EU Opens Jean Monnet Scholarship 2027–2028 (170 Seats) to Study for Free in Europe

The European Union has opened applications for the Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme 2027–2028, offering approximately 170 scholarships to people studying or working in Türkiye who want to specialize in fields connected to the EU acquis.

Unlike a conventional scholarship tied to one university, Jean Monnet allows successful candidates to pursue eligible postgraduate study or research at institutions in the European Union while developing expertise relevant to Türkiye–EU relations.

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What Does Jean Monnet Actually Pay For?

The funding package is considerably broader than tuition alone and the Jean Monnet support currently covers:

• Tuition fees up to €22,000;
• living expenses based on the approved rate for the destination EU country;
• and a fixed €3,500 allowance for expenses such as travel, visa and passport costs, insurance, educational materials, registration and related costs.

Applicants considering programmes charging more than €22,000 should understand that the scholarship does not automatically absorb the excess tuition.

The programme is therefore highly funded, but “all expenses without limits” would be an inaccurate description.

What Can You Study?

Jean Monnet is designed for specialization related to the EU acquis, rather than unrestricted funding for any Master’s or research topic.

That can encompass fields connected with areas such as:

• EU law and institutions;
• economics and competition;
• environment and climate;
• transport;
• agriculture;
• energy;
• migration and justice;
• public administration;
• employment and social policy;
• digital and regulatory policy;
• and other areas connected with EU legislation and policy.

Your proposed programme must ultimately make sense within the scholarship’s European Union specialization objective.

Do You Need University Admission Before Applying?

Applicants should distinguish the scholarship competition from the later placement/study programme process.

The Jean Monnet selection procedure involves administrative eligibility review and a written examination, after which successful candidates proceed through the programme’s placement and approval requirements.

This means applicants should not treat Jean Monnet like an ordinary university scholarship where receiving an admission offer automatically determines the scholarship result.

One Application Detail You Must Not Miss

This is unusually important in 2026: the Jean Monnet application is not submitted entirely online. Applications must reach the Central Finance and Contracts Unit in Ankara in a sealed envelope, either:

• by mail;
• courier; or
• hand delivery.

Email applications are not accepted as substitutes.

Applicants should therefore avoid waiting until October 27 to send documents from another city. The important consideration is whether the application reaches the designated authority by the deadline, not merely when it was posted.

Should You Apply?

The Jean Monnet Scholarship is particularly strong for applicants whose existing education or career already intersects with European policy, law, regulation, public administration, economics or another EU-acquis field.

The strongest application will not simply say:

“I want to study in Europe.”

It should answer a much more specific question:

“Which EU policy field do I intend to specialize in, and how will that expertise become useful in my academic or professional work in Türkiye?”

The last date to apply for the Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme 2027–2028 is October 27, 2026.