Financial Information
- Program Fees
- Scholarships
- Insurance Scheme
- Living Expenses
- Request for additional travel support
- Local Financial Aids
LCT Program fees
For non-European students, the program fees are in the amount of Euro 8,500 per year.
For European students,the program fees are in the amount of Euro 4,250 per year.
A limited number of partial fee waivers may be available for individual intakes,see point 2 below for details.
The LCT program fees cover
- the registration fees of the local universities
- administrative support at the host universities
- standard insurance scheme
- instruction and access to resources at the assigned universities
- selected travel or other expenses directly related to the study in the LCT program, if approved by the coordinator/s
The Erasmus Mundus scholarship covers the program fee.
Available Scholarships
EM Scholarships
1. Erasmus Mundus scholarships
The program offers the following categories of scholarships:
- non-European for students selected by EMMC consortia who come from a country other than an EU member state or Programme country and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.
- European for students selected by EMMC consortia and who are residents or nationals of any of the EU Member countries, Programme country, i.e. a country fully participating to the programme on the same grounds as EU Member States, or other nationals who have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries. Students from Turkey, FYROM, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Serbia will be considered as nationals from a Programme country.
| non-European scholarships Erasmus+ Partner Countries | European scholarships Erasmus+ Programme Countries | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Contribution to travel, installation, visa related costs and any other type of costs | Installation costs:
Travel costs:
| Travel costs:
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| II | Maximum contribution to the EMMC participation costs (including insurance coverage) | up to 9.000 € per year per scholarship holder from a Partner Country | up to 4.500 € per year per scholarship holder from a Programme Country |
| III | Contribution to subsistence costs | EUR 1000 / month (24 months maximum) Contribution to subsistence costs will not be given to scholarship holders for the periods of the JMD (study / research / placement / thesis preparation) spent in their country of residence | EUR 1000 / month(24 months maximum) Contribution to subsistence costs will not be given to scholarship holders for the periods of the JMD (study / research / placement / thesis preparation) spent in their country of residence |
In order to establish the distance of your country from the coordinating institution, please use the EU distance calculator
NB for scholarship nominees: If you are nominated for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, you will be asked to verify your place of residence, for example by providing a residence certificate issued in accordance with your municipality's normal registration rules or by a certificate from your place of work, study or training issued by the employer or institution in question. The document must have been issued within 12 months of the deadline for student application.
NB: Special note for applicants from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo under UNSC resolution 1244/99 and Montenegro. Unless otherwise determined due to residency abroad, your application should be submitted under the area "non-European".
For scholarship application deadline see here.
2. Consortium Scholarships
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For self-funding students/students without the Erasmus Mundus scholarship:
A limited number of scholarships taking the form of a fee reduction will be available for self-funding students of intake 2022. Preference will be given to students with excellent qualifications from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. After you are notified of acceptance, you may apply by sending a letter in pdf format to the contact email address lct-info (at) coli.uni-saarland.de, detailing your academic achievements and/or financial need. Deadline for application is for intake 2023 is April 20, 2023.
3a. Erasmus+
LCT students without the Erasmus Mundus scholarship may be eligible to apply for Erasmus+ support for the second program year. These grants can carry a small monthly allowance. The application is done via the International Office of the first year university. Deadlines for the application vary depending on the target university, but are usually sometime in spring. Be sure to begin the process in good time by contacting the international office of your first year university.
3b. Erasmus+ Internships
If you are a current LCT student and have not previously had Erasmus funding, you may be eligible for support under the Erasmus+ internship program to do a short or medium term internship in another European country. The internship may be combined with a grant for study abroad. Your contact point is the International Office at your current institution.
4. Other possiblities
For female students studying CS-related subjects: http://www.google.com/anitaborg/emea/
Annual application to the Software Campus program, submission in April: Software Campus Application
Please refer to the local financial aid information.
Look for other scholarships for study in Europe here: http://www.scholarshipportal.com/
Scholarships for non-Erasmus Mundus students
This list is under construction and is not complete.
Students from the following countries may wish to pursue these scholarship opportunities in their own country:
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If you are an Indonesian citizen:
DIKTI scholarships for Indonesian Lecturers
Master and Doctoral Student Scholarships -
If you are a U.S. citizen:
Fulbright U.S. Student Program -
If you are a German citizen:
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) -
If you are a Spanish citizen:
Becas Europa -
If you are a citizen of the Netherlands, the German Institute of Amsterdam offers scholarships for study or research stays in Germany (3-10 months):
dia-stipendium@uva.nl
Erasmus Taiwan Program
In past years, the Taiwanese Ministry of Education has offered scholarships to Taiwanese students on the EMMC consortia reserve lists.
Although the scholarship amounts are not comparable to the actual EM scholarship, (about Euro 12,000) it may significantly help students concerned to start their studies in the programme.
Therefore if you are a Taiwan national and have been placed on the reserve list, we will automatically forward you any announcement when it is published, generally in April each year.
Other information on the Taiwanese Ministry of Education is found here.
5. European Loan Program for EU Residents:
ERASMUS+ MASTER LOANS
Self-financing residents of a program country may be eligible to apply for an EU-sponsored loan scheme, offered at favorable conditions. The loans are up to 12,000 EUR for a 1-year Master programme and up to 18,000 EUR for an up to 2-year Master and can cover both living and tuition costs in any of the 33 Erasmus+ Programme Countries.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible students must:- Be a resident of one of the Erasmus+ Programme Countries.
- Have successfully completed first cycle higher education studies (Bachelor or equivalent) and have been accepted for a 2nd cycle programme (Master or equivalent) at a recognised higher education institution (HEI) which holds the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).
- Be delivered in a different country from their country of residence and from where they obtained their Bachelor degree (or the equivalent degree which giving them access to the Master programme)
- Be a full programme that will lead to a degree.
http://ec.europa.eu/education/opportunities/higher-education/masters-loans_en.htm
Insurance scheme
For non-European/European students beginning the program from 2015 onwards
http://www.erasmus-mundus-insurance.com/index.htmlThe company Dr. Walter has published the following FAQs: here
Living Expenses
To estimate the living cost, please consult the local pages of the LCT partners and contact the respective local coordinator(s).
Request for additional travel support
The LCT consortium can sometimes award additional support for travel to conferences, summer schools, etc. depending on availability of funds. Such additional funding is generally not in the amount of full costs, but is intended as partial support, for registration costs for example, or partial travel support.
Procedure:
1. Contact the local LCT coordinator at your current site and request funding from local sources. Include full information about the activity, and your role (presenting a paper, for example).
2. If the local coordinator cannot provide funding from local sources, he/she may decide to apply on your behalf to the central LCT administration for available central funding.
3. Such additional support is generally available at most once during your LCT course.
4. If funding is approved, it is generally done on a reimbursement basis, following submission by you of any documentation required, such as tickets or registration receipts.
5. Reimbursement will be done as a wire transfer to the EU bank account designated by you.
