To ensure a smooth and efficient application experience, we have outlined each step of the process below. You can use the flow diagram to get an overview of the process, and the expandable sections provide detailed guidance on the documents you need to submit.
Further down, you'll find instructions on how to submit your application and when you can expect to receive the admission result.
Please note:
Download and complete the Erasmus Mundus Journalism Application Form (PDF). The application form should be the first document within your application package.
The application form will give the Consortium's Selection Committee an overview of your personal, academic, and journalistic background, as well as your motivational reflections, before they review all your supporting documents.
Kindly note that during the application process, you will need to choose your second-year specialisation. Once admission is granted to this specific specialisation, it is important to be aware that the selected specialisation cannot be modified.
Within the application form, you will find a section called Application Reflections. These reflections are related to your academic and journalistic background as well as your future career expectations. Though short, your answers will be evaluated thoroughly by the Selection Committee not only on content but also on writing style, quality, and clarity. Therefore, we urge you to pay close attention to this part.
The Application Form (PDF) is available for download only during the annual application round, which runs from 1 November to 10 January.
Please include official graduation certificates (if already graduated) and transcripts of records from all your previous university/college studies. The transcripts should provide full details of the degree class and the grades you received in each unit or module.
To ensure that the best candidates are admitted, the consortium has decided to give priority to academic merit, hence, a minimum of an above-average class mark/GPA is expected.
All transcripts or academic records must be official documents provided in the original language. If these documents are not in English, they must be accompanied by translations into English. Diplomas/certificates and transcripts must always be translated into English and certified by either your home institution or a certified translator.
In order to provide proof of your work as a professional journalist, your current or previous employer must supply a signed document stating the employment period. This information can also be included within the journalistic reference letter.
Work samples
Please submit three articles or other samples of your journalistic work, preferably in English. You can include links instead if your work is available online. Do not submit more than three articles or equivalent.
If your samples are not in English, please include a short English summary (you are welcome to make that summary yourself).
If your journalistic work samples cannot be included in a PDF file (e.g. radio or TV samples), please include detailed information about your samples and links if possible. If needed, the Mundus Consortium may ask you to forward these samples by postal mail.
* Before taking the IELTS test you must select Aarhus University as recipient of your IELTS test results. The IELTS report should be scanned in a high-quality resolution and be included within the application package.
** Before taking the TOEFL test you must select Aarhus University as receiver of your TOEFL test results. Aarhus University TOEFL-code is 8935. Failure to do so may result in a rejection of your TOEFL test results. If you have already taken the test, please contact the test centre in order for them to add Aarhus University’s TOEFL-code 8935 to your test. The TOEFL report should be scanned in a high-quality resolution and be included within the application package.
*** If you take a Cambridge ESOL exam, please share your results with Aarhus University through the Candidate Results Website (candidates.cambridgeenglish.org). You log on by using your ‘Candidate ID’ and ‘Secret Number’, which you get from the test center. Failure to share your test results through the Candidate Results Website may result in a rejection of your Cambridge ESOL test results. The Cambridge report should be scanned in a high-quality resolution and be included within the application package.
Applying for a language test exemption
If you are not a national of any of the countries mentioned above but you consider yourself a native speaker, you can apply for an exemption from the language test. However, please be aware that there is no guarantee that an exemption will be granted.
Please note that applicants who have a bachelor's degree in English language and/or English literature from a non-English speaking country are not exempt from submitting an English language test.
To apply for an exemption you must include the following documents within your application package:
Please provide us with a Curriculum Vitae (CV). The CV should be no more than 2 pages.
A CV (or résumé in the US) is a concise summary of your skills, achievements, and interests both inside and outside your academic work.
List your experience and key dates, including educational achievements, work experience, prizes, awards, involvement in societies, sports, clubs, and your other interests and skills (e.g. languages and IT skills). Civic engagement and extracurricular activities are important parts of the evaluation process.
If you want inspiration, please check Europass CV.
We require two letters of reference: one academic reference from a university official acquainted with your work (e.g. former professor, department head, dean, or faculty advisor), and one professional reference from a current or former employer.
The reference letters must be addressed to the Erasmus Mundus Journalism Consortium. If the reference letters are not in English, they should be accompanied by a translation certified by your home institution or a certified translator.
Please ask your referees to submit the reference with an official letterhead, and make sure that it is signed. Unsigned letters of reference will not be considered.
If possible, we prefer the reference letters to be included in the application package, but if your referees would prefer the reference to be treated in confidence, please refer them to Bettina Andersen at band@au.dk.
Dear Referee,
Thank you for taking the time to write a reference for our Mundus Journalism applicant; this is much appreciated. If you want to know more about the Mundus Journalism programme, please visit www.mundusjournalism.com.
As we receive around 500 applications for the Mundus Journalism programme each year, the applicant’s reference letters are a crucial part of the application, and are carefully evaluated by our Selection Committee.
We would be grateful if you could submit the reference on an official letterhead from your institution, and make sure that it is signed. Unsigned letters of reference will not be considered.
We prefer that the applicant includes the reference letter within his/her application package, but if you wish this reference to be treated in confidence, please send the reference as attachment to an email to Bettina Andersen at Aarhus University at band@au.dk.
It would be helpful if you could provide (part of) the following information in your reference, to assist the Selection Committee in making its decision:
We thank you in advance for your co-operation in this matter,
The Mundus Journalism Selection Committee
Please include copies of your passport(s) to prove your nationality. If you have dual citizenship, please include documentation for both.
Applicants with special needs or a chronic illnesses are encouraged to include as much information as possible regarding their situation within their application.
Please ensure, that your Application Package includes all the documents listed above in the order 1-8 and collected in a single PDF file (max PDF size 10 MB).
The title of the Application Package must be:
Your full name – first priority specialisation destination – citizenship (EU or non-EU)
Examples:
Ana Maria Aurelia – Amsterdam – EU citizen
Leonardo Luongo - London - non-EU citizen
Mario Martinez - Munich - non-EU citizen
Petra Pavlová - Prague - EU citizen
When you are ready to submit your Erasmus Mundus Journalism Application Package, please fill out the Online Registration Form and upload your Application Package. After a successful submission, you will receive an automatic confirmation email.
The application deadline for the Erasmus Mundus Journalism programme for 2025-2027 is
10 January, 2025, 23:59 Central European Time.
You can expect to receive an email from the Mundus Journalism Consortium with the admission result on the 1st of March. If you are offered admission, you will be asked to confirm whether you accept the admission offer. We operate with a relatively short response deadline to be able to offer admission to another applicant if you decline the admission offer.
Call for applications: 1 November
Application deadline: 10 January,
23.59 Central European Time
Application response:1 March
Course start:1 September
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