Application process & timeline
Valid for intake 2026
The Application Process consists of two rounds:
ROUND 1
All applicants submit nine mandatory application documents.
>> Deadline: November 23, 2025 (11:00 p.m. CET)
MARIHE uses a two-round application process that allows us to thoroughly evaluate each candidate while managing the high volume of applications. This approach ensures equal treatment and gives our review committee adequate time to assess your qualifications and your potential contribution to the programme. The formal pre-check ensures that all applications are eligible.
What to Expect After Submission:
Confirmation of Receipt
You will receive an (automatic) e-mail confirmation that your application was submitted successfully. If you do not receive this message, please check if your application is still a draft.
Eligibility Check
We ensure that your application documents meet all our formal requirements. You will be notified by e-mail if your application is eligible and, thus, moves on to the review process, or if your application is rejected due to formal reasons.
ROUND 1 Review
All eligible application will be scored by two reviewers independently while applying our defined assessment criteria in line with our guidelines.
Find the Assessment Criteria here
ROUND 1 Results
You will be notified whether your application is
>> shortlisted for Round 2: you will be invited to submit the video
>> not shortlisted for Round 2: your application will be rejected and, thus, not considered for the student selection
ROUND 2 Review
The same two reviewers from Round 1 will assess your video and provide additional scores.
You will be excluded from the student selection process in case you do not upload the video on time.
Final Results & Student Selection
Based on the overall scores, the MARIHE Admission Board forms a ranking of applicants. You will be notified about the outcome of the student selection and your placement:
– Scholarship main list
– Scholarship reserve list
– Self-funded (non-scholarship) main list
– Self-funded (non-scholarship) reserve list
– not placed (rejected)
Next Steps for selected candidates
- Candidates who are placed on a main list will be offered a study place and, if applicable, an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.
- Selected candidates have to bindingly accept the study place by starting the admission process at University for Continuing Education Krems as coordinating institution. All necessary information will be provided. Please note: Selection does not guarantee admission. The final admission/enrolment depends on the timely submission of all required documents, incl. a legalization of the first degree certificate (if applicable), and the approval by the university administration.
- All selected candidates who started the admission process as instructed will receive our MARIHE Student Handbook with more information about the start of the programme, including information on visa, insurance, accommodation, travel issues, and all other practicalities. Furthermore, they will receive an official Letter of Notification confirming the study place and the Erasmus Mundus scholarship (if applicable), the tuition fee waiver, the mobility, visa requirements etc.
Appeals Procedure
Applicants may file a complaint within ten days from the date the message regarding the selection result (placement) has been sent to the applicant (via e-mail). The purpose of this complaint is to verify that our rules of procedure have been applied correctly and that no error has been made while processing the application. The applicant is therefore asked to state a reason why he/she thinks that the rules of procedure have not been applied correctly. Please note: It is not possible to appeal against the qualitative outcome of the review process.
A complaint has to be a typed paper letter signed by hand or digitally. It has to be addressed to: University for Continuing Education Krems, Department for Higher Education Research, MARIHE Secretariat, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems, Austria. The letter has to be sent via registered mail to this address, or via e-mail as scan to marihe@donau-uni.ac.at .
Getting Support
If you encounter technical difficulties with the application portal, or are unsure about the eligibility of your application, or have urgent questions about the deadlines, contact our MARIHE Secretariat immediately at marihe@donau-uni.ac.at
Please note: Due to the high amount of inquiries, receiving an answer might take some time. We do our best to answer all inquiries within three working days.
Applicants can find answers to common questions in the “For Applicants” section of this website, in the recent version of our MARIHE Guideline for Applicants, and the FAQ.