Erasmus Mundus (EMaVE) Scholarships

Overview

Vinifera EuroMaster (European Masters of Viticulture and Enology) offers a gateway to positions worldwide for executives and managers in vine and wine sectors. Vinifera EuroMaster Alumni students will create a network of international experts diffusing European visions on wine, providing international knowledge of the sector in all its diversities and specificities.

This EMMC is organized by EMaVE Consortium composed of partners from 5 European countries:
- France (Montpellier SupAgro / ENITA Bordeaux),
- Germany (Hochschule RheinMain, University of Applied Sciences / ForschungsanstaltGeisenheim / Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen)
- Italy (Consorzio fra le Università degli studi di Udine / Padova / Verona ; Consorzio fra le Università degli studi di Torino / Milano / Palermo / Foggia / Sassari),
- Portugal (Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, ISA / Universidade do Porto, Fac. de Ciências)
- Spain (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ETSIA).

Each of these partners universities have accreditation for a national Master Degree of Viticulture, Enology, and related Economic and Social Sciences. They deliver a joint degree after successful completion of Vinifera EuroMaster. Most lecturers and professors are experts and researchers in their disciplines thus guaranteeing high standard of education. Many lectures are given by professionals.

Vinifera EuroMaster is a two-year multidisciplinary Master course (120 ECTS). All the 32-34 students spend the first year in Montpellier, France; lectures are all in English. Second-year lectures are delivered in English in Germany and Portugal, but mainly in native languages in Italy and Spain. The curriculum includes elementary training of French in first year, and also of German or Portuguese if needed in second year; for students who choose Italy or Spain in second year, B2 level in local language is required, but language preparation is provided during first year.

Admissions requirements

Entry requirements

You must hold at least a Bachelor of Science (180 ECTS) in one of the following fields :
Agronomy / Agricultural Sciences
Plant Sciences & technologies
Food Sciences & technologies
Environmental Siences & Technologies
Agricultural Engineering
Food Engineering
Physiology
Genetics
Chemistry / Biochemistry
Microbiology
Life Sciences
Viticulture
Horticulture
Enology

Exceptions

You must hold at least another type of Bachelor (180 ECTS).

If your academic background does not match the types of degrees mentioned above we might consider your application on the following conditions :

- you have acquired at least 4 ECTS in biochemistry / chemistry and 4 ECTS in plant science / biology (university level) 8 ECTS in total, PRIOR to your application,

- you also have at least one practical experience or other links with the vine and wine fields

If your profile does not fit these criterias we recommend you to apply again for the following year or whenever you are ready.

PLEASE NOTE : these 8 ECTS do not guarantee the admission to Vinifera EuroMaster but only makes your application eligible for the evaluation process.

PLEASE NOTE :

Applicants expecting their Bachelor Degree can obtain a conditional admission. They must have a stamped and signed Certificate of Completion, delivered by the Registrar of the institution/university, to attach on the application form and later send the original (if selected) to Vinifera secretariat by June 2011 for final admission.


English language

Minimum level : B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
IELTS 6 certificate: selected candidates are required to pass this language test and send it to Vinifera secretariat by June 2011 for final admission. Further information: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/academic-english/ielts.html


Erasmus Mundus scholarships

About 20 scholarships (12 for Category A and 8 Category B, descriptions below) from Erasmus Mundus programme are granted to Vinifera EuroMaster every year

Eligibility criteria

Category A

Citizens of ‘third-countries’: all countries except for the 27 Member States of the European Union or associated states [Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway];
Citizens of ‘third-countries’ who have not lived or carried out a main activity (studies, work, etc.) in any EU Member State or associated country for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years at the date of application.

Category B

Citizens of European Union Member States, or from Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein.

Important – please note:
Citizens from category A, ‘third-countries’, who have lived or have carried their main activities in one of the Category B countries for more than 12 months over the last five years, will also be considered within the Group B. In this case the fundings will correspond to category B, regardless of having non EU nationality.

Amounts of Erasmus Mundus scholarships **

Funding	Category A scholarships	Category B scholarships
Amount paid directly to coordinating institution Montpellier Supagro ( tuition fees & insurance)	8,000€/year	4,000€/year
Monthly allowance (for 24 months)	1,000€ /month	500 € /month
Travel expenses & installation costs ( paid directly to selected applicants )	4,000 € / year	Not applicable

Deadline for filling-in the electronic application form : 31rst January

Application can be made online through scholarization

Contact:

Marcia Petraglia
Montpellier Supagro
2, Place Pierre Viala
34060 MONTPELLIER - France
lechapt@supagro.inra.fr

Website: http://vinifera-euromaster.eu/


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