ILSPSD Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027-2029 — Fully Funded Law Master's in Germany
Fully funded Master scholarship in Germany for International students 2027
A six-university law master that starts in Lüneburg and ends in Glasgow, Brussels, Lisbon or Tartu. Scholarship applications close on 4 January 2027 at 23:59 CET.
Eligibility
- Hold a completed bachelor's degree worth at least 180 ECTS — final-year students cannot be considered for a scholarship
- Meet the entry requirements of your chosen specialisation track
- Provide English proficiency; a French B2 certificate is additionally required for the Brussels track
- Submit a personal statement, two references and a CV with a photograph
- Upload official documents in English, Estonian, French, German, Portuguese or Spanish, with a certified translation otherwise
ILSPSD is the rebuilt version of a programme that ran for years as International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development. From 2026 it has a new name, a new coordinator and a wider consortium: Leuphana University of Lüneburg leads, IBEI in Barcelona teaches the second semester, and the specialisation year happens at Glasgow, ULB Brussels, NOVA Lisbon or Tartu depending on the track you choose. The 2027-2029 application round opened on 1 October 2026 and the scholarship deadline is 4 January 2027 at 23:59 CET.
This is a degree aimed at people who want to work inside the machinery — international courts, UN agencies, foreign ministries, humanitarian NGOs — rather than comment on it. That shapes the application, and it shapes the mistake most applicants make, which is treating a law-adjacent career as a law qualification.
WHAT THE SCHOLARSHIP COVERS
The Erasmus Mundus award is EUR 1,400 a month for up to 24 months, with tuition exempted and health and accident insurance arranged by the consortium. The monthly figure is a contribution towards living costs, travel between countries, visa fees and the installation costs of arriving in a new city three times; the programme does not publish separate fixed airfare or relocation allowances, so budget the first month carefully rather than assuming it is reimbursed.
The structural point that matters more than the money: you study in at least three countries, and the consortium builds that mobility into the timetable rather than leaving it to you. A student who cannot move in a given semester cannot simply stay put.
WHO CAN APPLY — AND THE SELF-CHECK THAT MATTERS
The base requirement is a completed bachelor's degree worth at least 180 ECTS that gives access to master's study in the country where it was awarded. On top of that, each track sets its own entry requirements, and the consortium tells you to read the track page before applying rather than after.
The rule that eliminates the most applicants is buried in the document list, and it is worth stating plainly: scholarship applicants must have finished their undergraduate studies by the time they apply. A final-year student who will graduate in June 2027 is eligible for admission as a self-funded student, but not for the Erasmus Mundus scholarship in this round. If you are in your last year, that single sentence decides your timing.
Ask yourself:
Have you already graduated, with the certificate in hand rather than expected?
Does your degree carry 180 ECTS or the recognised equivalent?
Can you show English proficiency in a form the consortium accepts — a test result, a signed declaration of native proficiency, or a degree taught entirely in English?
If Brussels is your preferred track, can you evidence French at B2?
Can you name two referees, at least one of them academic, who will write within two years of your application date?
THE DEADLINE
The scholarship form closes on 4 January 2027 at 23:59 CET. Interviews with shortlisted candidates follow in February and March 2027, preliminary results come in March or April, and final decisions in April or May. The self-funded deadline is a separate and later date, 31 March 2027 — do not let that later date persuade you that the scholarship clock is generous.
One practical consequence of the calendar: because interviews sit in February, a file submitted on 3 January leaves you roughly four weeks to prepare. Candidates who submit in November get a full quarter.
HOW TO APPLY, AND WHAT TO HAVE READY
Applications go through Leuphana's portal, using the scholarship form rather than the self-funded one:
https://awards.leuphana.de/datenabfrage/ilspsd2027-scholarship
The document set is longer than most master's applications, so gather it before you start typing:
University entrance qualification — your school-leaving certificate, not only your degree.
Bachelor's diploma and full transcript of records, translated if the originals are not in English, Estonian, French, German, Portuguese or Spanish.
A personal statement of ideally under 1,000 words covering your motivation, your fit, your research interests and your reasons for the track you chose.
Two reference letters, preferably on letterhead and dated within two years, at least one academic.
A CV or résumé with a photograph on the first page — the consortium asks for this explicitly.
Proof of English, plus French B2 if you are applying for the Brussels track.
Your three track preferences in order, checked against each track's own entry requirements.
COMPARING IT WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIST
If you want the humanitarian-operations version of this degree rather than the legal one, NOHA covers the same territory from a management angle:
https://www.oeacnetwork.com/index.php?page=post&id=51
If you are set on Oxford and want a fully funded postgraduate route there, Clarendon is the largest single source of graduate funding at the university:
https://www.oeacnetwork.com/index.php?page=post&id=46
And if you are aiming at Cambridge instead, the Trust's awards are country-specific but the funding deadline is one date for all of them:
https://www.oeacnetwork.com/index.php?page=post&id=55
COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID
Applying in your final undergraduate year for the scholarship. The rule is a completed degree at application, not at enrolment.
Choosing a track without reading its entry requirements. The Glasgow, Brussels, Lisbon and Tartu tracks are not interchangeable, and a mismatch is rejected rather than reassigned.
Uploading untranslated documents. A certified translation has to name the translator, carry a date and a signature, and state that it is accurate.
Sending one reference. Two are required, and the second can be professional — a human rights organisation supervisor is acceptable and often stronger than a second professor.
Submitting a personal statement that describes the programme back to the reader. The statement is where you explain what you will do with the degree, not what the degree contains.
Not sure whether your file is competitive? Take it to an OEAC advisor before you submit — a second reader on the transcript and the motivation letter is usually what separates a shortlisted application from a complete one.
Source — ILSPSD step-by-step application guide and selection timetable: https://master-international-law-erasmusmundus.eu/step-by-step-application-guide/
Photo: Gerrit Gutzeit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (File:Leuphana Building.jpg)
Last updated: 19 October 2026
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