Funded Master Scholarships in Plant Breeding from Erasmus Mundus 2021

Erasmus Mundus is offering emPLANT+, EuropeanMaster Program in Plant Breeding which has been designed and is organized by a consortium of six European universities from six different countries: UniLaSalle Polytechnic Institute (France), Szent István University (Hungary), Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Austria) and University of Milano (Italy).emPLANT+ aims at providing students interested in Plant Breeding with excellent training in science, management, law, languages, and soft skills that are needed in this field by the Seed Industry and Research Institutes.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Awarded Bachelorof Science degree (min. 180 ECTS) in Agriculture/Agronomy, Plant Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Master 1 Genetics, Molecular Biosciences or related relevant fields, OR students in their last Bachelor year.
• Language proficiency:
• B2 in English except when English is your mother tongue. If not, please provide one of the following documents:
• Official English test:
  • TOEIC: minimum of 785 points
  • IELTS: minimum of 6.0
  • TOEFL: 577 paper-based, 233 computer-based, 90 internet-based (20 written)
  • Cambridge: Certificate of Advanced English
  • Or a University letter attesting English is the medium of instruction of your higher education.

Scholarships Value:

Two different types of EMJMD scholarships are awarded:

• Scholarships for Program Country students.

• Contribution to emPLANT+ participation costs:9 000€ (2-year full-time Master’s degree).
• Contribution to travel costs:1000€/year
• Living allowance (max. 24 months): 1000€/month.

• Scholarships for Partner Country students.

• Contribution to emPLANT+ participation costs:18 000€ (2-year full-time Master’s degree)
• Contribution to travel costs:        
  • 2 000€/year if the place of residence is less than 4 000km from LAS.
  • 3 000€/year if the place of residence is more than 4 000km from LAS.
  • Exception: 1000€/year if you live in a Programme Country.
• Contribution to installation costs:1000€ one-time cost.
• Exception: 0€ if you live in a Programme Country.
• Living allowance (max. 24 months):1000€/month

About Erasmus Mundus:

Erasmus Mundus was a cooperation and mobility program in the field of higher education that aimed to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third Countries. The Erasmus Mundus Program supports European top-quality Master Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries.

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