Application deadlines
The call for applications for academic years 2026-2028 will only be opened for self-funded applicants.
No Erasmus Mundus grants are available.
This call, for self-funded applicants only, will consist in two sessions :
Candidates from all over the world can apply for the European Master in Plant Breeding and Innovative Plant Sciences – emPLANT.
All the applicants have to submit their application through the same online application form available here when the call is open.
Breaking news
From 2026, there is a new emPLANT Master’s Degree called European Master in Plant Breeding and Innovative Plant Sciences:
- New universities
- New mobility tracks
- New course catalogue
Find out more about this new programme here.
More detailed information is about to come early-December.
1- Admission requirements
If you are interested in applying for the European Master in Plant Breeding and Innovative Plant Sciences, please check if you meet the requirements below:
- Awarded Bachelor of Science degree (min. 180 ECTS) in Agriculture/Agronomy, Plant Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Master 1 Genetics, Molecular Biosciences or related relevant fields
- OR students in their last Bachelor year
- For applicants who have done their BSc studies in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nepal, Nigeria and Pakistan, there are compulsory additional requirements in order to apply:
- If your grading system is out of 4 or 5: you must have achieved at least 90% of the maximum score (examples: you can apply with a CGPA from 3,6 out of 4, or more. You can apply with a CGPA from 4,5 out of 5, or more)
- If your grading system is out of 10 or 100: you must have achieved at least 80% of the maximum score (examples: you can apply with a CGPA from 8 out of 10, or more. You can apply with a CGPA from 80 out of 100, or more)
- Language proficiency:
- Proof of B2 level in English in reading, writing, listening, and speaking except when English is your mother tongue. If not, please provide one of the following documents:
- Official English test certifying B2 proficiency in all four skills :
- IELTS: minimum 6.0
- TOEFL: 233 computer-based, 90 internet-based (20 written)
- Cambridge: Certificate of Advanced English
- Or a University letter attesting English is the medium of instruction of your higher education. Students with such a certificate must pass an official English test (listed aboved) certifying at least a B2 level, at the latest during their first emPLANT study year, in order to be accepted in the second year university.
- Official English test certifying B2 proficiency in all four skills :
- Spanish: for those applying to UPV in year 2, a level B1 is needed by the beginning of the second year (not required at the time of application). Official test: DELE, ALTE, etc…
- Proof of B2 level in English in reading, writing, listening, and speaking except when English is your mother tongue. If not, please provide one of the following documents:
- Application received before the deadline
- Application form filled out in English
- Application containing all requested elements and documents
2- Documents required to apply
If you meet all requirements and want to apply to emPLANT, the following list of documents will have to be attached to the application in a PDF format:
- Copy of your diploma(s) / degree(s) certificate(s) (add an English translation if applicable) or enrolled certificate from your university (for last year students)
- Copy of transcript of records for your whole degree and a grading scale (add an English translation if applicable)
- Copy of official language certificate attesting language skills in English and Spanish if applicable
- Curriculum Vitae in a European format
- Passport (or valid ID document)
- Proof of current and exact place of residence (see requirements below)
- Two signed recommendation letters (no specific format, except that letters must be signed and written on an official document with the logo or the letterhead of the university/company)
- Declaration on honor (download template)
- Other document you consider relevant for the application
IMPORTANT NOTES
- Certificate of residence
- Your personal full name
- Your personal postal address: where you live at the moment of the application
- Date of issuance of the document: must be dated within the year before your application date
Be careful we won't accept "work certificate" from the company you are working in. We want to have your current personal postal address and not your working address. We won't accept your birth certificate either or your passport.
- If you are selected to emPLANT you must provide legalized documents such as your diploma, transcript of records or birth certificate. Those documents are not required at application stage so you don’t need to initiate expenditures in case of a non-selection of your application
3- Information about the online application
- The application form must be filled out in English
- All documents must be in English language. If it is not the case, add an English translation done by a certified, court-approved translator officially recognized by the issuing country
- Check the application tutorial
- Don’t wait the last moment to apply
- After submission of your application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement of receipt by e-mail
- You can’t submit more than one application
- Have a look at the Frequently Asked Questions for any doubts you may have
Use of Personal Data
Please take due note of the policies by which the EACEA (Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) collects, manages and uses the personal data in the context of managing mobility projects.
If you are selected as a self-funded student (put on the reserve list) to be part of an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree your data may be used for the purposes of evaluating the programmes, efficiently manage the projects, and producing statistics. Data could be made available to the EACEA, the European Commission, the European External Action Service staff, as well as to other stakeholders of the Erasmus+ programme, such as Erasmus+ National Agencies, National Erasmus+ Offices and the Erasmus Mundus Student and Alumni Association.
If you want to have an overview of the use of personal data by the EACEA, please read their Privacy Statement document.
Information relating to individuals is collected and used in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No 45-2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18.12.2000 of the Protection of Individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies
and on the free movement of such data (OJ L8 of 12.1.2001, p 1)