Scholarships are available to applicants with strong connections to the UK who have been selected by the UK Selection Committee for the College of Europe and who, therefore, satisfy the academic criteria of the College. That includes an ability to study in both English and French. Full details can be found on the admissions pages of the College’s website.
Applicants for the College from the UK who are short-listed are interviewed (usually in London every March) by the UK Selection Committee for the College of Europe. A representative of the Fund is among its members.
Scholarships are awarded to applicants based on merit. In reaching their decision, the Trustees will look for evidence of the following: high intellectual ability; a commitment to a European focused career; drive, determination and a strong work ethic to overcome adversity or achieve goals. The Trustees are fully committed to diversity and inclusion. They particularly encourage applications from students and groups which have historically been underrepresented at the College, as well as from those who would otherwise not be able to take up the offer of a place due to lack of funds.
The address of the College of Europe’s Admissions Office is:
College of Europe, Dijver 11, B-8000 Brugge, Belgium Tel: +32 50 477 111 Email: info.admissions@coleurope.euOnline applications for the academic year 2025-2026 closed in January 2025. Please see the College of Europe website for details for the coming academic year.
If you would like to gain further insights into life at the College and the specific programmes that it offers, please send us an email stating which campus and which programme(s) you are interested in and we will put you in touch with a UK alumnus of the College.
“The language and negotiation skills I developed in Bruges, as well as the comprehensive understanding of how EU institutions and policy making works, set me up perfectly for a career working on climate change in the UK government, the private sector, and now the World Bank Group.”
– Emily Murrell, Brunat Scholar (2011-12)
“Now more than ever we need as many British students as possible going to the College. Brexit has undoubtedly cast a dark shadow over UK-EU relations, and the only way in which we are going to repair the damage is by strengthening our commitment to vitally important institutions like the College.”
– Stephen Kinnock MP, alumnus
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