Agris Mundus Scholarships

 

 Agris Mundus Scholarships

Academic admission for the Agris Mundus course and selection for an Agris Mundus scholarship are two different steps that need to be distinguished.

• Academic admission refers to the right to follow the course, after a review of the academic background and professional project of the candidate. Around 70 to 80 candidates may be admitted each year, and around 50 are supposed to actually enter the course.
• Selection for an Agris Mundus scholarship not only needs that the admission above is confirmed, but also that a number of criteria specific to the Erasmus Mundus scholarship system are observed. Around 20 to 30 scholarships are usually offered every year.

The minimum admission criteria are the same for all students irrespective of their country of origin or of the training track they candidate to.

• Bachelor of Sciences (180 ECTS) in a field related to agricultural development or a BA in the Social Sciences or equivalent;
• Verified excellent quality of the institution where this first degree was obtained;
• Excellent academic background with marks identifying the candidate among the 20% best students of his former studies (BSc or BA degree with honours 1st class or 2nd class minimum);
• Strongly convincing letter of motivation and 2 letters of support from referees.

Agris Mundus is a high level Master of Science, and the selection at admission is severe (see the table below). Only candidates who are able to show evidence of a very good level and well constructed motivation have a chance to be admitted. Within this group, preference will be then given to candidates with appropriate professional experience and strongly convincing recommendations by an academic or a professional body.

Candidates who cannot show evidence of such criteria are invited to refrain from applying.