GLOCAL: Global Markets, Local Creativities (Erasmus Mundus)

What it covers

• ✓Full tuition waiver (including the deposit) for both years
• ✓EUR 1,400 per month for 24 months, or EUR 1,275 per month plus three EUR 1,000 advances for visa, travel and installation
• ✓Full insurance coverage
• ✓60 regular scholarships over four editions plus up to 20 extra for target regions (Pakistan's region, Asia, is included)
• ✓Joint or multiple degree (International Master / MA / MSocSci) depending on track

Who can apply

• Bachelor's degree equivalent to a UK 2:1 Honours; University of Glasgow sets country-specific GPA thresholds for Pakistan
• Background in economics, business, history, social sciences or humanities suits the programme
• English proficiency to the University of Glasgow postgraduate standard, submitted by the scholarship deadline
• Must hold a conditional or unconditional offer from Glasgow and have all documents in by the deadline
• Must not have received an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master scholarship before; maximum 6 regular scholarships per nationality

Documents you need

Tick items off as you prepare them.

How to apply

1. 1Read the GLOCAL track descriptions and choose one track (you can apply for only one)
2. 2Download the scholarship application form and write the 1,200-word personal statement
3. 3Arrange two signed references (at least one academic) sent from institutional emails
4. 4Apply online through the University of Glasgow application system ('Apply Now') with all documents and your English test
5. 5Submit before 14 January 2027, 13:00 UK time, making sure no document is missing

Tips from successful applicants

• Files still 'holding for documents' at the deadline are not considered, so submit everything including IELTS well before 14 January
• Pakistan falls in an eligible target region, so you can compete for the extra regional scholarships as well as the regular ones
• References from Gmail or Hotmail addresses are rejected; ask teachers to use their university email
• Propose a thesis topic with a Pakistan angle, e.g. textile exports, Sialkot sports goods clusters or the creative economy in Lahore
• Check Glasgow's country page for the GPA equivalent required from Pakistani universities before applying