A named application platform is verified only when current official application materials identify the platform and direct the applicant to use it. For Erasmus+ joint-master programmes, the cited instructions instead say that students apply directly to the institution running the chosen programme. That instruction confirms an institutional application route, but it does not establish whether a named platform is used.
How to check the application route
Start with the scholarship’s official programme page and read the application instructions rather than relying on a forwarded description or an unofficial summary. The key questions are:
- Does the instruction name an application platform?
- Does it direct the applicant to apply through that platform?
- Does it instead direct the applicant to apply directly to a university or other institution?
| Official wording | Supported conclusion |
|---|---|
| Apply directly to the institution running the programme | The stated route is through the institution; this wording alone does not verify a named platform. |
| Apply through a specifically named service or portal | The named service can be recorded as the application platform. |
| No application destination or tool is named | The platform cannot be determined from the available instructions. |
For an Erasmus+ joint master, the next step is to use the Erasmus+ course catalogue to find current programme details. The catalogue can help identify the relevant programme, but its existence does not by itself prove how the application will be submitted.
What the Erasmus+ instruction does—and does not—confirm
Erasmus+ expressly states: “Students apply directly to the institution running their chosen programme.” This supports describing the application route as direct to the programme institution.
It does not name a platform in that instruction. That does not automatically mean no online system exists; it means the existence or name of such a system is not confirmed by the cited statement.
What the reader must still confirm
Before describing a scholarship as using a named platform, the reader should confirm:
- The current official instructions for the selected programme.
- Whether those instructions expressly name an application service or portal.
- Whether the institution’s own application process uses a platform that must be identified separately.
- Which instructions are current for that specific programme.
The cited Erasmus+ statements do not establish a named platform, application fee, deadline, or programme-specific eligibility rule. Those details should remain unconfirmed unless they appear in the relevant current official materials.