The Erasmus Mundus EMLex provides 15 scholarships for the intake of 2020. The European Master in Lexicography (EMLex) is a unique master’s degree programme which prepares students for lexicographic work in theory and practice.

The scholarship aims at former, current and future EMLex students and teachers as well as everybody interested in lexicography.

The award includes

• contribution to subsistence costs: 1,000 € per month for the entire duration of the EMLex study programme (24 months maximum)
• contribution to travel and installation costs:
• for scholarship holders resident in a programme country: 1,000 € per year for travel costs
• for scholarship holders resident in a partner country whose location is situated at less than 4,000 km from the coordinating institution (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg): 2,000 € per year for travel costs + 1,000 € for installation costs
• for scholarship holders resident in a partner country whose location is situated at 4,000 km or more from the coordinating institution (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg): 3,000 € per year for travel costs + 1,000 € for installation costs
• The scholarship also includes participation costs for the EMJMD-EMLex (see point 2 for details). These participation costs cover all additional costs which occur during your studies. They particularly include tuition fees, health insurance, library costs, administrative costs, cultural events.

• Eligible Countries: International students are eligible to apply.
• Entrance Requirements: Applicants must have a Higher Educational Institution (HEI) degree in the area of

• (Computational/Applied) Linguistics
• (Foreign) Languages
• Translation
• Communication/Media
• Book Studies / Library and Information Science
• or other relevant disciplines, subject to the consent of and the approval by the Consortium’s admission committee.
• If your HEI degree is still in progress, you may nevertheless submit an application. The restriction, in this case, will be that the HEI degree certificate is available before the start of the EMLex study course.
• Students (i.e. scholarship holders and students on a self-financing basis) are selected for the EMJMD EMLex programme on the basis of their performance and excellence in their previous studies. All applications are first screened for fulfilling the following eligibility criteria:
• having met the application deadline
• completeness of the application
• proof of the necessary language proficiency
• completion of a first HEI degree (see “degree” section above)

All applications that meet the eligibility criteria mentioned under section 4.1. and 4.2. are then assessed against the following selection criteria:

• Grade and quality of HEI degree(s)
• Motivation letter
• Competence in linguistic analysis
• Lexicographic/thermographic knowledge and experience
• Language proficiency

• Competencies in textual reception that enable the students to understand texts in their field of studies and to take an active part in specialist discussions are absolutely necessary for successful participation in the EMJMD EMLex master course. Instruction languages are English and German as lectures will always be held in one of these languages. Language skills must be proven by the respective language certificate requirements.
• Proficiency in English (for non-native speakers) must be certified by one of the following institutions for at least the given level (equivalent to B1 // B2):

• onSet-Englisch. This test can be taken at a licensed test centre in your country (https://www.onset.de/testzentren-termin/).
• British Council (IELTS): 4.5 – 5 // 5.5 – 6.5
• Trinity (ISE Foundation): ISE I // ISE II
• TOEFL iBT: at least 42 // at least 72
• Cambridge: Preliminary Certificate // First, Advanced or Proficiency Certificate
• English studies / Anglistik Bachelor degree (or comparable degree) from one of the universities in the EMLex programme
• Proficiency in German (for non-native speakers) must be certified by one of the following institutions for at least the given level (equivalent to B1 // B2):
• onSet-Deutsch (former “OnDaF”). This test can be taken at a licensed test centre in your country (https://www.onset.de/testzentren-termin/).
• Goethe-Institut: Zertifikat B1, grade at least ‘gut’ // Zertifikat B2, grade at least ‘gut’
• Österreich-Institut: ÖSD-Zertifikat B1, grade at least ‘gut’ // Zertifikat B2, grade at least ‘gut’
• TestDaF
• Germanistik Bachelor degree (or comparable degree) from one of the universities of the EMLex programme