InnoEnergy Masters+ Scholarship — MSc in Advanced Energy Systems and AI (AI4GreenDeal)

The AI4GreenDeal project delivers a 120-ECTS Master’s double-degree programme combining energy-domain knowledge with data and AI skills and with innovation and entrepreneurship training, complemented by flexible, stackable self-standing modules. Through this call, the consortium offers to students (Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP)) in the form of full or partial scholarships to attract highly qualified candidates and to widen access to the programme, in line with the project’s target of at least 30% participation from women and/or individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Two scholarship schemes are offered under this call:

1. Energy Impact Scholarships — awarded to applicants who demonstrate strong academic preparation and potential to contribute to the energy transition.
2. Diversity, Entrepreneurship and Digital Champions (DED) Scholarships — awarded across three strands (DEI; Entrepreneurship; Digital Champions) to promote diversity and recognise entrepreneurial or digital-innovation excellence.

Applications are submitted through the InnoEnergy Masters+ online application tool within the published application window:

https://apply.innoenergy.com/courses/course/55-masters-advanced-energy-systems-and-ai.

The MSc in Advanced Energy Systems and AI operates a rolling intake with five application rounds between 21 September 2026 and 30 May 2027; scholarship decisions are taken after each round within the overall framework and budget communicated for the intake.

No separate scholarship application is required: every applicant admitted to the programme is automatically considered for an Energy Impact Scholarship and admitted applicants who submit a 1–2 minute motivation video and pay the registration fee may in addition be considered for a DED Scholarship.

Each application is assessed in three stages. The Admissions Office first verifies document validity, general admissibility, recipient eligibility, and exclusion criteria. The Programme Steering Committee — composed of academic representatives of the partner universities acting as independent experts — then confirms programme-specific eligibility, evaluates, and ranks eligible applicants against the published award criteria.( https://ai4greendeal.com/content/uploads/2026/09/AI4GreenDeal_Indicative_Evaluation_Rubrics_070926.pdf ) The programme-independent DED Selection Committee additionally evaluates DED applicants.

Before scoring, every evaluator signs a declaration of confidentiality and absence of conflict of interest. Committee decisions require a quorum, and each round is closed with a signed selection-confirmation report. Scholarship awards are approved by the FSTP Management Office and communicated by official acceptance letter issued by the Admissions Office and signed by the Programme Director. Applicants must confirm participation within five working days of the acceptance letter.

Applicants may appeal decisions on general admissibility or programme-specific eligibility within the period stated in the rejection communication. Scholarship and ranking outcomes are not subject to academic appeal but may be reviewed for procedural compliance.

In case students decline their offer for a scholarship or scholarship funding cannot be allocated because of applicants not fulfilling the minimum thresholds, the remaining budget will move to the next available cut-off moment. If after the fifth cut-off moment, budget is remaining, it may be allocated to students from previous rounds in the order of scoring (highest to lowest).

Eligible countries

Scholarship recipients must be natural persons holding the nationality of one of the DEP eligible countries, which for the intake 2027 is the list of countries below Should the list of DEP eligible countries change, then other nationalities may become eligible.

EU Member States and Associated Digital Europe Programme (DEP) Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland.

Other Eligible Non-EU Countries: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Georgia, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestine, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States.

Common eligibility and exclusion grounds

The conditions in this section apply to both the Energy Impact Scholarships and the DED Scholarships. Scheme-specific eligibility conditions are set out under each scholarship.

Common eligibility conditions

To be eligible for a scholarship under this call, an applicant must:

1. hold the nationality of one of the countries listed in eligible countries.
2. be admitted to the MSc in Advanced Energy Systems and AI; and
3. accept the InnoEnergy Student Code of Conduct.

Exclusion grounds

An applicant is excluded from consideration for any scholarship under this call, and any scholarship already awarded may be withdrawn, where the applicant:

1. has previously received an InnoEnergy scholarship.
2. has submitted false or materially misleading information at any point in the application process.
3. is receiving other EU funding covering the same participation costs (no double funding); or
4. is subject to EU restrictive measures.

The Admissions Office verifies these conditions on the basis of documentary evidence and records the outcome in the application tool. Applicants who do not meet the common eligibility conditions or who fall under an exclusion ground are excluded from scholarship support, with the reason recorded.

1. Energy Impact Scholarships

The Energy Impact Scholarships are awarded to applicants who demonstrate strong academic preparation and potential to contribute to the energy transition. Both full and partial scholarships are available. Selection is intrinsically linked to admission: every applicant admitted to the MSc is automatically considered, and no separate scholarship application is required.

Who is considered?

An application is admissible where the applicant has:

1. submitted the complete online application within the published deadline and in the required certified format.
2. obtained (or will obtain before enrolment) a Bachelor’s degree of at least 180 ECTS, or an equivalent academic qualification from an internationally recognised university, or qualifies for conditional admission; and
3. demonstrated English-language proficiency through an accepted test (IELTS Academic overall ≥ 6.5 with no section below 5.5; TOEFL iBT ≥ 92 with writing ≥ 22; or Cambridge CAE/CPE grades A–C), or through a documented exemption. Where the Year-2 host university requires it, a valid test result must be submitted by 15 July (intermediate) and 30 July (final) before the academic year starts.

The Admissions Office verifies admissibility. Late or incomplete applications are not admissible and are not grounds for appeal.

Programme-specific eligibility.

In addition to the common eligibility conditions, applicants for an Energy Impact Scholarship must hold a completed Bachelor’s degree of 180 ECTS or equivalent in engineering (mechanical, electronic, electrical, civil) or a related science, with prior coverage of the fundamentals of electrical and mechanical engineering. The Programme Steering Committee confirms programme-specific eligibility.

Scholarship values

The Full scholarship for EU students is reserved for applicants holding the nationality of an EU/EEA country.

2. Diversity, Entrepreneurship and Digital Champions (DED) Scholarships

The DED Scholarships promote diversity and inclusion and recognise entrepreneurial achievement or excellence in digital innovation for energy and sustainability. The scheme comprises three strands — Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); Entrepreneurship; and Digital Champions — and is evaluated by the programme-independent DED Selection Committee, composed of representatives of InnoEnergy and the partner universities, and not linked to any specific MSc programme. Full and partial scholarships are available.

Who is considered?

An application to the DED scheme is admissible only where the applicant has:

1. been admitted to the MSc in Advanced Energy Systems and AI following the standard admissions process.
2. paid the non-refundable registration fee of EUR 295 within the published deadline; and
3. submitted a motivation video of 1 to 2 minutes indicating one DED strand, uploaded through the InnoEnergy Masters+ online application tool. Videos exceeding the two-minute limit are excluded.

The Admissions Office transmits the list of admissible and eligible applicants to the DED Selection Committee after the registration-fee deadline for each round.

Strand-specific eligibility

In addition to the common eligibility conditions, applicants for a DED Scholarship must meet the strand-specific profile requirements: relevant D&I engagement, gender-balance contribution, entrepreneurial experience, or digital-innovation project experience, as applicable to the selected strand.

Scholarship values

Scholarship coverage and associated rights

What follows in this section — on scholarship coverage, associated rights, and the items covered and not covered — applies equally to the Energy Impact Scholarships and the DED Scholarships. The scholarship — whether full or partial — is expressed as a waiver of the participation fee for the MSc in Advanced Energy Systems and AI. The sections below set out what the scholarship covers, what remains for the recipient’s own account, and how the scholarship value relates to the amount declared as Financial Support to Third Parties.

Items covered by the scholarship

The full and partial scholarships are intended to cover, in whole or in part, the costs associated with the following items:

1. Institutional enrolment at the host universities, including access to courses, exercises, and laboratory sessions (where applicable).
2. ESADE Innovation & Entrepreneurship Track, including accommodation and travel.
3. Masters+ events: Masters+ Connect — including travel and accommodation & Enlit Europe — accommodation only.
4. The right to attend extra-curricular activities organised within the AESAI Programme.
5. Examination fees.
6. Travel costs (such as long-distance train or flight) to and from extra-curricular activities organised by the participating schools. Minor travel costs, such as bus tickets to and from the airport, are not included.
7. Accommodation costs during extra-curricular activities.
8. Administrative services.

Items not covered by the scholarship

The costs for the items listed below are not covered by the scholarship (non-exhaustive list). These costs are for the recipient’s own account, where applicable at the hosting university:

1. Travel to and from the host universities.
2. Travel to and from, and accommodation during, the internship (where applicable).
3. Accommodation (other than accommodation during extra-curricular activities).
4. Local transportation and parking.
5. Visa and residence permits.
6. Books.
7. Transcripts and degree certificates.
8. Recreation.
9. Insurance.
10. Re-examination fees and/or library late fees.
11. Costs for introduction programmes at the hosting universities.

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 The Institute of Sustainable Energy Stichting (associated partner in the AI4GreenDeal project). The financial support to the selected successful applicants will be provided directly by The Institute of Sustainable Energy Stichting in its own name and under its own responsibility. The Institute of Sustainable Energy Stichting’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 The Institute of Sustainable Energy Stichting.