The annual SuCat Master participation costs amounts to:

• € 9 000 /year for Partner Country students

• € 4 500 /year for Programme Country student

Although the tuitions fees seem expensive but in fact they are affordable in comparison with other countries.

Depending on your country of origin

Programme countries

Partner countries

Citizens from a EU Member States (Finland, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain ,Sweden) Citizens from Serbia, North Macedonia, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Turkey If you have lived, resided or carried out your main activity (work, study, etc.) for more than 12 months over the last five years in one Programme Country listed above, at the date of application

All other countries not listed in the “programme countries”

Participation costs details

Participation costs include ✅

Participation costs do NOT include ❌

The registration of the student as regular student of the universities in which semesters are carried out Tuition fees Language and culture courses at each HEI (Higher Education Institutes) integrated in the curriculum Access to library and laboratories Student management, services and activities Support in visa application procedures, etc. Health, liability, accident and assistance insurance (see ‘student life‘ tab) The Joint Graduation Ceremony All other academic and administrative fees (e.g. degree issuing from the two partner Universities attended, access fee, recognition fees, etc.)

Visa costs Travel costs Some individual module‐related costs (e.g. certain books and materials, etc.) Living expenses For France only : a mandatory fee is to be paid upon registration at the University of Poitiers called CVEC, no matter if you do or do not have a scholarship. As of 2025, the CVEC was of 105€

Tuition waivers opportunities

With the renewal of the project, the EMJM SuCat consortium is considering offering tuition waivers to help the most outstanding non-scholarship students to join the program, despite the cost of tuition.

Please note that the consortium cannot confirm in advance how many waivers will be granted or the exact amount of each waiver. These details will be announced with the selection results.

Finally, the consortium cannot guarantee that all selected students will receive a tuition waiver. The allocation of waivers will depend on several factors, including:

• the total number of selected students,
• their academic excellence, and
• their ranking in the selection process.

Living costs during the program

We have estimated an overall monthly budget to live in each city. As of 2025, please find below our living costs estimations  :

🇪🇸 Tarragona : The living cost in Tarragona is about 800 € per month

🇵🇹 Aveiro : If you manage to live in a student dorm on campus and you eat at the students’ restaurant, the living costs should be around 600 €. If you live outside of a student dorm and you eat outside the students’ restaurant, the living costs should be around 800 – 900  € per month.

🇮🇹 Padova : The living cost in Tarragona is about 850 € per month. More information can be found HERE

🇫🇷 Poitiers : The living cost in Poitiers is about 900 – 1000 € per month

Please remember that these number are estimation and might change over time.

Two different types of EMJM scholarships are awarded :

• Scholarships for Program Country students
• Scholarships for Partner Country students (see below the exception for 12-months residency rule) which include some scholarships for students coming from targeted region of the world
• Scholarships for students coming from specific areas called NDICI and IPA (full IPA conutries list HERE).
  • NDICI are countries in the following areas : EU neighbourhood; Sub-Saharan Africa; Asia and the Pacific; Americas and the Caribbean.

Number of scholarships available for the 4 cohorts of the EMJM SuCat :

Type of scholarship	Erasmus Mundus partner country scholarships	Erasmus Mundus programme country scholarships	NDICI scholarship	IPA scholarship
Number of scholarship	34	16	18	2

The consortium cannot award more than 10% of the “Erasmus Mundus scholarship” to students of the same nationality. It represents 5 scholarships per nationalities throughout the 4 cohorts.

Awarded Scholarships during the SuCat project:

2026 -2028	2027 – 2029	2028 – 2030	2029 – 2031
13 Erasmus Mundus scholarship 3 NDICI scholarships	To be announced	To be announced	To be announced
Nationalities awarded an Erasmus Mundus scholarship India : 2 Philippines : 1 Nicaragua : 1 Colombia : 1 Nigeria : 1 Iran : 2 American (USA) : 1 Egypt : 1 Turkish : 1 Sri Lanka : 1 Georgia : 1 Nationalities awarded an NDICI scholarship : Iran : 1 Kazakhstan : 1 India : 1

To see how EMJM scholarships are awarded, please refer to the selection procedure section.

Financial benefits

	Partner country students	Programme country students
Contribution to SuCat participation costs	18 000€ (2-year full-time Master’s degree)	9 000€ (2-year full-time Master’s degree)
Living allowance (max. 24 months)	1 400€/month	1 400€ per month

The funds corresponding to “Contribution to SuCat participation costs” are directly collected by the SuCat Consortium and are not transferred to scholarship holders.

For France only : a mandatory fee is to be paid upon registration at the University of Poitiers called CVEC, no matter if you do or do not have a scholarship. As of 2026, the CVEC was of 105€.

 

The EMJMD SuCat will receive 120 000€ of contribution for special needs. This contribution will be used for enrolled students (with or without scholarship) with disabilities (e.g. long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments), such as those related to the acquisition of special items or services (e.g. assistance by third persons, adaptation of work environment, additional travel/transportation costs).

The support to cover such individual needs of enrolled students, will take the form of the following special needs unit costs:

• (a) EUR 3 000
• (b) EUR 4 500
• (c) EUR 6 000
• (d) EUR 9 500
• (e) EUR 13 000
• (f) EUR 18 500
• (g) EUR 27 500
• (h) EUR 35 500
• (i) EUR 47 500
• (j) EUR 60 000

Calculation of the unit cost contribution per student: Enrolled students will declare what type of items/services are needed and their cost. The applicable unit cost will be identified as the rate corresponding to or immediately lower than the estimated expenses. This unit cost is a contribution, and is not intended to fully cover the actual costs.

NB: costs below the lowest rate (i.e. less than EUR 3 000) will not be eligible for additional support.

Apart from scholarships given by the EMJMD SuCat, other financial aspects are to be considered

In France  🇫🇷 :

• Internship benefits: In France, internships of more than 2 months are paid. Currently, the monthly allowance for an internship is around 600€
• Caisse d’allocation familiale (CAF): The French social benefit system (CAF) can give benefits to students living and studying in France. This benefit is a partial rent refund and the amount depends on the price of your accommodation, your financial means and your status. For students, the price range is between 50€ to 100€ – Not available in 2026 and 2027
• Campus France: Campus France is a French national agency in charge of the promotion of French higher education abroad. Scholarships are available for a wide range of nationalities and field of study.
  • To see all scholarships available, please have a look at Campus Bourses (grant search engine)
  • Please remember that the EMJM SuCat does not manage Campus France’s scholarships

In Spain 🇪🇸

• Institut Català d’Investigació Química (ICIQ) : For students doing a specialization at URV, the ICIQ has merit-based scholarships available. As of 2025, the scholarship is around 750€ per month.

Please bear in mind that this scholarship is not guaranteed and students need to go throught a merit-based selection.

In Portugal 🇵🇹

• Top-performing international master’s students at UAveiro may be awarded a merit scholarship that covers tuition fees.

Please bear in mind that this scholarship is not guaranteed and students need to go through a merit-based selection.

In Italy 🇮🇹

• To be updated soon