After you apply

The waiting period

Results are commonly announced between March and May for a September start, but each programme sets its own schedule. Some publish the date (EU4M notifies "acceptance with or without scholarship" at the end of March or the beginning of April). While you wait:

• check your e-mail and spam folder every few days;
• keep your portal login details safe, since some programmes publish results only in the portal;
• reply quickly to any request for missing documents;
• keep My programmes up to date: move each application to Submitted, then record the outcome.

Interviews

Many programmes interview shortlisted candidates. Examples from official pages: Europubhealth+ scheduled interviews for 18 February 2027; EPOG holds interviews in March 2027 and asks applicants to be available; IMATEC uses an admission interview in its ranking; SSI2 uses an asynchronous video interview before live interviews; MUrCS invites about 40 pre-qualified candidates.

How to prepare:

1. Reread your own application. Interviewers often ask about your motivation letter and thesis.
2. Prepare a two-minute answer to "Why this programme, and why this track?"
3. Prepare one example each of teamwork, a problem you solved, and adapting to a new environment. Mobility programmes care about the last one.
4. Know the curriculum: compulsory courses, tracks, thesis arrangements.
5. Prepare two questions of your own (see questions to ask a coordinator).
6. Test camera, microphone and connection. Note the time zone.

Understanding result types

Programmes use different wording. These are the outcomes you are most likely to see:

Some programmes publish provisional results subject to EACEA validation (REMPLUS2 among them). Treat a provisional scholarship as provisional.

Reserve lists

Scholarship holders sometimes decline, so reserve lists move. Movement can happen weeks after the first results. If you are on a reserve list:

• confirm you remain interested by the date the programme asks;
• ask, politely, for your position and when the programme expects final decisions;
• do not decline other offers until you know the deadlines for accepting each one;
• check whether accepting a self-funded place affects your position on the scholarship reserve list.

Choosing between offers

Compare offers on the terms, not just the brand:

• Funding: scholarship, partial waiver or self-funded; total cost over the programme; when the first payment arrives.
• Mobility path: which countries and universities, and whether your track is confirmed.
• Degree awarded: joint or multiple, and how it is recognised where you plan to work.
• Deadlines: acceptance deadline, deposit deadline and refund conditions.

Use the comparison tool side by side, and record each result at the Outcome stage in My programmes.

Accepting an offer

Typical steps (your programme's letter is the authority):

1. Accept in writing or in the portal by the stated deadline.
2. Sign the student agreement. It sets out rights, obligations, the mobility path, scholarship payment rules and what happens if you leave the programme. Read it in full.
3. Pay any deposit only after reading the refund conditions. IMSISS advises scholarship applicants to wait for April results before paying.
4. Send certified, translated or legalised documents if requested, by the stated date (IMSOGLO asks admitted students for legalised copies; CYBERSURE requires certified hard copies by 15 August 2027).
5. Decline other offers promptly so their reserve lists can move.

Preparing for mobility

• Visa and residence permit. Apply as soon as you have the documents the consulate needs. Processing can take weeks to months. You may need separate permits for each country.
• Passport validity. Check that your passport covers the full programme plus the margin the consulate requires.
• Insurance. Confirm whether the programme's insurance covers you from arrival, and what it excludes.
• Housing. Ask the programme and current students how housing works in each city. Watch for rental scams that ask for payment before a contract or viewing.
• Money. Scholarship payments may start after arrival. Bring enough for the first month's rent, deposit and living costs.
• Recognition. If you will need the degree recognised at home, ask the programme which documents (diploma supplement, joint degree certificate) you will receive.

If you were not admitted

It happens to strong candidates: scholarship numbers are small and some programmes receive many applications per place.

• Record what you submitted and any feedback in the notes of the programme in My programmes.
• Ask whether the programme gives feedback; some do on request.
• Check whether the programme is funded again next year. New programmes are selected every year, so the catalogue changes.
• Strengthen the weakest part of your file: a better language score, relevant work or research experience, or a more specific motivation.

Checklist

• ☐ Spam folder checked regularly; portal login saved.
• ☐ Interview preparation done for each shortlisted programme.
• ☐ I understand which outcome I received and what it obliges me to do.
• ☐ Acceptance, deposit and refund deadlines recorded for every offer.
• ☐ Student agreement read in full before signing.
• ☐ Visa, insurance, housing and first-month budget planned.