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Τhe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the initiative of the General Secretariat for European Affairs, signed in December 2021 a Memorandum of Understanding with the College of Europe, offering an annual scholarship to Cypriot citizens for one of the postgraduate programmes of the College.

The College of Europe was founded in 1949.  Since 1992 it operates in two university campuses, the Bruges Campus in Belgium and the Natolin Campus in Poland. It offers a wide choice of postgraduate programmes in European Union affairs, providing postgraduate students with the necessary skills to live and work in the EU and, generally, in a European and international environment.

Based on the provisions of the relevant Memorandum, for the Academic Year 2024-25 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is offering to Cypriot citizens one (1) scholarship to study at the Bruges Campus amounting to twenty-nine thousand euros (€29,000), or one (1) scholarship to study at the Natolin Campus amounting to twenty-seven thousand euros (€27,000). The scholarship covers tuition fees and accommodation.

Interested applicants must complete and submit their applications via the website of the College.

The deadline for submission of applications is the 16^th January 2024.

With regard to the selection process, the College of Europe proceeds with the first selection of candidates, which is then submitted to the National Selection Committee of the Republic of Cyprus, jointly set up with the College of Europe, as per provisions of the relevant Memorandum.

For further information or clarifications, please contact Ms Maria Giannou at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the following email address: mgiannou@mfa.gov.cy.

(MF/EP/GS)