Erasmus Mundus LIVE (International Vaccinology) Scholarship 2026

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master “Leading International Vaccinology Education” (EMJM LIVE) is organized by a consortium of 60 associated partners and 5 full partner universities awarding the Master degree:

• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, ES
• Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, ES
• Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), Antwerp, BE
• Université Jean Monnet (UJM), Saint-Etienne, FR
• Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, (UCBL coordinator), Lyon, FR

• 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
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) are funded by the European Union to support European and International students studying any of the EMJM programmes such as LIVE. The scholarship application is included in the file to apply for the Master LIVE using the MyLIVE application system. The Student Agreement between the student and the LIVE consortium has to be signed before scholarship can be disbursed. According to the Erasmus+ programme guide (Version 1 (2024) 28-11-2023 from p292), different types of EMJM financial support are available:

• Partial scholarship to cover the university institutional costs “IC” for students with any nationality. IC is directly transferred to the coordinating institution (UCBL). The student must cover his subsistence costs.
• Full scholarship to cover the university institutional costs & life costs “SHIC” for students with any nationality. IC is directly transferred to the coordinating institution (UCBL). The life costs are transferred, monthly, to the scholarship beneficiary i.e. to the student bank account after creation of the agent profile in the UCBL database and the presence checking of the student in the program. The student enrolled at Master 1 level will receive the scholarship for a maximum of 24 months for the two academic years. The student enrolled at Master 2 level will receive the scholarship for a maximum of 12 months for one academic year.
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? Individual needs for students with disabilities
Regardless the scholarship award, enrolled students with disabilities (e.g. long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments) can benefit from contribution to individual needs. This contribution consist in refunds of expenses of special items or services (e.g. assistance by third person, adaptation of work environment, additional travel / transportation costs). Unit costs are eligible from 3,000 to maximum 60,000 euros, upon proof of payment, for all students during the European project implementation.

? Targeted full scholarship from additional funds for students from targeted regions of the world
These scholarships are targeting students with nationality of third countries not associated to the Erasmus+ Program to set external action priorities of the EU, encouraging to recruit students in the poorest and least developed third countries and taking into account the available budget. The amount is the same as the “SHIC” scholarship from the above table.

• European scholarship awarding, regardless the ability of the applicant to be self-funded, is framed by the following rules:
• Academic excellence: Best-ranked applicants are selected into the LIVE programme based on their academic excellence and potential.?
• Maximum 10% from the same nationality of the total number of scholarships awarded during the European project implementation to support geographical balance.? This rule is not applicable to targeted full scholarships dedicated to targeted nationalities.
• Gender equity at comparable level, inclusion and ensuring diverse study profiles (Scientist-engineer, MD, PharmD, Veterinary students or graduates)?
• Ineligible: The student who has already benefited from a previous EMJM scholarship or Erasmus Mundus Master’s scholarship or Joint Doctoral scholarship financed by the European Commission, is not eligible for a new European scholarship.

Requirements for Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship Qualification

Every year, 30 applicants are admitted to the Master LIVE program of excellence in vaccinology learning and research, looking for Biochemists, Bioengineers, Biologists, Clinicians, Pharmacists and Veterinarians. Candidates can apply for entrance in either the first or the second year of the LIVE program with related prerequisites.

The common administrative pre-requisites to apply for entrance in Master LIVE M1 or M2 level:

• Passport requirements : all international students must supply a copy of the photo/data page of their current, valid passport. This can be uploaded via MyLIVE Application.
• an equivalent of a EU secondary school education. approximately 12 years of formal education starting at age six.
• a bachelor’s degree. minimum 3 years of higher education (equivalent to at least 180 ECTS for European graduates). Applicants must have either an appropriate diploma or leaving certificates for their secondary school and bachelor’s degree.
• a Bachelor academic level in Cell biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology-Virology, Physiology and Immunology 
• English and notarized translation of all documents written in a language other than English. Please note that both documents are required: the copy in original language and the notarized English translation.  Applicants upload copies online and will have to show original of the uploaded documents for their enrolment.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more information, kindly visit LIVE webpage.