Costs

Tuition Fees

The IMBRSea tuition fees are set at:

€4500 per year for EU applicants
€9000 per year for non-EU applicants

Tuition fees are kept as low as possible. Every year partial tuition fee waivers are granted of €1000 per student per year for EU applicants and €4500 for non-EU applicants resulting in the following fees:

€3500 per year for EU applicants
€4500 per year for non-EU applicants

The annual tuition fees cover:

Enrollment and tuition costs at local universities
Joint School costs (2 weeks): food, accommodation
Annual Symposium costs (1 week): food, accommodation

Payment of Fees

Upon admission to the program, you will receive an invitation to pay the first part of the tuition fee (1000 Euro), which must be paid within 2 weeks after the closing of each call. Once the payment is received, your place in the program is secured until August 1st 2020. The full tuition fee must be paid before August 1st 2020. Students who haven't paid within the mentioned time frames cannot participate and will be considered as dropouts.

Tuition fees for the second year must be paid before the start of the second academic year.

Living & Travel Costs

All students organize and finance their own accommodation, insurances, living, visa and travel costs while undertaking the IMBRSea program. These costs can be (partially) covered by a scholarship you may hold.

The cost of living differs from country to country. Please check the page of each partner university for more information.

Please ensure that you take into account all the traveling and the living costs that the program entails. Remember, it's an International Master and there is a lot of travelling involved. Make sure to make a good budget before starting.

https://www.movebuddha.com/tools/should-i-move-for-work/

is an interactive tool that could help you when taking relocation decisions. The tool helps you think through the following issues: relocating with or without a partner, with or without kids, commuting issues etc. The tool also uses cost of living data to put the financial impact in perspective.

Visa fees

Most of the visas have fees that might apply, depending on your nationality and mobility. Also, you will probably have to travel to the capital of the country you are in order to apply for the visa. Take that into account when you are thinking about the costs. Check your embassy for more information. The IMBRSea acceptance letters will also help you apply for the correct visa.

Required Funds for Non-European Students

In Europe, a student must have sufficient means of subsistence to cover their living costs, healthcare, study and repatriation costs. The minimum amount which a student must have to cover their costs is fixed and indexed each year. Non-European students will usually need to prove that they have the minimum amount of funds required to cover their costs in order to obtain a long-term visa or residence permit.

Erasmus + Mobility Grants

Students can make use of Erasmus+ Mobility grants to support a part of the mobility in the program. These grants are offered via the different participating universities. Regulations, selection success and grant amounts depend fully on each university.

Who is eligible for applying for an Erasmus+ Mobility Grant?

All students enrolled in the program that do not benefit from another Erasmus+ grant are eligible to apply for a grant.

Where should I apply and what are the mechanisms?

Students apply at one of the first year universities for a grant to study abroad during the third semester. In practice students apply at the semester 1 university (Ghent, Algarve, Oviedo, Brest, Ancona or Galway). At each university deadlines and selection mechanisms are clearly different.

Please note that these grants support mobility. Since students apply at the semester 1 university, the grant cannot be obtained in case you study in the same country in the first and third semester.

Ghent University:
- application deadline is around 15 February
- information sessions are organized by the Faculty at the end of the first semester
- applications are only open to students that are physically taking courses in Ghent
- Success chances are high to very high (> 75 %)
University of the Algarve
- application deadline is around 1 April
- information is spread via email at the moment of opening of the applications (early February)
- applications are only open to students that are physically taking courses in Faro
- Success chances are high to very high (> 75 %) - selection depends on first semester grades
- You can also apply for the 4th Semester if you already know where your Master thesis research will take place.
University of Oviedo
- application deadline September - October
- applications are only open to students that are physically taking courses in Oviedo and have an active UNIOVI registration
- Success chances are high (>60%) - selection depends bachelor or first semester grades
University of Western Brittany (Brest)
- application deadline early April
- applications are only open to students that are physically taking courses in Brest
- Success chances are high (> 60 %) - selection depends on first semester grades
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
- application deadline is not clear (dates to be confirmed)
- applications are only open to students that are physically taking courses in Galway
Polytechnic University of Marche
- application deadline is early April
- applications are only open to students that are physically taking courses in Ancona