Recruitment cycle Cohort 2025 – Call 2

This call is a follow-up to the "Recruitment cycle Cohort 2025" call, for the same EMAI4EU Master's programme.

About EMAI4EU

EMotion Artificial Intelligence specialists for Europe (EMAI4EU) aims to train the next generation of specialists and innovators in Emotion Artificial Intelligence in Europe. EMAI4EU will achieve this goal by designing and delivering a double-degree master’s programme (ISCED Level 7, 120 ECTS) in Artificial Intelligence with a specialisation in Emotion Artificial Intelligence and a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

The master’s programme will be designed and delivered by 8 higher education institutions from 5 different countries with 4 innovative SMEs, a leading research centre in AI and EIT Digital, a pan-European organisation with experience in delivering education programmes in advanced digital skills across Europe. EMAI4EU master’s programme will foster strong interactions and mobility between academia and business, strengthen knowledge triangle integration, promote entrepreneurship, foster inclusiveness, and boost the growth of the existing EIT Digital ecosystem, one of the largest digital ecosystems in Europe.

About the scholarships

EMAI4EU provides eligible students the financial support to take part to the education programmes and offers scholarships to promote diversity in terms of gender, age, social and economic background. EMAI4EU’s scholarships allow the greatest number to have access to high-quality education in digital areas and increase diversity among students and future digital experts.

The students awarded a scholarship will be financially supported during their two years of studies in the double-degree Masters’ programme offered by EMAI4EU.

Types of scholarships available

These types of scholarships are available:

1. full tuition fee waivers

How to apply

To apply to a EMAI4EU scholarship, candidates must enrol into EMAI4EU master’s programme.

Enrolment is done via a single application portal. When enrolling to the master’s programmes, applicants are given the opportunity to select 3 options as Entry University and 3 options as Exit University with order of priority. It gives students a wider choice: applicants who would not be accepted to their preferred education institution might still be accepted by another education institution. At the same time, as the capacity of each education institution is limited, the multiple-option offer ensures that a high number of applications is processed.

To apply to the EMAI4EU Master’s programme, candidates are required to upload into the application portal the following documentation:

1. Degree Certificate/Diploma in its original language and translated into English (If your university does not provide this service, the translation has to be done by an authorised translator and his/her credentials, signature and stamps must be visible in the translated document). In case of ongoing studies, a statement certifying that you are in the final year of your studies. The statement must be written by the degree administration office (or equivalent department) confirming that you are enrolled on the final year of your education and giving your expected completion date.
2. Official and stamped transcript of records in original language and translated into English. All courses taken must be included. Please scan the front and back of every document- all stamps and signatures must be fully visible.
3. Proof of English proficiency. The requirement of English proficiency will vary depending on the higher education institution/country selected by the applicant. Please refer to EITD Master School website ‘Admissions’ tab for more information.
4. Curriculum Vitae including details on your academic and professional career.
5. A letter of motivation (maximum 3 pages) to prove the innovative potential of the applicant and their need for financial support. In this letter applicants will be required to discuss and/or propose an entrepreneurial idea and to explain their financial situation and need for financial support.
6. Supporting documents regarding the applicant’s financial situation (e.g. credit report).
7. An official ID, such as passport or National ID.

The allocation of scholarships will be done at the end of the selection process and before sending the letter of acceptance.

Eligibility requirements

EMAI4EU scholarships are available to nationals or resident of one of the eligible countries:

1. EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
2. Listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme (associated countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature

Only students enrolled and accepted in EMAI4EU Masters’ programme are eligible to financial support. When receiving their letter of acceptance and study offer, students will be notified of their scholarship allocation.

Selection criteria

The scholarships will award applicants based on merit. To quantify merit, a merit score (on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the maximum) will be given to each applicant accepted to one of the master’s programmes. Three elements will be considered in assigning a merit score:

1. previous academic and professional experience of an applicant,
2. curriculum vitae, and
3. letter of motivation, which also includes the motivation for an applicant to receive financial support.

The initial merit score value will be an average of the two merit scores assigned by the two Local Programme Coordinators accepting an applicant (the Local Coordinator at the Entry University and the Local Coordinator at the Exit University). The merit scores assigned by Local Programme Coordinators will be reviewed by Programme Leaders to ensure uniformity between the scores given by Local Programme Coordinators from different universities and different countries. A final meeting including the Programme Leaders, all Local Programme Coordinators and the Quality Assurance Manager of the EMAI4EU project will be set at the end of each Recruitment Period to agree and deliberate on the final merit score of each applicant.

Promotion of diversity in terms of gender, social and economic background

The EMAI4EU scholarship programme will thrive to promote diversity and inclusion through its scholarship opportunities:

1. Priority will be given to female applicants from any EU country or EU-associated country. The scholarship programme for women will aim increase female participation in master’s programmes.
2. Priority will be given to applicants from RIS countries - included in the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS). The scholarship programme for participants from RIS countries is aimed to support the participation of students from countries with moderate or modest innovation score and with lower gross domestic product. Countries eligible to take part to the RIS include 1) EU members states, 2) Horizon Europe associated countries, and 3) outermost regions such as Guadeloupe, and Réunion (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain).

Payment arrangements

The scholarship is reflected as a discount in the tuition fee. The candidates are informed of the net amount of the tuition fee, after deducting the applicable amount of the scholarship.

1. full tuition fee waivers: the nominal value of the granted scholarship is of 5,000EUR per year

The students awarded a scholarship will be financially supported during their two years of studies.

Number of scholarships available

Scholarships will be allocated on a rolling basis, until all financial support schemes are exhausted for the current recruitment cycle. With this call EMAI4EU will make available 15 full waiver scholarships to be distributed.

Application information: https://masterschool.eitdigital.eu/emotion-ai

The application process can be started here: https://academy.eitdigital.eu/

Information on programme fees: https://masterschool.eitdigital.eu/admissions/fees

Required documents for application: https://masterschool.eitdigital.eu/admissions/required-documents

Web link for further information: https://www.eitdigital.eu/eu-collaborations/emai4eu

Email address for further information: EMAI4EU@eitdigital.eu

Legal disclaimer:

This call (as well as the financial support that will be provided through it) is NOT an EU action. This call is launched solely by EMAI4EU*. The financial support to the selected successful applicants will be provided* directly by EMAI4EU in its own name and under its own responsibility*.* EMAI4EU*'s own responsibility includes the preparation and drafting of this call as well as the selection of successful applicants that will receive the said financial support. The publication of this call in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal is made solely for information purposes with the aim to increase the visibility of this call to the general public, including to potential applicants (i.e. students). The said publication shall not be construed as direct or indirect approval of the content and conditions of this call by the relevant EU authorities or as any form of waiver from the above-described responsibility of* EMAI4EU*.*