European Media and Information Fund (EMIF)

Eligibility

Essential criteria

• Full eligibility under the standard admission to the Master of Arts in Transnational Governance 8 Subject to annual revision based on the availability of funds.
• Previous academic performance: same awarding conditions as for the merit-based scholarship
• Extra-curricular activities supported by relevant documentation, and linked to topics such asdigital media, democracy, resilience or online disinformation

Further requirements

• Of all the externally funded opportunities, the EMIF scholarship is the only one allowing for a direct request as part of the Online Application Form.
• Candidates must include in their Statement of Purpose, besides their motivation for pursuing the Master of Arts in Transnational Governance, an account of the circumstances (academic and professional) linking their previous activity to the field(s) covered by the EMIF scholarship; and express their commitment to further engage, both academically and professionally, with EMIF-relevant research topics.

* Beneficiaries of the EMIF scholarships must produce, by the end of the master course, either a master’s thesis or a capstone project on a topic aimed at fostering better understanding and analysis of disinformation. For this purpose, they will have the opportunity to cooperate with the Fund to deepen their understanding of the field. 

Scholarship requirements