Application Submission

• The application process is entirely online.
• Applications must be submitted through the Application Form within the deadline.
• No application will be accepted in any other form.
• Application documents must be self-contained. Documents or parts thereof that are submitted in the form of links to external websites or on-line repositories will not be taken into consideration.
• Non-submitted applications, incomplete applications and applications received after the application deadline will not be taken into consideration.
• The submission or update of documents after the application deadline is not accepted, with the exception of the Bachelor’s Degree, in the case that the applicant has not yet graduated at the time of application deadline. If the results of one of the listed tests of English proficiency are not yet available at application deadline, the applicant must present a proof of having already registered for the next available test and declare the date when the test will be taken.
• All completed applications will be recorded and archived to ensure full transparency of the selection process.
• An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to the e-mail address provided by the applicant at submission time.

Candidates who wish to re-submit their application in an updated version, can only do so before the submission deadline.

Candidates who wish to withdraw their application should contact as early as possible the Project Office at the following email address info@master-mass

WARNING: It is worth mentioning that the use of AI for preparing the required documentation is forbidden. The project office will use appropriate software to identify spurious documents.

The required documents must be uploaded as digital copies and in English language versions. Applicants must provide a certified translation in the English language of any document issued in a different language. Otherwise, documents will not be taken into consideration.

The required documents are:

1. The completed application form including the scan-copy of the hand-signed “application declaration form”;
2. A copy of the Bachelor’s degree or an official statement specifying the expected date of the same, if not yet obtained;
3. The academic transcripts of records including an explanation of the grade scale;
4. A description of relevant attended course modules that reports for each module the title, the syllabus, the grade obtained, and the number of ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits or the number of hours;
5. An up-to-date CV (curriculum vitæ, resume), which includes a list of publications (if any), the title and short summary of the Bachelor’s thesis (if applicable), a description of extra-curricular activities that are related to astrophysics and space science (if any), and skills acquired (e.g. computer/ programming skills).
6. A cover/motivation letter (max. 1000 words) demonstrating the consistency between the Programme objectives and the applicant’s motivation, academic/professional background and professional project(s).
7. A scan of the passport (a scan of the national ID will be accepted conditionally if the applicant does not have a passport at the time of the application);
8. One of the above listed certificates of English language proficiency or a proof of registration to the next available test of English language proficiency from the above list, or a certification issued by the university of origin stating that the applicant has carried out the university degree program entirely in English (if applicable).
9. Two recommendation letters. The applicants should provide the email addresses of two university professors, who are willing to submit recommendation letters in support of their application. The applicants are responsible for verifying that the recommendation letter requests have been received by the named professors and that the letters are submitted by the professors within the deadline specified in the call for applications. Recommendation letters that are submitted directly by the applicants will not be considered.

No separate application for scholarships is necessary.

By submitting their application for admission to the MASS EMJM programme, candidates participate at the same time in the selection for the award of an EMJM scholarship.

Candidates are not eligible for an EMJM scholarship, if they already received an Erasmus Mundus scholarship in the past. If this is the case, candidates must state so in the application form and can still apply for admission to the course as self-funded students.

In accordance with Article 15.1 of the Grant Agreement between the MASS Coordinating Institution and the European Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), information relating to individuals (personal data) is collected and used by the granting authority (EACEA) in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No. 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation EC No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC.

In accordance with Article 15.2 of the aforementioned Grant Agreement, personal data will be collected and processed by the Full Partners in compliance with the applicable EU, international and national law on data protection, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (‘GDPR’) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

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