India second largest beneficiary of EU-funded scholarships

Indian students, with 63 scholarships, are the second largest beneficiary of the European Union-funded Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Programme.
Around 5,000 Indian students have already received the scholarships between 2004 and 2016, making the country the single-largest beneficiary of the programme, an official statement said.
"The awardees for 2017 were selected from nearly 24,000 applicants. 25 per cent of scholarships go to students from the EU and five other countries that have signed up and pay to take part in the Erasmus programme, with the other 75 per cent going to students in partner countries," it said.
Currently, there are 100 Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters degree programmes on offer involving 513 institutions.

Each programme is offered by a consortium of at least three higher education institutions, though most are larger, and participants study in at least two of the organising institutions.
"At least 40 new Masters programmes will be added to the Erasmus Mundus catalogue this summer, enlarging the choice available future scholarship applicants. The existing offer already covers a wide range of subjects, from astrophysics and nanotechnology to economics and business," the statement added.