Applications are now open for Erasmus Mundus scholarship to pursue the European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis from EU and non-EU candidates. The masters program, offered at five European Universities, aims at providing a high quality education in designing and assessing public policies targeted to the agricultural and food sector as well as the rural environment.
Participating Universities
- Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
- Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
- University of Bonn, Germany
- Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
Areas of Study
- Main area: Social sciences (including economics), cultural sciences
- Second area: Agricultural and forestry sciences
- Third area: Geography, earth and environmental studies
Eligibility
To be admitted to the European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis candidates need to have a Bachelor degree or an equivalent academic degree of minimum three years of undergraduate study corresponding to 180 ECTS. Students in their final year of their Bachelor degree may be admitted in the Master program on the condition that their Bachelor degree is awarded before they enrol the program. All candidates also need to have followed courses in mathematics, statistics and economics as well as agricultural, food and environmental sciences at least at an introductory level. This implies that applications from candidates that have not followed courses of both economics and natural sciences at the introductory level will not considered for admission. Candidates must agree to complete the academic curriculum in two consecutive academic years and to the terms in the study contract as specified by the AFEPA consortium.
Scholarship Amount
For a non-European applicant, the scholarship amounts to:
– a total contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs: € 8,000
– a contribution to cover the tuition fees of the European Master: € 3,000 per semester
– a monthly allowance: € 1,000 per month
For a European applicant, the scholarship amounts to:
– a contribution to the tuition fees of the European Master: € 1,500 per semester
– a monthly allowance: € 500 per month
There is no contribution to travel, installation and any other type of costs.
Last date for submission of applications is January 10, 2012.
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