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THE FIRST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, WITH ERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY, WILL OPEN FROM OCTOBER 5, 2020 TO JANUARY 15, 2021 (11:59PM CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME)
The call for applications 2021-2023 is under a new Master program named emPLANT+. The website will be updated with the new procedure, the new curriculum, the new consortium and new information just before the opening of the call on October 5.
Candidates from all over the world can apply for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Plant Breeding – emPLANT. Both scholarship and self-funded applicants have to submit their application through the same online application form available here when the call is open.
1- ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
If you are interested in applying for the Erasmus+ Master Programme in Plant Breeding, please check if you meet the requirements below:
- Awarded Bachelor of 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 785 points
- IELTS: minimum 6.0
- TOEFL: 577 paper-based, 233 computer-based, 90 internet-based (20 written)
- Cambridge: Certificate of Advanced English
- etc…
- Or a University letter attesting English is the medium of instruction of your higher education
- Official English test:
- Spanish: for those applying to UPV in year 2, a level B1 is needed by the beginning of the second year (not required at the time of application). Official test: DELE, ALTE, etc…
- B2 in English except when English is your mother tongue. If not, please provide one of the following documents:
- Application received before the end of the deadline
- Application form filled out in English
- Application containing all requested elements and documents
3- INFORMATION ABOUT THE ONLINE APPLICATION
- The application form must be filled out in English
- The online application procedure takes some time so make sure you have plenty of time to do it. Or do it in several times
- Before starting your application, make sure you have all the required documents you will have to attach to your application and in a PDF format
- All documents must be in English language. If it is not the case, add an English translation done by a certified, court-approved translator officially recognized by the issuing country
- Don’t wait the last moment to apply or the platform might shut down due to too much applications received at the same time
- After submission of your application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement of receipt by e-mail
- You can’t submit more than one application
- Candidates can apply for an EMJMD scholarship to any of the Erasmus+ Erasmus Mundus courses of their choice but for a given academic year the number of applications must be limited to maximum three different joint programmes
2- DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO APPLY
If you meet all requirements and want to apply to emPLANT, the following list of documents will have to be attached to the application in a PDF format:
- Copy of your diploma(s) / degree(s) certificate(s) (add an English translation if applicable) or enrolled certificate from your university (for last year students)
- Copy of transcript of records for your whole degree and a grading scale (add an English translation if applicable)
- Copy of official language certificate attesting language skills in English and Spanish if applicable
- Curriculum Vitae in a European format
- Passport (or valid ID document)
- Proof of current and exact place of residence (see requirements below)
- Two recommendation letters (no specific format)
- Declaration of honor (download template)
- Other document you consider relevant for the application
IMPORTANT NOTE
- Certificate of residence
The purpose of the residence document is to prove your current place of residence so your current postal address. Which means your name and your own address need to appear on the document as well as the date of issuance of the document.
That is why we need a document as described in the chart below:
| Residence certificate issued in accordance with the candidate’s municipality normal registration rules OR | Certificate from the candidate’s current place of work, study or training issued by the employer or institution in question |
| Must have been issued by an official institution within 12 months before the application deadline | |
Be careful we won’t accept “work certificate” from the company you are working in. We want to have your current personal postal address and not your working address. We won’t accept your birth certificate either or your passport.
- In order to confirm your registration to emPLANT+ you may need to provide legalized documents such as your diploma, transcript of records or birth certificate. Those documents are not required at application stage so you don’t need to initiate expenditures in case of a non-selection of your application
- Referees often take time to write their recommendation letters so we strongly recommend you to take care of it well in advance
