KIC InnoEnergy Master School - Scholarships

Eight Master’s degree programmes in sustainable energy: Our unique European Master’s programmes address the most exciting and important areas in sustainable energy and energy engineering. All develop highly valued, in-demand knowledge and skills for a rapidly changing energy sector. Interested in renewable energy, nuclear fuels, smart cities, or clean fossil fuels? Want to be an expert in smart grids, or gain a broader overview of current and future energy technologies? We have the programme for you.

Who gets a scholarship?

Full/Partial waivers, scholarships and grants are awarded based on a combination of academic criteria (such as past performance, quality of previous education and university), or ideas for or experience with innovation and entrepreneurship.  Full waivers and grants are awarded only to the highest ranking scholarship applicants on each programme.  

Decisions about scholarships are final and cannot be appealed. EIT InnoEnergy reserves the right to allocate scholarships based its own established criteria.

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 EIT InnoEnergy Master’s School scholarship to another EIT InnoEnergy programme or to a non- EIT InnoEnergy programme.

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

Scholarships and fee waivers

EIT InnoEnergy offers scholarships and fee waivers by selecting the top applicants 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 intake 2024, the following scholarships and fee waivers are available:

Academic Excellence Scholarship: 

• €18.000 participation fee waiver per year + €750 monthly allowance

Academic Excellence Scholarships are only available to accepted students from Rounds 1 and 2.
Academic Excellence Scholarships are granted to 1 or maximum 2 candidates per programme per round.

The awardee(s) are selected based on the admission ranking of each specific programme (considering past performance, quality of previous education and university, professional background, affinity with innovation and entrepreneurship) There is no need for applicants to take additional actions to be considered for this scholarship.

Energy Impact Scholarships: 

• € 18.000 participation fee waiver per year
• € 13.000 participation fee waiver per year (awarded candidates pay € 5.000 participation fee per year)
• € 8.000 participation fee waiver per year (awarded candidates pay € 10.000 participation fee per year) 

There is a total of 25 Energy Impact Scholarships worth € 18.000 participation fee waiver per year for intake 2024. These are distributed amongst programmes and application rounds. The number of scholarships available varies per programme. 

The Energy Impact Scholarship worth € 13.000 participation fee waiver per year is reserved for students holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree from an EIT InnoEnergy Master School partner university or another top European University. 

Selected students are automatically awarded an Energy Impact Scholarship as part of the application rounds. There is no need for additional actions to be considered for these scholarships.