Applicants had to match the following eligibility criteria
Neither European nor Russian candidates could benefit from a second scholarship for the same type of mobility under another project under the Erasmus Mundus Partnership.
Furthermore, candidates couldn't benefit from more than one mobility activity within the same project.
Mobility flows for students and staff between the European or between third-country institutions involved in the partnership were not eligible.
Candidates must have had sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of the languages spoken in the hosting countries.
Russian candidates must have not resided nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the eligible European countries at the time of submitting their application to the partnership. This rule didn't apply to Target Group 3 candidates.
