When can I apply for the 2012-2014 ME3 Master Course (from September 2012 until July 2014)?

You can apply for the 2012-2014 ME3 Master Course from early November 2011 until mid-May 2012 (for non-European students) and mid-June 2012 (for European students).

What is the deadline to apply for the Excellence Scholarships offered by the ME3 consortium?

Your application should be completed and received before the 31st of January 2012. See more details here.

For online applications, you will receive automatically a receipt of your application, dated on the day you validate your application on the application website.

For paper applications, please be sure that your application package will be received by EMN before the application deadline. Applications should be sent to the following address:

Be aware that online applications are preferred (as missing pieces can be checked automatically by the website). But of course, paper and online applications will be evaluated using the same criteria and grading.

When are the results released (for the admission to ME3 and for the Excellence Scholarships)?

Results about the application for ME3:

All the applications have to be reviewed by the ME3 consortium, which may take up to 1 or 2 months, according to the workload of the ME3 coordinators. In the cases where you would need an application result to apply for a scholarship or other funding before a given deadline, please send an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with "URGENT : application deadline for a scholarship" as title of your message. Be aware that your message will be taken into account only if you give us the name and contact for the scholarship, so that we can check the deadline.

Results for the Excellence Scholarships:

The results for the Excellence Scholarships will be announced by email to all the applicants having submitted their applications before the 31st of January 2012. The announcement will be made by the end of March 2012.

What documents are required for the application?

The following documents must be submitted with your application:

Complete Application form in English (for paper application only ; this form is produced automatically by the application website in case of online application, based on the information you enter).

A full Curriculum Vitae in English (using the Europass template is strongly recommended.

Copy of your transcripts, with translation in English, for the last 4 years of your higher education (done by your educational institution or by an official institution).

Copy of your degrees, with translation in English (done by your educational institution or by an official institution).

2 letters of recommendation in English (at least one from an academic referee).

A motivation statement in English to present your carreer project and motivate your application (2000 words max.).

English certificate (e.g TOEFL, IELTS). Not required if you are a Native English speaker or if you did your studies in English (in that case, you must provide an official statement issued by your university confirming that the medium of instruction was English).

Copy of passport information page (should include the passport number, your name, and your photo) or copy of your identity card and a proof of request for a new passport.

2 recent photos (ID or passport size) with your last name, first name and country overleaf (for paper application ; for online application, uploading one photo is sufficient).

Please visit the Admission Requirements page for more information

Am I eligible for the ME3 programme if my background does not fit the preferred degrees?

Preferred first degree fields are primarily Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Process Engineering and similar subjects closely related to the objectives of the formation. You may apply even if your background is different. But be aware that the following information is important in the evaluation of your application:

Whatever your degrees, did you attend classes in the following fields: heat and mass transfer, chemical engineering, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, process engineering, command and control?

Do you have professional or research experiences in fields directly related to energy or environment (i.e. air, water and/or waste treatment) issues?

While these are not mandatory requirements they will improve your chances of being admitted to the programme.

What are the main criteria used to evaluate and rank the applications?

Below are the main criteria used (with their relative weighting in the evaluation) and their sub-criteria:

Academic excellence (30%):

Education background

Bachelor grades and ranking

Quality of the university of origin

Professionnal/academic experience, extra scholar activities (20%)

Professionnal experience in the ME3 field (e.g. energy/environment) in industry or in research.

Professionnal experiences not related to the domain, social or extra-scholar activities.

Professionnal objectives and career project (15%)

Targetted jobs and career project presented in the motivation letter.

Objectives of learning or acquisition of complementary skills thanks to the Master.

Motivation for intercultural experience, interest in European countries and cultures (10%)

Intercultural experience and international mobility

Particular interest for Europe or ME3 country.

Language skills (15%)

English

Spanish, French, Swedish or Hungarian

Other European language

Recommendation letters, quality of the referees (10%)

Quality of the referees

Quality of the letters

Content well related to the ME3 Master

Do the copies of my degrees or transcripts need to be certified?

You are no longer requested to have your copies certified. Nevertheless, the certifications are obviously accepted. In addition, in case of any doubt the ME3 Academic Steering Board reserves the right to check the authenticity of the copies.

English certificates: what are the types of certificates accepted and what are the minimum scores?

IELTS : 6.5

TOEFL (paper based : 550, computer based : 200, internet based : 80)

Cambridge English Test : B

TOEIC : minimum score required will be added soon in an update of this FAQ

Warning: the GRE test is not considered as an English proficiency measure nor as a plus for your application.

In case you passed another type of English certificate (at least nationally recognised), you may use it instead of the preferred ones (IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge and TOEIC). They will be considered, but be aware that you will probably get less points for your English proficiency than if you had given a score for one of the preferred certificates.

Can I apply if i'm graduating my Bachelor only next summer?

Yes you can apply, as long as you have completed all your courses no later than August 2012.

For the application process, you will need to upload all the transcripts you already have, as well as an official document from your institution stating when is the graduation and that you have completed all your courses so far.

What should I do if my question is not answered in this FAQ?

First check the other sections of FAQ on this website. Then if you really do not find an answer, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Be aware that only specific questions not answered to in the FAQ sections of this website will be answered.

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