- WHAT IS GEMMA?
GEMMA (Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree in Women's and Gender Studies) is a two-year Postgraduate interdisciplinary study programme that provides high quality education and professional competences for personnel working or intending to work in the areas of Women's Studies, Gender Studies and Equal Opportunities across Europe and beyond. Students benefit from international mobility as they study at two different European universities and obtain a double diploma from the Home and Mobility institutions. They can also conduct research outside Europe and participate in internships. The GEMMA Master has 41 associated partners, including 45 prestigious partners such as the Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina), Universidad Estatal de Campinas in Sao Paulo (Brazil), Universidad de Chile (Chile), Florida International University (USA), Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Colombia), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico), Rutgers University (USA), University of Columbia (USA), University of New York (USA), University of Redlands (USA), Cátedra UNESCO de Cultura y Educación para la paz Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (Ecuador), Cátedra de la Mujer at Universidad de la Habana, Cuba, and the Centre for Women’s Studies in Zagreb (Croatia). From 2019, Goldsmiths College, University of London, and the United Nations Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme of the University of Iceland have joined them also as associate partners.
- WHY STUDY GEMMA?
GEMMA is the first Erasmus Mundus Master´s Degree in Women's and Gender Studies in Europe. It was originally selected by the European Commission in 2006, again in 2011 and 2017, and a fourth time in 2019. It is, therefore, a programme of excellence distinguished from amongst 150 submitted project proposals as “a pilot project and model in the field of Women´s Studies and Gender Studies from a European and global perspective”.
At the end of their studies, GEMMA students obtain a double degree, issued by the two institutions where they have conducted their studies.
- AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAMME?
Yes, if you have a previous University Bachelor degree (or its equivalent: 180 ECTS, minimum 3 years of study), and speak at least 2 out of 3 languages: English, Spanish, Italian. *For specific eligibility conditions for scholarships and for separate requirements for visiting scholars, see GEMMA´s website http://masteres.ugr.es/gemma/pages/becas.
- WHEN CAN I APPLY? DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION for the 19th edition of GEMMA (2025-2027)
The Erasmus Mundus GEMMA international master's degree, coordinated by the Women's and Gender Studies Institute of the University of Granada and which has been offered since the 2007/2008 academic year, opens the application period for participation in its 19th edition (2025-2027).
As part of the EMJMD framework, the GEMMA programme benefited from the financial support of the European Union and is funded through an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree programme from 2019 to 2025. This support allowed us to offer scholarships to the best students coming from all around the world. However, new students enrolled in the next edition of the GEMMA program will not be supported by the EMJMD scholarships as the funding of the GEMMA programme by the Erasmus+ programme is coming to an end and we will not receive the results of the EU funding renovation until the summer.
Consequently, the next call for applications that opens on January 10th 2025 and will remain available until February 21st 2025, 2 pm (Granada local time) is for SELF-FINANCED STUDENTS ONLY.
The GEMMA Consortium is working to implement a number of scholarships (to be determined) for the 2025- 2027 intake. We also invite applicants to join the Programme with an alternative source of funding. Please visit our funding opportunities page for more information.
PARTICIPANT UNIVERSITIES:
The GEMMA Master is coordinated by the University of Granada and it is jointly taught at the following European Universities, highly renowned in the field of Women’s and Gender Studies:
- University of Granada, Spain
- University of Bologna, Italy
- University of York, United Kingdom
- University of Lodz, Poland
- University of Oviedo, Spain
- University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Central European University– Private University (Austria) **All the teaching will be in Vienna, Austria, not in Budapest, Hungary**
IMPORTANT: The University of York (United Kingdom) will not participate as full partner on the 19th edition (no Home or Mobility university). Nevertheless, it will continue participating as GEMMA associate partner for future collaborations.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME (detailed description of the scholarships, information on eligibility for scholarships, application procedures, required documents, available mobility routes, courses, etc.) please visit this page.
CONTACT:
Adelina Sánchez Espinosa
GEMMA Consortium Coordinator
Instituto Universitario de Investigación de Estudios de las Mujeres y de Género
Centro de Documentación Científica
Calle Rector López Argüeta s/n
tel.: +34 958 244 349
Email: gemma@ugr.es
