2026 Erasmus Mundus Emerald Scholarship

EMerald Master's in Georesources Engineering is a 2-year Erasmus Mundus and  EIT-labelled Master’s programme  organized by four European Universities. It has been designed to find the right balance between knowledge of metal/mineral resources (geology, landfills, urban mines, reserve characterisation and modelling) and process engineering techniques (comminution, sorting, preconcentration, extractive metallurgy and waste disposal).

EMerald is a two-year Master’s programme (120 ECTS) organised by four European Universities – University of Liège (ULiège), University of Lorraine (UL), Luleå University of Technology (LTU) and Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF). The programme is designed to focus on the following major aspects of Resources Engineering, Characterisation, Processing, Modelling and Management.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMarch 8, 2026
• ValueFully Funded
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorErasmus Mundus
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Students who have previously obtained an EMJM scholarship are not eligible to apply for an additional scholarship under the EMJM.
• EMJM scholarships can be offered to students from all over the world. 
• The scholarship will be a contribution to the costs incurred by the beneficiary students and shall cover travel, visa, installation and subsistence costs. It is calculated on the basis of a monthly unit cost for the entire period needed by the enrolled scholarship holder to complete the study programme (pro-rata of the actual number of days). This period covers study, research, placement activities, thesis preparation and defence, in line with the requirement of the joint Master. During this period, the scholarship can only be awarded in full, and to full-time students.
• The scholarship amounts to 33.600EUR awarded as 24 monthly allowances of 1400EUR and also covers participation costs paid directly to the coordinating University.

Requirements

• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with basic knowledge in Geology (minimum 3 years of study or 180 ECTS credits) or a Bachelor’s Degree in Minerals Engineering, Mining Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering ( if oriented towards metals extraction and processing) or a Master’s degree in Geology.
• The EMerald Master Programme provides an engineering diploma, therefore at least 22.5 ECTS in university level mathematics is required for application eligibility.

Selection Process

Selection of candidates is carried out as a cooperative process between the academic partner universities and the final selection is based on consensus agreement. The selection procedure is based on academic qualifications, with a focus on qualitative and quantitative indicators of the applicants:

• Academic background
• Motivation letter and video
• Language skills
• Work experience

All applications go through the same selection process regardless of the student’s gender. However, for students that are at the same level and have the same qualifications, priority will be given to under-represented genders. Students with special needs are encouraged to apply to the programme and should inform the administrative coordinator upon application, to allow us to take the necessary measures of care if the student is finally admitted to the programme.

Personal data

Information relating to individuals’ personal data is collected and used in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 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 (Text with EEA relevance.)

If a candidate is not selected, their personal documents uploaded to apply to the EMerald Master Programme will be deleted.

If a candidate is selected and does participate in the EMerald Master Programme, his/her personal documents will be on file for at least five years after his/her graduation. The EMerald programme now adheres to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, under the University of Liège privacy policy. 

Application Documents

Find below the main documents that will need to be provided for your EMerald Master Programme application:

• A copy of your passport AND a sworn translation into English of your birth certificate*. Only selected students will have to provide us with a French translation of their birth certificate (this is compulsory to register at a French University)
• A photo (ID format)
• Your up-to-date resume in English (maximum 1 page)
• A personal motivation letter in English, do not use AI tools (maximum 1 page)
• A copy of your High School Diploma and a sworn translation into English or French*
• NEW => A copy of your higher education studies diploma and transcript of records with a sworn translation into English or French*. If your institution doesn’t use the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), please provide an official conversion into ECTS provided by your University ( if available) . If no official conversion is available, please provide the official description of your university’s grading and credit system.
• An English Proficiency test/document for non-English speakers (TOEFL min.87, IELTS min. 6.5 or any other document stating your English proficiency (B2-C1 min.)
• Official documents highlighting your accomplishments over the last five years (studies, internships, employment)
• A recommendation letter  relevant to our master course. 
• An official document issued within 12 months of the submission deadline showing your place of residence. The place of residence could be verified on the basis of the provision of the documents listed in the PRADO website (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/fr/search-by-document-country.html) if it mentions a place of residence and is dated. If this is not the case, an applicant can send  any other document considered appropriate.

  For example:

  – a residence certificate issued in accordance with the candidate’s municipality normal registration rules;
  -a certificate from the candidate’s place of work, study or training issued by the employer or institution in question. In absence of such documents, alternatives such as renting contracts, phone and electricity bills can be asked for.

 All copies must be certified. Simple translations can be accepted, but once in Belgium you will have to provide the original documents. Therefore it is useful to upload certified copies.*

*If your documents are originally in English, then you are not required to provide a translation.

NEW Motivation video

It is now required to prepare a motivation video to apply for the EMerald Master’s. The link to your video should be submitted directly in your application form. Please follow the instructions here.

Application Deadline

March 8, 2026

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Erasmus Mundus on www.emerald.uliege.be to apply

For more information, kindly visit Emerald webpage.