Overview
MEME (the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology) is a new two-year research oriented master programme for talented and motivated students who are interested in understanding evolution in all its facets. MEME is a joint project between four European universities (University of Groningen, Netherlands; Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany; Uppsala University, Sweden; University of Montpellier II, France) and Harvard University (USA). Students will start the programme at one of these universities, and will spend at least one semester at a partner university. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded double or (in some cases) triple degrees from two or three partner universities.
The application deadline for the MEME programme is April 15th, 2010 for applications from within Europe
Admission Criteria
Because of EU-regulations, we distinguish between two categories of applicants; category A applicants and category B applicants. These categories are defined as follows:
Category B applicants
If you meet any of the following requirements, you are a category B applicant:
Applicants who are nationals or residents of any EU member state or EFTA member state (EFTA = Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway)
Applicants that have carried their major activities (=work or study) in any of the countries mentioned above for more than 12 months over the last 5 years.
Category A applicantsAll other applicants.
There are two different deadlines for application between these categories (see below) and there are also different amounts and kinds of scholarships available for students from the two different categories (see Tuition Fees and Scholarships).
The following general selection criteria will be applied to determine eligibility of a candidate for the MEME programme, as well as eligibility for scholarships:
- Candidates must have completed a BSc in biology or equivalent, or convincingly show that they will obtain such a degree before the MEME programme starts (in September 2010)
- Candidates must have sufficient background in evolutionary biology or neighboring disciplines (e.g. ecology or systematics)
- Candidates must have belonged to the top students of their cohort during their BSc
- Candidates must have a strong motivation to pursue a scientific career
- Candidates must be sufficiently proficient in English*
To participate in the edition of MEME that will start in September 2010, candidates must apply in time before the following deadlines:
Category A Applicants: Close
Category B Applicants: April 15th, 2010
The application form can be found here.
*Two groups of students are relieved from having to prove proficiency in English:
Students that are native English speakers AND had education until secondary education (high school) in the English language
Students that did their BSc for at least three years in the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia or New Zealandk
Application
We are ready for applications! Applicants may apply for the MEME programme (as well as for scholarschips) until January 3rd, 2010 (category A students), and April 15th, 2010 (category B students). You can find definitions of the categories here.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST:
Carefully read our selection criteria, found here
Fill in the PDF application form (download PDF)
Prepare an electronic application package, containing the following documents in PDF format:
- Completed PDF application form
- Copies of certified documents of academic credentials, including diploma and (if available) diploma supplement (including a certified translation if these documents are not in English, French or German). If you do not yet have a diploma, you must provide us with a copy of a certified document that convincingly proves that you will complete your BSc degree before the MEME programme starts in September 2010.
- Academic and professional CV
Letter of motivation (very important)
- A valid copy of the first page of your passport
- Certification of proficiency in English
Send their complete application package to
meme@rug.nl
. Make sure you receive a confirmation e-mail within 5 days (otherwise, contact us again).
Send the PDF reference form (download PDF), to at least two, but preferably three qualified referees, and make sure that they fill it in and send it to
meme@rug.nl , including the name of the candidate in the title of the e-mail. It is the candidate’s responsibility that all referee forms arrive before the deadline.
Referees must send their reference forms to us themselves – the candidate is not allowed to do this. We suggest that applicants already fill out some information in the reference form, to save the referees time.
Further information may be found at: http://www.evobio.eu/
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
MEME (the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology) is a new two-year research oriented master programme for talented and motivated students who are interested in understanding evolution in all its facets. MEME is a joint project between four European universities (University of Groningen, Netherlands; Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany; Uppsala University, Sweden; University of Montpellier II, France) and Harvard University (USA). Students will start the programme at one of these universities, and will spend at least one semester at a partner university. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded double or (in some cases) triple degrees from two or three partner universities.
The application deadline for the MEME programme is April 15th, 2010 for applications from within Europe
Admission Criteria
Because of EU-regulations, we distinguish between two categories of applicants; category A applicants and category B applicants. These categories are defined as follows:
Category B applicants
If you meet any of the following requirements, you are a category B applicant:
Applicants who are nationals or residents of any EU member state or EFTA member state (EFTA = Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway)
Applicants that have carried their major activities (=work or study) in any of the countries mentioned above for more than 12 months over the last 5 years.
Category A applicantsAll other applicants.
There are two different deadlines for application between these categories (see below) and there are also different amounts and kinds of scholarships available for students from the two different categories (see Tuition Fees and Scholarships).
The following general selection criteria will be applied to determine eligibility of a candidate for the MEME programme, as well as eligibility for scholarships:
- Candidates must have completed a BSc in biology or equivalent, or convincingly show that they will obtain such a degree before the MEME programme starts (in September 2010)
- Candidates must have sufficient background in evolutionary biology or neighboring disciplines (e.g. ecology or systematics)
- Candidates must have belonged to the top students of their cohort during their BSc
- Candidates must have a strong motivation to pursue a scientific career
- Candidates must be sufficiently proficient in English*
To participate in the edition of MEME that will start in September 2010, candidates must apply in time before the following deadlines:
Category A Applicants: Close
Category B Applicants: April 15th, 2010
The application form can be found here.
*Two groups of students are relieved from having to prove proficiency in English:
Students that are native English speakers AND had education until secondary education (high school) in the English language
Students that did their BSc for at least three years in the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia or New Zealandk
Application
We are ready for applications! Applicants may apply for the MEME programme (as well as for scholarschips) until January 3rd, 2010 (category A students), and April 15th, 2010 (category B students). You can find definitions of the categories here.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST:
Carefully read our selection criteria, found here
Fill in the PDF application form (download PDF)
Prepare an electronic application package, containing the following documents in PDF format:
- Completed PDF application form
- Copies of certified documents of academic credentials, including diploma and (if available) diploma supplement (including a certified translation if these documents are not in English, French or German). If you do not yet have a diploma, you must provide us with a copy of a certified document that convincingly proves that you will complete your BSc degree before the MEME programme starts in September 2010.
- Academic and professional CV
Letter of motivation (very important)
- A valid copy of the first page of your passport
- Certification of proficiency in English
Send their complete application package to
meme@rug.nl
. Make sure you receive a confirmation e-mail within 5 days (otherwise, contact us again).
Send the PDF reference form (download PDF), to at least two, but preferably three qualified referees, and make sure that they fill it in and send it to
meme@rug.nl , including the name of the candidate in the title of the e-mail. It is the candidate’s responsibility that all referee forms arrive before the deadline.
Referees must send their reference forms to us themselves – the candidate is not allowed to do this. We suggest that applicants already fill out some information in the reference form, to save the referees time.
Further information may be found at: http://www.evobio.eu/
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
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