The tuition fee for the whole two-year Mundus Journalism master's programme is known to be lcompetitive. Furthermore, you will not have to pay the entire amount at admission - instead the tuition fee will be invoiced in instalments of €4500 prior to each semester. For EU students the tuition fee will be invoiced for the second year of studies only, as there is no tuition for EU students at Danish universities due to national legislation.
Two-year tuition fee:
Non-EU students: €18.000
EU students: €9.000. As EU-students are exempt from tuition fees in Denmark, the €9000 covers the tuition fee for the second-year studes.
For nearly 20 years, we have been proud to offer a world-class education at a tuition rate lower than many other European master's programmes. Despite rising costs, we have worked hard to keep Mundus Journalism accessible to talented students from around the world by maintaining lower tuition fees. For those joining in the 2025-2027 intake, we will be able to keep the tuition fee at this lower level for the full two-year programme. However, due to recent inflation and other financial pressures, we may need to increase the fee for the 2026-2028 and onwards. The Mundus Journalism Board of Studies will conduct a thorough financial review and determine the tuition fees for the 2026-2028 intake during the Board of Studies meeting in March 2025.
As all other Erasmus Mundus Consortia, Mundus Journalism must regularly reapply to the EU to keep the programme running. 2024 was our year of reapplication. The EU threshold for an Erasmus Mundus programme to qualify for scholarships was set at 70 points. We are proud to announce that our Mundus Journalism programme achieved a score of 82. However, due to the EU's budget constraints, only programmes scoring above 84 points were awarded Erasmus Mundus scholarships for students. As a result, we will need to reapply to the EU in February 2025, with the aim of securing student scholarships for the 2026-2028 programme and beyond.
As a result, for the 2025-2027 programme we are, unfortunately, unable to offer Erasmus Mundus Journalism scholarships for our students. However, we are pleased to award two Mundus Journalism Consortium scholarships of €10,000 each to the two strongest applicants. Despite being a scholarship recipient, the student will still be responsible for covering the tuition fees themselves. Additionally, all students who are admitted may apply for an Erasmus+ stipend of up to €6,000 for their second-year studies.
Even though we could not offer Erasmus Mundus scholarships for the 2024-2026 programme either, we received nearly 500 applications. And on the 2nd of September 2024, we proudly welcomed 93 fantastic new students from 44 different countries to our Mundus family. We are hopeful that the 2025-2027 intake will continue to attract a similarly diverse and talented group of students.
All Mundus Journalism students can apply for an Erasmus+ stipend. So far, all eligible students have received this stipend. Due to the nature of the Erasmus+ programme, the stipend will be awarded to support the second year studies at the specialisation university. Information and assistance on the Erasmus+ stipend, as well as step-by-step guidance throughout the application process, will be provided by the Erasmus+ Office at Aarhus University after course start.
Allocation criteria if funding is low
Aarhus University will apply for funding from the EU every academic year. Occasionally we do not receive enough funding to cover all our Erasmus+ students going abroad.
If Aarhus University anticipates that that there will not be enough funding for all Erasmus+ students for the full mobility period, this is the criteria for allocating the grants:
*Due to Danish legislations, Danish students must apply to get the tuition fee covered by the 'Udlandsstipendieordning' This means, that only students who have enough SU left for a 2-year programme, can be admitted.
**Applicants who have already graduated with a 2-year Master’s degree, unfortunately, cannot receive a Mundus Journalism Consortium Scholarship. However, Erasmus+ stipends can still be applied for.