How to apply to the Mundus Journalism master's programme
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Key application rules
- You must select your Year 2 specialisation during the application process. This choice is binding and cannot be changed after final submission.
- All required supporting documentation must be included in your Application Package at the time of final submission. Missing documentation may result in your application being deemed ineligible. Only complete applications submitted before the application deadline will be considered.
Preparing your application
- Please allow sufficient time to complete your application, as the process involves several steps and requires careful preparation.
- Ensure that your Application Package follows the required document order and file-naming instructions provided on this website.
- If you hold more than one citizenship, please carefully follow the instructions regarding citizenship status and the naming of your Application Package.
- Please carefully review the language requirements for your chosen Year 2 specialisation before applying, as requirements and accepted documentation may vary between specialisations.
- Please be aware that scans of your passport(s) must be uploaded during the application process.
- Admission to the programme and consideration for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship are handled through the same application process. No separate scholarship application is required.
- A separate motivation letter is not required. Instead, your motivation should be reflected in the Application Reflection section of the Application Form.
Application process overview
Please note that the Online Registration Form and the Application Form are two different parts of the application process.
- The Online Registration Form is an online Microsoft Form where you fill in and submit information and upload the required documents (Application Package and a scan of your passport(s)) to complete the application process.
- The Application Form is a PDF that you can access via a link when you open the Online Registration Form. You will need to download, complete, sign, and include the Application Form as the first document in your Application Package. The form asks for basic personal and academic information, your preferred Year 2 specialisation, and a number of short reflection questions about your journalistic experience, academic background, research experience, career aspirations, and motivation for joining the programme. As these reflections are assessed by the Selection Committee, we encourage you to review the questions carefully and allow sufficient time to prepare your responses.
Create or reactivate your AU Account at Aarhus University (AU ID). This is required before you can access the Online Registration Form and the Application Form.
Familiarise yourself with both the Online Registration Form and the Application Form before you begin. Within the Online Registration Form, you will find a link to the Application Form. The Application Form must be the first document in your Application Package. Reviewing both forms in advance will help you understand the requirements and prepare the necessary information and supporting documents.
We recommend preparing a draft submission of the Online Registration Form before submitting your final submission. You can do this by completing the Online Registration Form and uploading placeholder documents. Remember to tick “send me an email with my responses” and click the very last “Save response to edit” button! If you do not click this button, you will not be able to return to your draft to make changes or replace your placeholder documents.
Gather all required documents and prepare your Application Package PDF. Before you upload your Application Package, please ensure that the PDF follows the required document order and is named according to the file-naming instructions.
Application Package PDF: Required documents and document order
1. Application Form
1. Application Form
Download and complete the Erasmus Mundus Journalism Application Form (PDF), which you will find once you have logged into the Online Registration Form. The Application Form must be the first document in your Application Package.
The Application Form provides the Consortium's Selection Committee with an overview of your personal, academic, and journalistic background, as well as your motivations for applying, before they review your supporting documents.
During the application process, you will be asked to select your second-year specialisation. Please note that this choice is final and cannot be changed at a later stage.
Within the Application Form, you will find a section entitled Application Reflections. These reflections relate to your academic and journalistic background, your motivations, and your future career aspirations. Although the responses are relatively short, they will be carefully evaluated by the Selection Committee, not only for their content, but also for the quality, clarity, and style of writing. We therefore encourage you to dedicate sufficient time and attention to this section.
2. Curriculum Vitae
2. Curriculum Vitae
Please provide 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 qualifications, achievements, skills, and experiences both within and beyond your academic studies.
Please include key dates and details of your:
- Educational background and achievements
- Work and internship experience
- Awards, prizes, and scholarships
- Volunteering, civic engagement, and community involvement
- Participation in societies, clubs, sports, or other extracurricular activities
- Language, IT, and other relevant skills
Civic engagement and extracurricular activities are important parts of the evaluation process and should therefore be included where relevant.
If you would like inspiration for the structure of your CV, please consult the Europass CV.
3. Academic documents
3. Academic documents
Please include official graduation certificates (if you have already graduated) and transcripts of records from all previous university and college studies. Transcripts should clearly show the degree awarded (if applicable) and the grades received for each course, unit, or module.
To ensure that the strongest candidates are admitted, the consortium gives priority to academic merit. Therefore, applicants are expected to demonstrate an above-average academic performance.
All transcripts and academic records must be official documents issued in the original language. If the documents are not in English, they must be accompanied by an English translation. Diplomas/certificates and transcripts must be translated into English and certified by either the issuing institution or a certified translator.
4. Journalistic documents
4. Journalistic documents
To document your professional journalism experience, please provide a signed statement from your current or former employer confirming the nature and duration of your employment. This information may also be included in your journalistic reference letter.
Work samples
Please submit three examples of your journalistic work, preferably in English. If your work is available online, you may provide links instead. Please do not submit more than three work samples or their equivalent.
If your work samples are not in English, please include a brief summary in English. You are welcome to prepare this summary yourself.
If your work samples cannot be included in a PDF document (for example, radio, podcast, television, or multimedia productions), please provide detailed information about the samples and include links where possible.
In exceptional cases, the Mundus Consortium may request additional material or ask you to submit work samples separately.
5. Language documents
5. Language documents
The Erasmus Mundus Journalism programme is taught entirely in English. Applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency at CEFR C1 level or above, unless exempt under the rules of their chosen Year 2 specialisation. Please carefully review the language requirements for your chosen specialisation here before applying
When preparing your Application Package, you must include one of the following:
- If you qualify as an automatically exempt applicant
Each Year 2 specialisation university maintains its own list of countries whose nationals are considered native English speakers and are therefore exempt from submitting an English language test. Your eligibility for this exemption will be assessed based on the nationality documented in your passport(s). If the requirements for your chosen specialisation indicate that you qualify for this exemption, no additional English language documentation is required.
- If you are required to submit an English language test
Include a copy of your English language test score report.
- If you have already been granted a language test waiver either by the University of Amsterdam or by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
Include the official documentation confirming that your waiver request has been approved by either the University of Amsterdam or Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität.
- If you are applying for a language test exemption under Charles University (Prague)
Include supporting documentation demonstrating why you should be exempt from the English language test requirement (for example, official confirmation that your previous degree programme was taught entirely in English). Please note that exemption requests for the Charles University specialisation are assessed individually as part of the admission process. Submission of supporting documentation does not automatically result in an exemption being granted.
Applications that do not include the required English language documentation for the chosen Year 2 specialisation cannot be considered for admission or for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.
6. Academic and journalistic reference letters
6. Academic and journalistic reference letters
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.
Please make sure to share the information below with your referee:
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:
Advice for academic referees:
- Your contact details
- Your position within the academic institution
- Your knowledge of the applicant, including the length of time and in what capacity in which you have known the applicant
- The applicant's motivation and intellectual capacity for the Mundus Journalism programme
- The ability of the applicant relative to other students in the same year
- The applicant's potential for postgraduate study
- Any other information you think relevant and which you feel would assist us in making our decision would be most welcome
- Please take into account that we are not asking you to assess the applicant’s journalistic skills, as this will be considered in the applicant’s professional reference
Advice for employers/referees from the professional field:
- Your business contact details
- Your position within the company/organisation
- Your knowledge of the applicant, including the length of time and in what capacity in which you have known the applicant
- The applicant’s role within the company/organisation
- The duration of the applicant’s employment within the company/ organisation
- The ability of the applicant relative to other employees in your company/ organisation
- The applicant's motivation and capacity for the Mundus Journalism programme
- Any other information you think relevant and which you feel would assist us in making our decision would be most welcome
We thank you in advance for your co-operation in this matter,
The Mundus Journalism Selection Committee
Preparing your 2 PDF-files for upload in the Online Registration Form
PDF 1: The Application Package: Compiling and naming
PDF 1: The Application Package: Compiling and naming
Prepare your Application Package
- Combine all required documents listed in Sections 1-6 above into one PDF file (maximum file size: 100 MB).
- Ensure that all required documents are included, readable, and in the correct order.
Name your PDF file correctly
- Save your PDF using the following format: First name Surname – City* – EU/EEA citizenship OR Non-EU citizenship
*City refers to the city of your Year 2 specialisation. - If you hold both EU/EEA and non-EU citizenship, please use "EU/EEA citizenship" in the file name for administrative purposes.
Examples of Application Package names:
- Ana Aurelia - Prague - EU-EEA citizenship
- Leonardo Luongo - Munich - non-EU citizenship
- Mario Martinez - London - non-EU citizenship
- Petra Pavlova - Amsterdam - EU-EEA citizenship
PDF 2: Passport Copy/Copies: Documentation of your nationality/nationalities
PDF 2: Passport Copy/Copies: Documentation of your nationality/nationalities
Upload a copy of your passport (all nationalities) separately in the Online Registration Form. The passport copy(ies) must:
- Be valid at the time of application.
- Clearly show your photograph and personal details.
- Be uploaded as a separate file in the Online Registration Form.
- Not be included in your Application Package PDF.
- Please ensure that the passport copy is complete, clear, and legible. Max 10 MB
Examples of file names for the passport file:
- Leonardo Luongo - Argentinian - Passport
- Ana Aurelia - Portuguese - Passport
- Marit Olsen - Norwegian - Passport
Example file names for applicants with multiple passports:
- Mario Martinez - Bolivian - Passport
- Mario Martinez - Spanish - Passport
Finalize the Online Registration Form and upload your Application Package and passport copy/copies, then press Submit. This is the final step of the application process.
After submission, you may return to and edit your Online Registration Form, including replacing your Application Package and passport copy/copies, at any time before the application deadline.
When will I get response on my application?
Please check your inbox on the 1st of March
Please check your inbox on the 1st of March
You will receive an email from the Mundus Journalism Consortium on 1 March informing you of the outcome of your application. If you are offered admission to the programme, you must confirm your acceptance by 15 March. Applicants who are nominated for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship will also be informed of the scholarship outcome in the same communication. Please note that the response deadline is relatively short, as the Consortium is required to report admission and scholarship decisions to the European Union within a strict timeframe.
Timeline
📅 Application period
1 November - 10 January
⏰ Application deadline
10 January, 13:00 CET (Central European Time)
📨 Notification of results
1 March
🎓 Course start in Aarhus, Denmark
1 September
We strongly recommend submitting your final application at least 24 hours before the application deadline
After submission, you may edit your Online Registration Form and replace uploaded documents until the application deadline (10 January 2027 at 13:00 CET).
We strongly recommend submitting your final application at least 24 hours before the deadline. Upload times vary, and the system closes automatically once the deadline has passed.
Most upload issues are caused by unstable internet connections, which may result in a "Bad Gateway" or similar error message. The suggestions below have helped previous applicants successfully complete their submission:
- Try using a different browser or another computer.
- Try again later when your internet connection may be more stable.
- Use your mobile phone's internet connection, either by creating a hotspot for your computer or by uploading directly from your phone.
- Reduce the size of your PDF files before uploading.
Do you want to see our Student Agreement before you apply?
All students admitted to the Mundus Journalism programme are required to sign a Student Agreement before starting their studies. The agreement outlines important information about the programme, student responsibilities, and the conditions of participation.
How we treat your data
Candidates/applicants for Erasmus Mundus programmes may have their data used for the purposes of evaluating the programmes, efficiently manage the projects, and producing statistics. Data could be made available to the EACEA, the European Commission, the European External Action Service staff, as well as to other stakeholders of the Erasmus+ programme, such as Erasmus+ National Agencies, National Erasmus+ Offices and the Erasmus Mundus Student and Alumni Association.
The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), in the context of managing the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters, collects and processes the personal data of some of the candidates. In particular, certain data of the scholarship holders and non-scholarship holders is shared with the Agency and treated according to this privacy statement
Please take due note of the policies by which the EACEA collects, manages and uses the personal data in the context of managing mobility projects.