EMAI4EU Recruitment cycle Cohort 2025

Details

Status: Closed
Publication date: 8 October 2025
Opening date: 19 August 2025
Deadline model: Single-stage
Deadline date: 20 October 2025, 17:00 (CEST)

Funding programme: Digital Europe Programme (2021/2027)

Industrial Ecosystem

Digital

Level of funding

EU level

Description

Overview

Objectives

EMotion Artificial Intelligence specialists for Europe (EMAI4EU) aims to train the next generation of specialists and innovators in Emotion Artificial Intelligence in Europe. EMAI4EU will achieve this goal by designing and delivering a double-degree master’s programme (ISCED Level 7, 120 ECTS) in Artificial Intelligence with a specialisation in Emotion Artificial Intelligence and a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

The master’s programme will be designed and delivered by 8 higher education institutions from 5 different countries with 4 innovative SMEs, a leading research centre in AI and EIT Digital, a pan-European organisation with experience in delivering education programmes in advanced digital skills across Europe.

Activities/actions supported

The students awarded a scholarship will be financially supported during their two years of studies in the double-degree in Masters’ programme offered by EMAI4EU. The scholarships available are full tuition fee waivers. Scholarships will be allocated on a rolling basis, until all financial support schemes are exhausted for the current recruitment cycle. With this call EMAI4EU will make available 15 full waiver scholarships to be distributed.

Anticipated outcomes

EMAI4EU provides eligible students the financial support to take part to the education programmes and offers scholarships to promote diversity in terms of gender, age, social and economic background. EMAI4EU’s scholarships allow the greatest number to have access to high-quality education in digital areas and increase diversity among students and future digital experts.

Institution providing the funding

European Commission

Size of funding

EUR 150,000

Conditions

Overview of eligibility criteria

EMAI4EU scholarships are available to nationals of one of the eligible countries:

EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
Listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme (associated countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature and scholarship acceptance signature.

Only students enrolled and accepted in one of EMAI4EU Masters’ programme are eligible to financial support. When receiving their letter of acceptance and study offer, students will be notified of their scholarship allocation.

Overview of award criteria

The scholarships will award applicants based on merit. To quantify merit, a merit score (on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the maximum) will be given to each applicant accepted to one of the master’s programmes. Three elements will be considered in assigning a merit score: previous academic and professional experience of an applicant; curriculum vitae; and letter of motivation, which also includes the motivation for an applicant to receive financial support. The EMAI4EU scholarship programme will thrive to promote diversity and inclusion through its scholarship opportunities - priority will be given to female applicants from any EU country or EU-associated country, and to applicants from RIS countries - included in the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS).