The Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers scholarship to study at the College of Europe
Τhe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the initiative of the General Secretariat for European Affairs, signed in December 2021 a Memorandum of Understanding with the College of Europe, offering an annual scholarship to Cypriot citizens, for one of the postgraduate programmes of the College.
The College of Europe was founded in 1949. Since 1992 it operates in two university campuses, the Bruges Campus in Belgium and the Natolin Campus in Poland. It offers a wide choice of postgraduate programmes in European Union affairs, providing postgraduate students with the necessary skills to live and work in the EU and, generally in a European and international environment.
Based on the provisions of the relevant Memorandum, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is offering for the Academic Year 2024-25 to Cypriot citizens, one (1) scholarship to study at the Bruges Campus amounting to twenty-nine thousand euros (€29,000), or one (1) scholarship to study at the Natolin Campus amounting to twenty-seven thousand euros (€27,000). The scholarship covers tuition fees and accommodation.
Interested applicants, must complete and submit their applications via the website of the College. The deadline for submission of applications is the 16th January 2024.
With regards to the selection process, the College of Europe proceeds with the first selection of candidates, which is then submitted to the National Selection Committee of the Republic of Cyprus, which was jointly set up with the College of Europe, as per provisions of the relevant Memorandum.
For further information or clarifications, please contact Ms Maria Giannou at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the following email address: mgiannou@mfa.gov.cy.
Webinar – College of Europe
Please be informed that, within the framework of Cyprus’ government cooperation with the College of Europe, an online presentation, tailored to Cypriot students, will take place on the 5th of December at 11:30 BE time / 12:30 CY time.
The presentation by the College of Europe is addressed to any person interested to study in the College.
The College of Europe is a higher education institution founded in 1949. Since 1992, it operates in two university campuses, the Bruges Campus in Belgium and the Natolin Campus in Poland. It offers a wide choice of postgraduate programmes in European Union affairs, providing postgraduate students with the necessary skills to live and work in the EU and, generally in a European and international environment.
The Cypriot Government offers 1 full scholarship to a Cypriot student, while the College also offers a number of other scholarships to Cypriot students.
If you are interested to attend the online presentation, please register through the following link. https://forms.office.com/e/HNVeny2YK0
Scholarship Webinar Announcement PDF
