International Master on Wine Tourism Transitions and Innovations
Founded by the Erasmus+ Prgramme of the European Union

Other funding opportunities

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Funding portal within the EU: European Funding Guide

Search engines: Scholarshipportal, Scholarships for Development, Scholarship Links, Scholarship Positions, Scholarships.com

The WINTOUR Consortium encourages prospective self-funded candidates to look for funding opportunities, such as national grants from their country of origin. Below you can find some possibilities either offered by the Consortium or other institutions that may be of interest.

Please note that this section may be updated over the course of the application process.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY WINTOUR UNIVERSITIES

WINTOUR Consortium Grants

50% fee waiver to sponsor excellent students applying in the 2nd call for applications (self-funded)

AVAILABLE GRANTS and AMOUNTS: 

  • 1 x applicant from EU Member States and Third Countries associated to the Erasmus+ programme = 3000 EUR/year
  • 1 x applicant from Third Countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme = 4000 EUR/year

SELECTION CRITERIA: same as for applying for WINTOUR, selecting the 2 best ranked candidates selected for each category.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: candidates just have to sucessfully complete their WINTOUR application in the 2nd call, there is no need to follow any further specific procedure to apply for the fee waiver.

URV Master's Grant

AVAILABLE GRANTS: 1

DURATION: 1 year (academic year 2024-2025). There is the possibility to renew the discount portion of the grant (item 1) for the 2025-2026 academic year if the student develops the Master thesis (Semester 4) tutored by URV. This renewal would not include a further travel stipend (item 2).

AMOUNT:

  1. Discount on WINTOUR Master Participation fees: the discount shall be the equivalent to the cost of registration at URV. This amount will depend on the number of ECTS registered and the price per credit established for the corresponding academic year, which is confirmed yearly. However, we can approximate that the discount can be around 1000 EUR for EU students and 1600 EUR for non-EU students.

  2. Travel Stipend (only non-Spanish students): one-time only payment of 1000 EUR for travel expenses for the 1st year of the programme (2024-2025)

SELECTION CRITERIA: country of residence (distance to host universities), prior studies and experience, academic track record, language skills (English and local languages of WINTOUR universities).

MORE INFO/APPLICATION PROCEDURE: URV website

  • Application period: from 12 April to 14 June 2024

  • Final selection results: 15-16 July 2024

U.PORTO                                                

Students from CPLP countries (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries) can benefit from a discount between 1000-1500€ in tuition fees for the 2nd academic year.

Other scholarships for studies in Portugal: Study & Research in Portugal

U. BORDEAUX

Scholarships for studies in France: Campus France

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY OTHER INSTITUTIONS

LATIN AMERICAN students

CHILE

CONYCIT: National Council of Science and Technology, under the programme Formación de Capital Humano Avanzado offers funding opportunities for Chilean citizens both in Chile and abroad.
COLOMBIA COLFUTURO is a Colombian non-profit foundation with the support of the National Government. Its main objective is to provide financial support and increase the possibilities of Colombian citizens to access high-quality postgraduate study programs abroad.             
ECUADOR SENESCYT
MEXICO CONACYT: Offers support for the training of Mexican professionals, in order to increase scientific capacity, technology and innovation in the country and contribute to its development. The modality of this call is scholarships of Master's level training in full-time face-to-face programs abroad.
PANAMA SENACYT
CARIBBEAN OAS Partnership Program for Education and Training (PAEC)

ASIAN students

INDONESIA LPDP (Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education/Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan): The Education Fund Management Agency directs all its efforts to create future leaders spread across various fields.
CHINA CSC: Chinese self-funded students have the opportunity to apply for China Scholarship Council.
PACIFIC OAS Partnership Program for Education and Training (PAEC)

 EUROPEAN students

ALL EU Countries

Erasmus+ Master degree loans: The Erasmus+ Master Loan is now available from banks in France, Spain, the UK, and Luxembourg. The loan is to help postgraduate students with their living and tuition costs when studying in a country other than where they live or where they took their first degree.

Wintour students have been part of this scheme and it represents a useful option.
GEORGIA

International Education Center: This institution opens calls for Georgian nationals who are accepted on International Master programs and who need a partial or entire scholarship (grant for study fees and monthly allowance for living costs).

Several Wintour students were awarded this grant.
DENMARK State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme: For Danish students willing to study abroad.
GERMANY DAAD: For German students willing to study abroad.
RUSSIA

Global Education Program (GEP) is a Russian government funding program that offers Russian citizens an opportunity to study at leading foreign higher education institutions and to get employment in accordance with the qualification gained.
Several EU COUNTRIES Erasmus+ Master Degree Loans

AFRICAN students

SOUTH AFRICA First Rand Laurie Dippenaar Scholarship: The prestigious FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar scholarship for postgraduate international study to the value of R750000 per annum is available to South African citizens for study outside South Africa in any discipline at an international university of their choice - excellence is the only criteria for selection.

AFRICA

OAS Partnership Program for Education and Training (PAEC)

OTHER funding opportunities

OPEC Fund for International Development The OPEC Fund Scholarship Award supports outstanding young individuals from developing countries so that they are able to pursue graduate studies in a development-related field. 

Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation Scholarships

 Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation, Ltd. (the "Foundation") provides scholarships and awards for the purpose of helping women advance their careers in the food, wine, spirits, brewing, hospitality, or viticulture industries through education, leadership, and professional development, as well as fostering gender diversity and talent development across the industry at large.

"The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), in the context of managing the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters, collects and processes the personal data of some of the candidates. In particular, certain data of the scholarship holders and non-scholarship holders is shared with the Agency and treated according to this privacy statement"