Erasmus Mundus MITRA Master's Program 2026

The Migration Transnationales (MITRA) Master’s program is a bilingual (French and English) interdisciplinary degree in the social sciences. It is dedicated to the study of migratory phenomena on an international scale and their impacts on contemporary societies. MITRA trains researchers specializing in migration studies (with opportunities to pursue doctoral studies), analysts of public policies on migration and integration (experts working in international or local organizations), and field practitioners in the non-profit sector.

As part of one of the international graduate programs at the University of Lille, MITRA is both a professionally oriented and research-oriented master’s program. It is designed according to a dual approach: alternating study locations within and outside Europe, and alternating between academic learning and fieldwork. Upon completing the program, MITRA students are awarded a master’s degree from the consortium, along with degrees from the partner universities where they pursued their studies.

• 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
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

• Candidates for the MITRA Master’s program may apply for Erasmus Mundus scholarships funded by the European Commission.
• This scholarship amounts to €1,400 per month for 24 months. It is intended to cover tuition fees, living expenses, and travel costs for the two years of the Master’s program.
• The program can only offer a limited number of Erasmus Mundus scholarships.

For more information on the nationalities eligible for Erasmus Mundus scholarships, see: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/fr/programme-guide/part-a/eligible-countries

Requirements for Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship Qualification

• Applicants are expected to hold a degree in the social sciences, law, foreign languages, and humanities (180 ECTS).
• Exceptions can be made for students from other disciplines who already have some professional experience.
• MITRA is taught in both French and English, requiring B2 proficiency (CEFR).
• The duration of the programme is twenty-four months. Depending on the students’ major, the consortium jointly awards two or three Master’s degrees on completion.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship

The elements that will be taken into account by the selection committee are as follows:

• Coherence and quality of academic background (CV, diplomas, transcripts, etc.)
• Overall motivation of the candidate for the MITRA program
• Relevance and rigor of the research project or professional internship
• Proficiency in both French and English (from B2 to C2 level in each language)

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To apply to the MITRA Master's program, you must connect to the dedicated platform and create your personal account:
https://application.master-mitra.eu/. All information related to the required document can be found there.

The application and recruitment schedule is as follows:

• October 17, 2025: Opening of the online application (Phase 1)
• January 18, 2026: Deadline for submitting applications online
• January 19-31, 2026: Evaluation of individual application files
• February 2026: Admission interviews (Phase 2)
• March 2026: Admission jury
• April 2026: Publication of admission results
• September 2026: Start of courses

As far as you are concernend, the admission process for the MITRA Master’s program will follow three steps:

1. Submission of applications online (Phase 1).
   • Administrative validation: verification of the completeness and validity of applications
   • Pre-selection of applications
   • Invitation to oral interviews sent to pre-selected candidates
2. Oral interviews via Zoom with pre-selected candidates (Phase 2).
3. Publication of results for both selected and non-selected students

Important:

• Applications are open each year from October to January, oral interviews take place from February, and results are published at the end of March.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), in the context of managing the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees, collects and processes the personal data of some of the candidates. In particular, certain data of the scholarship holders (students and scholars), non-scholarship holders and reserve list candidates is shared with the Agency through the EACEA Mobility Tool and treated according to the following privacy statement.

All applications must be submitted through the online platform: https://application.master-mitra.eu/

For more information, kindly visit MITRA scholarship webpage.