In September 2005 the MA Programme Euroculture was selected by the European Commission for the Erasmus Mundus Programme - Masters Courses. Since 2004, 57 European Masters Consortia have been selected under Action 1 of the Erasmus Mundus Programme. The MA Programme Euroculture has been awarding Erasmus Mundus scholarships from the start of the 2006-2007 academic year. Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses are selected for five years.

The Erasmus Mundus programme is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world. It supports European top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries.
Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses constitute the central component around which Erasmus Mundus is built. They are high-quality integrated courses at Master's level offered by a consortium of at least three universities in at least three different European countries. The courses must be "integrated" to be selected under Erasmus Mundus, which means that they must foresee a study period in at least two of the three universities and that it must lead to the award of a recognised double, multiple or joint diploma.