Information sessions about the programme will be held throughout February and March for Doctoral students at Europaeum universities, who are interested in applying.
To register to attend these sessions and to find out about eligibility criteria and the application process, please see our Admission webpage.
The Programme is taken alongside a doctorate in 7 intensive modules, each of 3-5.5 days, in universities across Europe. The modules include seminars, debates, and workshops with leading academics and practitioners; professional skills training; visits to institutions; and substantial teamwork. Over the two years, the Scholars operate in small multidisciplinary groups on a project designed and conducted entirely by them to “make Europe a better place”. The final proposals are evaluated by a panel of experts and presented at an international conference in Brussels.
The Europaeum Scholars’ Programme offers a unique opportunity to be part of a network of some of the brightest people of your generation who are interested in shaping the future of Europe. You will be able to connect your doctoral research and/or extracurricular interests with the world of policy making, to draw on the combined resources of seventeen of Europe’s leading universities, to learn how to work as a team, to learn what leadership entails, and to understand the complexity of policy making. You will learn more about yourself. You will have the opportunity to visit key European institutions and learn about how they function in conversation with leading academics, practitioners, and policy makers aiming to tackle societal and cultural challenges. You will directly engage with people facing some of the most difficult circumstances in contemporary society and you will emerge with knowledge and a set of skills and contacts equal to any group anywhere.
Each place is funded by a scholarship covering all accommodation, food, and tuition, as well as all reasonable travel costs. No funds are transferred direct to Scholars but the scholarship is worth about €12,500 per annum.
In 2018, following an intensive selection process, 30 students embarked on their journey as the first Europaeum Scholars. 126 Scholars have now completed the Programme. They have all presented their work at international conferences and many have presented their work to international bodies such as the OECD, Venice Commission, and World Forum on Democracy.
To find out more, please click the following links for Scholar profiles, details of completed policy projects, and the Europaeum YouTube channel containing a growing collection of videos about the Programme and the Scholars’ projects, including a documentary produced by Scholars in cohort 4 on communal urban gardens.
Cohort 4 (2024-25)
30 Scholars were selected from across Europe to start the programme in March 2024. Cohort 4 enjoyed modules in Oxford, Brussels, Budapest, Barcelona, Geneva, Helsinki/Lammi. They completed the programme with a policy conference in Brussels. Hear what one of our Scholars, Kledian, had to say about the impact of the programme.
Cohort 3 (2022-23)
We were delighted to receive a strong field of applications. 36 highly talented students from across Europe started the Europaeum Scholars’ Programme in March 2022. Click to read more about Cohort 3 or about how Lena and Sophie, two of this intake, felt as they prepared to start their new adventure.
Cohort 2 (2020-21)
In 2020, 34 Scholars were appointed. Only slightly delayed by Covid, they commenced in June 2020 and successfully completed their projects in time to present at a major international conference in Madrid in October 2021. Click to find out more about the Scholars and to see the policy recommendations that concluded their projects. You might also like to read personal reflections on their experiences from two Scholars: Nils Renard of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Lukas Spielberger of the University of Leiden.
See an outline of the course and explore the programme content of previous cohorts, including themed modules on Global Governance, the Media and Rule of Law, as well as discussions on inclusion and sustainability.
See who is eligible, what kind of candidates we seek to attract and what the application process entails. Applications are now open for the fifth cohort of Scholars.
What previous Scholars say about the Programme:
