College of Europe - Scholarships for university graduates coming from European Neighbourhood Policy countries

Selection procedure:

1. Candidates are requested to visit the website of the College www.coleurope.eu and check the academic and language requirements.

2. Candidates have to register and apply online (no motivation needed).

3. Candidates have to submit the online application form including the requested documents (cf. application instructions).

4. After the deadline, all applications will be evaluated by the study departments at the College of Europe and a preselection will be made. Preselected candidates will be invited for an interview with the Professors/assistants of the department(s) they have applied for. The final decisions on admission and scholarships will be taken after all interviews of the candidates from the ENP countries. Candidates from ENP countries will be automatically considered eligible for the ENP scholarship based on their citizenship (the corresponding (ENP country) selection committee has to be selected – for ENP countries without a selection committee choose ‘No Selection Committee – College of Europe’). The allocation of the scholarship will be made following the results of the interviews and on a merit-based approach. Candidates will be contacted by e-mail.

Why study at the College of Europe?

The European construction has changed – and keeps changing – the history of a whole continent, the lives of hundreds of millions of European citizens and Europe’s role in the world.

Ever since its foundation at the very start of it the College of Europe has had the mission to make well selected postgraduate students understand the political, legal, economic and international core issues, challenges and potentials of this unique process. This not for art’s sake, but to prepare them for leadership functions requiring a strategic understanding of European issues.

The College fulfils this mission by constantly adapting its programmes and the composition of its teaching faculty to European developments, by challenging its students’ minds with the different perspectives of senior academics and practitioners from over twenty-five different countries and numerous professional backgrounds, and by providing them with a very special – and intense – experience of living and working together in an international social and cultural context.

The College Formula

The "College Formula" ensures that, for 10 months, students live and follow together an intensive programme in a challenging and highly stimulating educational environment – which truly prepares them to live and work in an increasingly integrated Europe. The student body – around 340 students in Bruges and 130 students in Natolin (Warsaw) – reflects a real diversity of culture and personal experience. 

Across both campuses, students with an average age of around 25 and originating from over 50 different countries, usually speak three to four languages. All have completed a university degree in a field appropriate for participation in the College’s postgraduate programmes, and quite a few already hold a postgraduate degree. The College's demanding entry requirements and rigorous selection procedures ensure that students who are recruited are of the highest calibre.

The College is a private university/institution and can rely on an extensive network of contacts in European institutions, national administrations, international organisations, European universities and professional circles. Alumni of the College of Europe occupy positions of responsibility in Europe and across the world. Many come back to the College to share their experiences with the students.   

Although the College has no scholarships of its own, more than 70% of all College students benefit from whole or partial scholarships, these being granted by governments or private institutions.