How To Apply

All applications must have the following:

• Either Scholarship or Self-Funding application form, depending on application type
• CV (any format acceptable, Europass is preferred)
• Two supporting references on headed paper 
  • Must be dated within 24 months from the date of submission of the application
  • Must be on institutional headed paper or with an official stamp. A reference can be submitted directly to erasmusreferences@glasgow.ac.uk from the referee’s institutional address. References will not be accepted from a referee’s personal email address. Alternatively, applicants can submit references directly with the rest of their application through the portal.
  • Must be signed with an electronic or wet-ink signature. A typed name is not sufficient
  • At least one of the two references should be an academic reference. One may be a professional reference where it is not possible to obtain two academic references. It must be from a relevant employer with which you held employment at some point within the 12 months prior to the date of submission of the application. The reference must be dated within the past 24 month from the date of submission of the application
• Transcripts of all university-level academic studies to date (undergraduate and any postgraduate studies) in both original language and, if applicable, in an official English translation. Studies earlier than university are not required
• Degree Certificates of all university-level academic studies to date (undergraduate and any postgraduate studies) in both original language and, if applicable, in an official English translation
• Proof of English-language proficiency (see GLOCAL English Language Requirements online information)
• Colour scan of current passport photo page (candidates with multiple nationalities must decide at the application stage under which one nationality to apply)

You will not be able to enrol on the GLOCAL programme until all required documents have been received and you have accepted an Unconditional offer.  Scholarship applications must submit documents proving English language requirements by the scholarship application deadline.

Supporting Personal Statement: 
Please be as precise as you can when writing your Supporting Personal Statement. Do not repeat yourself and do not exceed the word limit (1200 words). You should make sure that you address the following issues in your personal statement:

• You should outline your motivation for choosing the GLOCAL programme (i.e. how it complements and develops your previous studies; how it relates to your potential future career path; how it relates to your personal and academic interests).
• Explain why you think you are a good candidate for the programme given your previous studies and how they relate to the courses offered on the programme in both years.
• If you have obtained significant work experience since graduating, please explain how those activities relate to the courses offered in the programme and why you are re-entering academia.
• Briefly indicate what you might see as being the topic of your Masters thesis (this can change later).
• You should highlight your participation in conferences, internships, non-governmental organisations, summer schools, and other socially sensitive or political activity; as well as any prizes/awards received, even if these activities are not specifically connected to the area of Global Markets & Local Creativities.

Please note that the data you provide in your application will be shared with the GLOCAL Consortium Partners as part of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship review process. Please see our Privacy Notice for details.

Please note that personal data may be sent to the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and may be used for the purposes of evaluating the programme, efficiently managing the project, and producing statistics. Data could be made available to the EACEA, the European Commission, the European External Action Service staff, as well as to other stakeholders of the Erasmus+ programme, such as Erasmus+ National Agencies, National Erasmus+ Offices and the Erasmus Mundus Student and Alumni Association.

The EACEA Privacy Statement document can be found here.

Candidates who do not secure a place on the programme and who wish to appeal the decision of the scholarship selection committee must, in the first instance, contact the University of Glasgow Admissions team via their online enquiry portal. If you have already contacted Admissions and remain unsatisfied, please see the University of Glasgow’s complaint form

See here