Admission

Previous studies: a completed Bachelor’s degree

• You must have completed a Bachelor’s degree worth a minimum of 180 ECTS credits OR an equivalent academic qualification from an internationally recognised university.
  • The content of your Bachelor’s degree is more important than the name of your degree, and should be directly relevant to the Master’s programme(s) you are applying for. Please check the specific requirements given for each programme below.
  • If you do not have a relevant Bachelor’s degree, but you have studied longer technical programmes and have completed courses with an equivalent of 180 ECTS credits, you may submit an application to be considered on a case-by-case basis.

English proficiency

English proficiency tests are waived for applicants with:

• A higher education degree fully instructed in English from a university or a university of applied sciences physically located in an EU or EEA country or Switzerland. The official language of the degree programme has to be stated in the degree certificate or its supplement, or in your transcript of records. We cannot accept statements from professors, or any other documentation regarding language of instruction.
• A higher education degree in English from a university that is physically located in one of the following countries: USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Please note that branches from universities outside of the mentioned countries can also not be accepted to be granted a waiver.

In all other cases, we need evidence of one of the following qualifications and scores from tests taken within the past two years:

• IELTS Academic test
  An overall band score of at least 6.5 (with no section lower than 5.5)
• University of Cambridge
  Certificate in Advanced English, CAE (grades A – C)
  Certificate of Proficiency in English, CPE (grades A – C)
• TOEFL Internet-based test, IBT
  A total score of at least 92, with a minimum score of 22 from the writing section

If you took your English test more than two years ago:

• IELTS
  If you can show proof that you have maintained your English proficiency since taking the test, we may accept your application. You will need to meet at least ONE of the following criteria:
  • You have completed one semester of English studies in the past two years (for an example during an exchange). We accept official transcripts or confirmation of your stay at the host university as proof.
  • You have worked for at least three months in an entirely English environment in the past two years (for example, during an internship or employment). We accept an employer’s statement about the duration of your contract and the official language as proof.
  • You have taken a B2 or C1-level English exam at your university, language school or online in the past two years. We accept a course or language certificate as proof.
• CPE/CAE
  If you can show proof that you have maintained your English proficiency since taking the test, we may accept your application. If you have a CPE or a CAE certificate and can show proof that you have maintained your English proficiency, we will consider your application on a case-by-case basis. You will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:
  • You have completed one semester of English studies in the past two years (for an example during an exchange). We accept official transcripts or confirmation of your stay at the host university as proof.
  • You have worked for at least three months in an entirely English environment in the past two years (for example, during an internship or employment). We accept an employer’s statement about the duration of your contract and the official language as proof.
  • You have taken a B2 or C1-level English exam at your university, language school or online in the past two years. We accept a course or language certificate as proof.

• TOEFL
  Unfortunately, TOEFL results are only valid for two years from the date of the exam, and we cannot accept them. You will need to re-sit your exam, or take a relevant IELTS, CAE or CPE qualification.

We recommend that you plan your English tests in plenty of time, as we will not consider any documents received after the set deadlines.

If you want to study at TU/e Eindhoven on the 2nd Year, you will need to meet higher English requirements. More info in the FAQs section on our website.

Costs

The participation fee for students in intake 2019 is €15,000 per year.

The fee covers:

• All tuition at both of your chosen universities
• Your participation in business, entrepreneurial and innovation courses at our partner business schools
• All costs related to InnoEnergy events that are an integral part of your programme’s curriculum (including any travel and accommodation costs)
• Unique Game – changing Impact Programme: six individual and group coachingsessions where you will be taught how to make a game changing impact and know which career will fit best to your qualities and strengths. You will develop the skills needed for your future career.
• You will have access to a unique pedagogy, with our own products like the Challenge-Driven education, Engineering & Business Case®, in cooperation with Harvard, MIT and Aalborg
  Other innovative pedagogies are the Innovation Journey and the Open Space Studio.
• Intensive collaboration with industry: Industry Innovation Projects, study visits.
• Career support by the Career Centre: more than 200 career opportunities being offered per year.

The fee does not cover:

Travel from your home to and from your first-year and second-year universities

Your living expenses. These depend very much on location and personal preference. As a rough estimate we suggest €750 per month to cover housing, food, books, travel, and personal expenses.

Financing your studies through Erasmus+ 

Erasmus+ study loans have been created by the European Commission to make it easier to study a full degree programme abroad.

All our Master’s programmes take place in an Erasmus+ programme country. Certain students may therefore apply for an EU-guaranteed Erasmus+ study loans at a bank in their home country.

Currently the Erasmus+ scheme is available through universities and banks in Spain, France, UK and Turkey for outgoing students from these countries who are pursuing postgraduate study abroad; and to students from other programme countries going to Spain or the UK for a Master’s course. More information on Erasmus+ loans is available here.

Please note: the Erasmus+ study loan programme is not financed or organised by InnoEnergy.

Local funding & scholarship opportunities

InnoEnergy encourages you to search for local loan providers in your home country in case you need additional funding to support your studies.Institutions such as Bizkaia Catedra (Basque Country Spain), COLFUTURO (Colombia), CONAPE (Costa Rica), DUO (the Netherlands), FIDERH (Mexico),  Guichet.lu (Luxembourg) and  Stipendium.au (Austria) and support local students with financing their studies abroad through loans and/or scholarships.

In addition, the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership offers scholarships of up to $ 23.000 for exceptional students from developing countries studying Master’s  programmes in sustainable energy topics (Application deadline for 2019 intake is 8 March, 2019)

Scholarships from InnoEnergy You may apply for a scholarship when you apply for your chosen Master’s programmes. InnoEnergy offers various scholarship to top talents based on a combination of academic skills (such as past performance, quality of previous education and university), professional background and affinity with innovation and entrepreneurship. For the 2019 intake, the following scholarships are available for successful applicants of any of our Master’s programmes:

• Academic Excellence Scholarships (top students in ranking list): fee waiver of € 15.000 + a monthly allowance of up to €750 for a maximum of 24 months*
• Energy Impact Scholarships: fee waivers of €7.000 and €15.000

There are an additional number of partial scholarships (€7.000) available for students enrolled in our new MSc Energy Transition programme starting in September 2019.

If you secure a scholarship that does not offer a monthly allowance, you must make sure you have enough funds to cover your living costs during your time at the InnoEnergy Master’s School.

How to apply for a scholarship. When applying for one of our Master’s programmes, please tick the appropriate box in the application form and submit the link to a short motivation video (maximum 90 seconds), explaining why you should be awarded a scholarship based on your ideas for or experience with innovation and entrepreneurship in the sustainable energy sector. Scholarships can only be awarded to applicants to InnoEnergy Master’s programmes. It is not possible to apply for an InnoEnergy scholarship when you are already enrolled in an InnoEnergy Master’s programme.

You may only apply for and be awarded a scholarship for the first priority programme you apply for.

Please note: scholarships are only available when you apply in application round 0 or 1.

Who gets a scholarship. Scholarships are awarded only to the highest ranking applicants on each programme. Scholarships can be awarded based on academic criteria (such as past performance, quality of previous education and university), or ideas for or experience with innovation and entrepreneurship. Decisions about scholarships are final and cannot be appealed.

Scholarship amounts. The amount of funding available for scholarships depends on the budget available for each programme. They may therefore vary each year.

Please note: It is not possible to appeal decisions regarding scholarships, and the selection results (ranking) do not constitute grounds for an appeal.

It is not possible to transfer an InnoEnergy Master’s School scholarship to another InnoEnergy programme or to a non-InnoEnergy programme.

Scholarships paid in Poland. These are currently subject to taxation in accordance with the provisions of Polish law. AGH and SUT endeavour to arrange tax exemptions for their students. However, the final decision is issued by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education in accordance with the binding provisions on personal income tax (Journal of Laws of 2012 No. 361 as amended).

Code of conduct. All students, including those in receipt of an InnoEnergy scholarship, agree to the terms of the . Any breaches of the code of conduct may result in the student agreement being dissolved.

Students can find other ways to finance their participation in the InnoEnergy Master’s School through the scholarship portal.

*Conditions apply.