ECB Scholarship for Women

We are offering grants of €10,000 each, to 15 women pursuing postgraduate studies in the fields of economics, statistics, engineering and computing.

The funding is intended to help you finance your studies. If your application is successful, you will also have the opportunity to gain insights into the ECB’s central banking and banking supervision work and to learn about the career opportunities we offer.

Why are we offering this scholarship?

We want to change the lives of the women selected for this scholarship. Our goal is to support their education and boost their careers, both in general and in the areas of central banking and banking supervision.

The scholarship is specifically designed to help women from low-income backgrounds, who are EU nationals, to pursue postgraduate studies in the fields of economics, statistics, engineering and computing.

Eligibility criteria

• You are a woman

• You are an EU National

• You have just enrolled, or about to enrol, in a master’s course in economics, statistics, engineering or computing at a university or business school at a European academic institution. (please see the list of examples of relevant fields of study)
  

• You are facing a funding gap that may prevent you from pursuing your studies

• You obtained excellent grades in your undergraduate studies (i.e. for your bachelor’s degree) (please refer to this overview of corresponding grades for a range of countries)

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We aim to reflect the same inclusivity with this scholarship and the diversity of women in the EU. We encourage women to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

How it works

The online application form will be available on this page until 15 May 2025.

In the application form you will need to:

• explain the motivation behind your studies and indicate your career aspirations;
• outline your current funding situation.

You will also need to submit the following supporting documentation:

• proof of acceptance, or preliminary acceptance, on a master’s course in one of the relevant fields of study for the 2025-26 academic year at a European academic institution;
• official transcripts of your undergraduate qualifications, your academic record and, if applicable, evidence of your highest level of completed studies;
• an official academic letter of recommendation from a professor, guidance counsellor, administrator, coach or mentor. This letter of recommendation will have to be submitted only when you are called for an interview.

Please be informed that incomplete applications can not be taken into consideration.

Timing and selection process

The application process for the 2025-26 academic year will be open until 15 May 2025.

We expect to hold online interviews in May-June 2025 and to inform the successful candidates by July 2025.

Any questions?

Please note that we can not provide individual feedback on the suitability of your studies. Your application needs to be submitted based on your self-assessment if your studies fall within the scope. Selection committee assesses this requirement at a later stage of the process.

Any further questions? Send an email to ECBWomenScholarship@ecb.europa.eu

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