Indian students, with 63 scholarships, are the second largest beneficiary of the European Union-funded Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Programme.Around 5,000 Indian students have already received the scholarships between 2004 and 2016, making the country the single-largest beneficiary of the programme. Erasmus Mundus started as a mobility scheme for higher education in 1987 with just 3,200 students in the first year. It now benefits 300,000 students per year.
programme is offered by a consortium of at least three higher education institutions, though most are larger, and participants study in at least two of the organising institutions.100 Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters degree programmes on offer involving 513 institutions.40 new Masters programmes will be added to the Erasmus Mundus catalogue this summer, enlarging the choice available future scholarship applicants.
The programme provides opportunities for study periods and traineeships or apprenticeships for both higher education and vocational education and training, youth exchanges, volunteering and staff exchanges in all fields of education, training, youth and sport.