MIPDaL Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027/2028

The Master of Intellectual Property Law and Data Law (MIPDaL) is a high-level and integrated international study programme at master level aimed at providing top level graduate students from all over the world with advanced training in IP & Data Law. Six high-level universities from Germany, France, Estonia, Spain and the UK acting as the MIPDaL Consortium set up the programme in an international partnership.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 15, 2027
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorErasmus Mundus
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Tuition fees
• Monthly expenses
• Accommodation
• Travelling

Requirements

• The two countries of study are not identical to the student’s country of residence at the time of enrolment.
• Successful applicants have obtained the job qualifying degree of at least 240 ECTS (four years) in law or law-related fields (e. g. in criminology or jurisprudence), according to the regulations of the country where they have obtained their degree(s) and which is recognized in all countries of the participating Partners: Estonia, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom (e. g. a three-year bachelor’s programme & a first master’s degree, or a four-year bachelor’s programme).
• If at the time of application, proof of the first university degree is not yet available due to candidates currently studying the said degree, the applicant will also be included in the assessment procedure if 80% of the credit points attainable through the university degree are already proven by means of completed module examinations or the final thesis and, if applicable, the colloquium by means of certification from the university of origin. The requirement of submitting all other proofs mentioned with the application remain unaffected by this. A conditional offer will be made to meet the requirements by a specified date.
• Successful applicants count to the top-level students of their class. They should hold a Law degree, or a degree with substantial Law content, that the admitting partner institutions deem equivalent to a UK Bachelor degree with Upper Second Class honours. Not sure if your degree meets this requirement? If you like, you can check this using our conversion table. To do so, follow the link and scroll down to “Entry requirements”. Under “International”, select the country where you obtained your degree. Of course, we use this table only for general orientation and review each case individually, for example, because certain universities may have their own grading systems.
• Successful applicants show their motivation for the subjects related to MIPDaL focuses.
• Students must provide evidence that they have met the following language proficiency:
  
  For degrees delivered in the English language, proficiency is required at C1 level (in execeptional cases B2+) according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
  For degrees delivered also in the French (students choosing a study track including studies at UNISTRA) or Spanish (students choosing a study track including studies at UC3M) language, proficiency is required at C1 level (French) and B2 level (Spanish).

Based on our experience over the past few years, generally only applicants with a First Class degree and a C1 level of English have a chance of receiving an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.

TEACHING LANGUAGES & LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES

The MIPDaL teaching languages are English, French & Spanish and depend on the chosen study path:

• the teaching and examination language is exclusively English at TUD, TalTech, QMUL and UoE &
• the teaching and examination language is French at UNISTRA and Spanish at UC3M.

All applicants must prove their language skills with official certificates.

Selection Process

• The scholarship recipients are selected through a comparative, multi-stage process.
• Only applicants who meet all admission requirements and have submitted their complete application by the deadline of 15th January will be considered for the Erasmus Mundus scholarship.
• If this is the case, the application will be thoroughly evaluated by at least one evaluator, who will assign a ranking score.
• The selection of scholarship recipients is ultimately based on two factors: merits (as reflected by the ranking score) and geographic balance.
• In accordance with the guidelines of the European Commission – which provides the funding for the scholarships – geographical criteria must be taken into account when selecting Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders; these stipulate that, over the funding period covering five cohorts, no more than 10 per cent of scholarship holders may come from the same country.
• In case of equal eligibility, applicants from all marginalised groups will be selected.
• The Selection Committee will also prepare a list of reserved candidates for scholarships so that in case an applicant is not able to participate in the programme, a reserved candidate can be nominated immediately.

Application Documents

Documents have to be submitted by the applicant to the MIPDaL coordinator using the MIPDaL application portal. The following documents have to be uploaded (PDF preferred):

• Curriculum vitae (Europass format recommended)
• Copy of identification card
• Degree certificates of all studies at University level (e.g. Bachelor/Master degrees)
• Officially certified copy of university transcript of records (including official English translation)
• Proof of English, and if applicable, French or Spanish proficiency (officially certified copy
• Statement of Purpose
• Academic reference letter (only valid with institutional letterhead and signature) (applicants who are out of university for at least three years are also allowed to submit a professional reference letter)

Applications that are not received in full, in due form or in due time are excluded from further proceedings. The MIPDaL Admissions Committee reserves the right to contact the authors of reference letters to verify the authenticity of the document.

With regard to your application on the admission portal: Please take care of only uploading the correct documents at the correct category/place at the admission form. Additionally, MIPDaL strongly urge you to refrain from submitting or uploading handwritten Statement of Purpose letters and/or reference letters. Please also note that there is no need of uploading A-levels/Secondary school certificates.

With regard to the Statement of Purpose and the reference letter, MIPDaL strongly recommend using our templates. These templates cover exactly what is relevant for our in-depth evaluation of the application. At the same time, MIPDaL would like to emphasise that while we recommend using our templates, their use is not mandatory.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Erasmus Mundus on application.mipdal.eu to apply

For any questions regarding your application and student life, please contact via [email protected].

For more information, kindly visit MIPDaL scholarship webpage.