Courses Offered: Agriculture and related fields
Course Level: Postgraduate (Masters)
Provider: EU Erasmus Mundus
Country to Study in: Any European Country
Scholarship Description
The topic of sustainable tropical forestry is of global importance. This two-year Master’s course in Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) is a world-class programme with the objective of preparing qualified graduates to deal with the complex aspects of contemporary tropical forestry. The programme provides the students with:
- a firm theoretical foundation
- ability to function on the international scene, and openness to foreign cultures
- all competencies needed for working as a researcher or in tropical forest practices, e.g. development agencies, consultancies, NGOs, international organisations, ministries, governmental agencies, or district forest offices.
Eligibility (Admission Criteria)
The SUTROFOR Consortium has developed a common set of admission criteria as well as joint application procedures. The SUTROFOR Commission carries out the selection of students, where all partner universities are represented.
Admission requires:
- A good first university degree
- High proficiency in English
- Strong personal statement of motivation
- Good recommendations from two references, of which at least one is academic CV
Eligible groups
The SUTROFOR Masters Course is open to all non-EU and EU students.
Category A Scholarships (Third-country nationals): These scholarships can be awarded to masters students from all countries other than the 27 EU menber states and EEA/EFTA states: Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway. Furthermore, you must comply with the 12 months rule: You must not be a resident nor have carried out main activity (studies, work etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.
Category B Scholarships (European nationals): These scholarships can be awarded to any masters students who do not fullfil the criteria A defined above, i.e nationality requirement and 12 months rule.
Participating Institution(s):
The two-year Masters Course builds on the expertise of five European universities:
- University of Copenhagen, Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, Copenhagen (Denmark)
- Bangor University, School of the Environment and Natural Resources, Bangor, (UK)
- Dresden University of Technology, Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products, (Germany)
- Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences - AgroParisTech, Montpellier (France)
- University of Padova, Faculty of Agriculture, Padova, (Italy)
Fields of study:
In the below table you can see what degrees you will obtain at the different Consortium Universities.
University
|
Degree Awarded
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Copenhagen
|
MSc in Forests and Livelihoods
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Bangor
|
MSc in Sustainable Tropical Forestry
|
Dresden
|
MSc in Tropical Forestry
|
Montpellier
|
MSc in Agricultural Sciences,
specialisation Environmental Management of Ecosystems and Tropical Forests
|
Padova
|
MSc in Forestry and Environmental Sciences
|
Number of awards
Every year approximately 17-20 EU scholarships are available.
Scholarship benefits
Category A Scholarships for Third-country nationals: Total 48,000 EUR
Category B Scholarships for European nationals: Total 20,000 EUR
Method of Application
All applications must be submitted before the applicable deadline dates. For further information, please see the application pages for Category A and B students and Non-EU scholars.
SUTROFOR still has scholarships available for applicants from EU/EEA countries, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey and Western Balkan. Application form is available here.
DEADLINES:
Application deadline for applicants from EU/EEA countries, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey and Western Balkan: 15 January 2012.
For all other students: EU students is 15 August 2011 (annually), while Non-EU students is 1 December 2011 (annually). Course for everyone starts September 2012
PLEASE NOTE:
You can only submit a total of three Erasmus Mundus applications for each application round counting both Master and PhD applications. In the eventual case that a student applies to more than three Erasmus Mundus programmes he/she will be excluded from the selection for an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.
Contact
Erasmus Mundus Secretariat, SUTROFOR@life.ku.dk
Application Deadline: 15 August / 1 December 2011 || 15 January 2012
Open to International Students: Yes
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