub-test less than 169
  • Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.
    
    
• PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English, Academic test): 60; no sub-test less than 59
  • Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

• Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English: ISEII at Distinction with Distinction in all sub-tests

Alternatives to English Language qualification

• Degree from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
  • students must have studied for a minimum of 2 years at Undergraduate level, or 9 months at Master's level, and must have complete their degree in that majority-English speaking country and within the last 6 years
    
    
• Undergraduate 2+2 degree from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
  • students must have completed their final two years study in that majority-English speaking country and within the last 6 years

For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use these tests to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level programmes. The University is also able to accept an IELTS test (Academic module) from any of the 1000 IELTS test centres from around the world and we do not require a specific UKVI IELTS test for degree level programmes. We therefore still accept any of the English tests listed for admission to this programme.

Appeal Procedure

All candidates will receive an email with the scholarship committee’s decision in April. If you do not get a scholarship and want to appeal, you must do within 2 weeks (14 days) from the date the committee told you about the decision.

You may only appeal if the procedure of the EDUMaH scholarship selection committee was defective or unfair.

You must email your appeal to edumahglasgow.ac.uk. The subject heading must be 'EDUMaH scholarship appeal'. Your email must clearly explain why you are appealing the decision.