Fees & scholarships

All students will sign a Student Agreement with the EMJM Consortium, which outlines student rights and obligations concerning the academic, administrative and financial aspects of their participation in the GeoPlaNet programme.

In average 15 EMJM scholarships will be available for each cohort. Those scholarship are very attractive: up to 1400 € per month, and will be paid directly to the students for the first month in Master 1 (september), to the last month of Master 2 (August). 24 months in total, provided that the students remain involved in the programme. With this scholarship, students will have to cover their travel, accommodation, subsistance and visa costs, etc... The programme will cover the insurance costs for the whole duration of the programme (with a partnership with April International).
The scholarship holder students will pay no registration fees to the programme.

>> Download student agreement template for Scholarship Holder Students with all details

For the 4 cohorts of students of the GeoPlaNet- EMJM, until the year 2026-2027, the European Commission offers 60 scholarships to a maximum of 6 students of the same nationality.
Here is the table of the remaining scholarships for 2025-2026 and on per nationality.
 

Belgium	5	Italy	4
Brazil	5	Mexico	4
Colombia	5	Nigeria	5
Costa Rica	5	Pakistan	2
France	5	Philippines	5
Georgia	5	Portugal	5
Ghana	5	Russia	5
Greece	5	Spain	5
India	2	UK	5
Indonesia	5	USA	5
Ireland	5	Vietnam	5

For the students from the countries that are not listed in the table, the Erasmus programme still has 6 scholarships to offer.

Students who will not be selected for an Erasmus scholarship may still enter the programme as non-scholarship holder (NSH) students. For these students, the registration fees to the programme is about 4000 € per year, 8000 € for the two-year programme. These students will also pay for their travel, visas and installation and subsistence costs. But insurance costs will be covered by the programme (with a partnership with April International). NSH students are encouraged to seek for opportunities for fundings and scholarship in their home country, through various types of programmes dedicated to study abroad. We are currently building a database of funding opportunities for students (see below), which will be regularly updated also thanks to student's contribution.

>> Download student agreement template for Non-Scholarship Holder Students with all details

The ESA Academy Academic Scholarship programme aims to facilitate the access to space-related European academic programmes of tertiary education institutions by covering the tuition fees of selected students from ESA Member States, Associate Member States and Canada to complement their academic knowledge and better prepare them for a space-related career.

In this frame, the ESA Education Office has offered 3 scholarships to attend the 2024-2026 edition of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Planetary Geosciences - GeoPlaNet. GeoPlaNet-EMJM will again apply for ESA academy scholarships for the cohort 3 (2025-2027).

Extent of scholarship

The ESA Academy scholarship covers the yearly tuition fees of the academic programme, for its full duration, upon successful completion of the first year.

Eligibility

To be eligible for an ESA Academy Academic Scholarship, students must fulfil the following criteria at the start date of the academic programme:

• be minimum 18 years old at the time of the official start date of the academic programme;
• own a nationality of Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania or Canada;
• not attend the academic programme as an incoming Erasmus student;
• not benefit of any additional financial aid to cover the tuition fees of the academic programme;
• agree with the conditions of the ESA Academy’s Privacy Policy;
• accept the guidelines of the ESA Academy Academic Scholarship;

Priority will be given to:

• students who have not been sponsored by ESA before;
• students who have less than 2 years of professional experience;
• students who are expected to benefit more from the financial support;
• international students with diverse backgrounds and nationalities

How to apply?
In the application form ('Apply section' of the website), you can indicate if you wish to benefit from the ESA academy scholarship in case GeoPlaNet is selected by ESA for the academic year 2025-2027.

We encourage Non-Scholarship Holder students to apply for funding opportunities provided by international government bodies, the European Commission, trusts, research councils, industry and employers. You can download below a detailed database of potential funders.

>> Database of alternative fundings for students

Living costs vary between the university cities you will visit during the EMJM GeoPlaNet course. Universities have provided the following estimates as general guidance:

• Coimbra, Portugal: Here’s the link to the living costs: https://www.uc.pt/international-applicants/estudar-viver-coimbra/custos
•  Chieti-Pescara, Italy: The recommended monthly budget to live in Chieti or Pescara is approximately 700 €; including accommodation (300 €), food (200€) and additional expenses (200 €).
• Nantes, France: The recommended monthly budget to live in Nantes is approximately €570 – 900. You can find a more detailed breakdown of costs by clicking here.

International students should be aware that they will have additional costs such as travel for visa applications, return travel to your home country, shipping, etc... Students should be aware that these costs are approximate and it is possible to spend less with careful budgeting than the amount shown.