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.

What you get

• A grant of €10,000

• A multi-day study visit to the ECB

• Insights into the ECB’s central banking and banking supervision work

• The opportunity to meet your fellow scholars and members of the ECB’s “Women in Leadership” network

• Advice and mentoring from an ECB economist or an expert in the field of banking supervision, statistics, engineering or computing