Be aware that your application will be rejected without any possibility of appeal if your application is not complete or if you have uploaded illegible or wrong documents. On another hand, if your application is complete and correct, you have the right to appeal against a decision rejecting your application for a scholarship. The appeal procedure consists in writing to the emPLANT+ Executive Board within 7 days of receiving notification of your rejection letter/e-mail, in using the emPLANT+ appeal form. The emPLANT+ coordinator will prepare the response which will be submitted to the Executive Board for approval. Before sending the response to the enquirer, the Coordinator might consult with the relevant EACEA staff. You will be notified in writing of the outcome of your appeal within 14 days after your appeal submission. The decision reached by the emPLANT+ Executive Board is final and not subject to further appeals

Yes you can, students in their last year of BSc study can also apply before the application deadline. They need to show proof of their studies with a duly signed and stamped statement that declares they are currently in their last year. They need to include the transcript of records showing all courses completed and all uncompleted courses for which they are enrolled. The statement should mention in which month they are expecting to obtain the diploma.

Programme countries students (EU students) are the following:

• Citizens from a EU Member States (within the 28)
• Citizens from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Türkiye and Republic of Serbia
• If you have you lived, resided or carried out your main activity (work, study, etc.) for more than 12 months over the last five years in one Programme Country listed above, at the date of application

The purpose of this document is to prove your current place of residence so your current postal address. The following information must appear on the document:

• Your personal full name
• Your personal current postal address: where you live at the moment of the application
• Date of issuance of the document: must be dated within 12 months before your application date

• English: You can apply without an official English test (TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge...) if your mother tongue is English or if you can provide a letter from your university attesting your medium of instruction is English.
• Spanish: You can apply without an official Spanish test (DELE, ALTE ...) if your mother tongue is Spanish or if you can provide a letter from your university attesting your medium of instruction is Spanish