Erasmus Mundus EDISS Scholarship 2026/2028

Engineering of Data-intensive Intelligent Software Systems (EDISS) is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) programme jointly delivered by Åbo Akademi University, University of the Balearic Islands, University of L’Aquila and Mälardalen University. You can read more on Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees on the European Commission website.

In the age of data explosion, scientists are dealing with massive magnitude of unstructured, complex data which contain unprecedented amount of decrypted information which in turn can facilitate the breakthrough data-driven discoveries and predictions. At the same time software and system engineers focus their attention on the engineering process of software, therefore collecting requirements and building system architectures that, more and more, deal with data collections and management.

EDISS promises to bridge the gap between data science and software engineering by bringing together data scientists and software engineers in order to engineer data-intensive intelligent software systems.

EDISS will educate experts who can masterfully integrate data science and ML solutions into software and system engineering processes.

• 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
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

• For the next application period (EDISS intake 6 students, academic years 2026-28, studies starting in August 2026), several EMJM scholarships will be available. The EMJM scholarship contains a waiver of the participation costs, a monthly contribution to subsistence costs (1400€ per month) and health insurance coverage. All applicants are welcome to apply regardless of nationality.

Requirements for Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship Qualification

Minimum eligibility criteria

1. A Bachelor’s or equivalent undergraduate degree (at least 180 ECTS) from an accredited university, in computer science, software engineering or equivalent subject.
2. Good command of English language: TOEFL iBT (minimum score 93) or IELTS Academic (minimum score 6,5 with no individual score under 6).

Admission requirements

1. Degree requirements

• EDISS requires knowledge of basic computer science, software engineering, and applied mathematics. The student should be able to solve basic computer science problems, to build a given software artefact (e.g. a requirements model, a design model), to improve and fix a given design.
• The student should be eager to learn new technologies and methods, instead of only working with technologies or methods she/he has prior knowledge of, and be capable of sharing and producing knowledge in a team.

Degree certificate

Applicants must have a Bachelor’s or equivalent undergraduate degree (at least 180 ECTS) from an accredited university in computer science, software engineering or equivalent subject. The applicant is expected to have passed courses in several of the following areas: computer science (e.g. programming, algorithms and data structures), basic computer architecture, computer networks, software engineering and mathematics.

If proof of qualification is not available at the time of application, students will be conditionally admitted, and they are required to submit the required degree certificate and transcript of academic records and their translations by July 31st, 2026 at 15:00 (Helsinki time) to finalize the admission procedure. The applicants should also attach an official statement from the higher education institution which states the expected graduation date and the missing courses in the application form.

2. Language requirements

All applicants must have good English language proficiency. The English language proficiency must be proved by

• TOEFL (iBT) test: minimum score 93
• IELTS (Academic) test: minimum score 6,5 (with no individual score below 6)

The TOEFL reporting code for Åbo Akademi University is 9880. For IELTS, when possible, choose Åbo Akademi University for results to be sent and confirmed. The test results must be valid and verifiable at the test organizer at least 14 days after the end of the application period. Most test results are valid only for two years. Please note that no other tests, or versions of the above-mentioned tests (e.g. Home edition), will be approved to demonstrate the English language proficiency.

Exemption criterion one:

The English language test is NOT required from applicants who have received their secondary education in English, or have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with English as the language of instruction (and mentioned in the diploma), in a university or university-level institution in one of the following countries:

Note that to be exempted to provide an English language test score, the degree certificate must mention English as the language of instruction, and the degree programme must be completed in one of the countries listed above. Degrees completed as distance education or studies on an offshore campus are not accepted even though the degree would be issued by a university in one of the countries mentioned above. 

• Australia
• Canada
• New Zealand
• United Kingdom
• USA
• Switzerland
• an EU/EEA country

Exemption criterion two:

• The English language test is also not required for applicants currently enrolled as degree students in one of the EDISS partner universities (Åbo Akademi University, University of the Balearic Islands, University of L’Aquila or Mälardalen University). 
• Applicants from EDISS partner universities need to attach to their applications a certificate provided by their EDISS partner university stating a level in English equivalent to B2. For applicants from EDISS partner universities, an interview may be organised to assess the applicant’s level of English. 

Documents Required for Application

The EDISS Consortium requires the following scanned enclosures (in color and pdf format) attached to the online application:

• An officially certified or legalized scanned copy of the original Bachelor’s degree certificate in the original language AND an authorized translation of the original degree certificate in English
• An officially certified or legalized scanned copy of the original transcript of records in the original language of all the higher education studies completed so far AND an authorized translation of the transcript of records in English
• A diploma supplement (if available)
• Proof of language skills in English (TOEFL iBT / IELTS Academic, or certificate of exception)
• Copy of passport
• A certificate of residence - Removed from the admission requirements 30.10.2024
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Two academic recommendation letters
• Motivation video (2 min +/- 30 seconds)
• Copies of relevant work certificates, publications, or other relevant activities (if available)

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Step 1. Check the requirements!
• Step 2. Collect the required enclosures and prepare them
• Step 3. Apply online at www.studyinfo.fi
• Step 4. Check and submit your application within the given deadline!
• Step 5. Verification of original documents

For more information, klndly visit EDISS webpage.