2026 Erasmus Mundus MSc in SAfe and REliable Nuclear Applications (SARENA) Scholarship

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master SARENA -SAfe and REliable Nuclear Applications- is a two-year international MSc in nuclear engineering, waste management, and reactor safety, delivered by a European consortium of top technical universities.

• Table of Content
• About Erasmus Mundus
• Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship
• Requirements for Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

• This scholarship is expected to be granted as a 100% tuition fee waiver as well as a monthly stipend of up to 1,400 EUR for the entire duration of the programme (24 months).

Requirements for Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship Qualification

• Eligibility to this Master's Programme is restricted to applicants holding an academic degree of at least 180 ECTS credits (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent programme of at least 180 ECTS) in a relevant field to the programme like Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental sciences, etc.

All scientific courses of the Erasmus Mundus SARENA Programme are taught in English. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate a relevant level in English by providing one of the following language certificates (and there equivalent minimal grade) :

• TOEFL : 573 (paper-based), 231 (computer-based) or 89 (internet-based);
• IELTS : 6.5;
• TOEIC : 750;

It should be pointed out that English proficiency is also a part of the evaluation criteria where higher scores will enhance the grading of the application. The certificates have to be submitted with the rest of the application : a later delivery, after application deadline, will not be accepted. Therefore, please be mindful of the delays (typically several weeks) between the dates of registration, completion of the test, and subsequent result publication.

English as Mother tongue and /or Medium of instruction

Alternatively, if you are a national of one of the following countries, and/or your first language is not English but you have been taught and assessed in English, you may provide a proof of English as Medium of Instruction : Anguilla, Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Dominica, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Heard Island, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, McDonald Island, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Islands, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitt, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United States of America, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

The admission criteria are the following:

• Academic excellence (30%): Education background, Bachelor grades and ranking, Quality of the university of origin
• Professional/academic experience, extra-curricular activities (20%): Professional experience in the SARENA field (e.g. energy/environment) in industry or in research, Professional experiences not related to the domain, social or extra-scholar activities
• Professional objectives and career project (15%): Targeted jobs and career project presented in the motivation letter, Objectives of learning or acquisition of complementary skills thanks to the Master
• Motivation for intercultural experience, interest in European countries and cultures (10%): Intercultural experience and international mobility, Particular interest for Europe or SARENA countries
• Language skills (15%): English (high priority), Spanish, French, Finnish or Slovenian (second priority), other European language (small bonus)
• Recommendation letters (10%): quality of the referees, quality of the letters, content well related to the SARENA Master.

This application evaluation may also be completed by a short-form interview organised after the end of the application phase.

Documents Required for Application

Here is the list of required information/documents to provide in order to provide a complete applications:

• Completed and signed Application form for SARENA (this form is produced automatically by the application platform, based on the information you enter).
• A full Curriculum Vitae in English (using Europass template is strongly recommended, visit - The Europass Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Copy of your transcripts, with translation in English, for the last 4 years of your higher education (done by your educational institution or by an official institution).
• Copy of your degrees, with translation in English (done by your educational institution or by an official institution).
• 2 letters of recommendation in English (at least one from an academic referee).
• A synthetic motivation statement in English to present your career project and motivate your application (1 page).
• English proficiency certificate (e.g TOEFL, IELTS, see specific minimum requirements in the previous topic).
• Copy of passport information page (should include the passport number, your name, and your photo) or copy of your identity card.
• 1 recent photo (ID or passport size) with your last name, first name and country overleaf (for paper application only). For online applications, uploading your photo is sufficient.

Be aware that the only admissible document-formats are PDF as well as JPEG -where adequate (i.e. photo). No other format will be accepted.

Applications containing documents in other formats may be considered invalid.

Check also:
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC 2027
Chevening Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more information, kidly visit SARENA webpage.