AgTrain is a fully integrated three-year Ph.D. Programme with focus on
- Agricultural development, commercialization and farmer innovation in developing countries.
- Applied research, joint supervision and mobility periods for students and staff.
- Joint research with leading research and industry organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.
Category A and B Fellowships
Two different Erasmus Mundus Doctorate fellowships can be awarded to doctoral candidates:
Category A fellowships can be awarded to doctoral candidates from all countries other than the 28 EU member states and the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Lichtenstein).
Category A fellowships can be awarded to doctoral candidates from all countries other than the 28 EU member states and the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Lichtenstein).
Please note that a special geographical window fellowship for Western Balkan and Turkey (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey), may be offered. However, candidates eligible for such a fellowship should initially apply as a category A applicant. A geographical window fellowship will follow the same terms as a category A fellowship.
12 month rule:
In order to be eligible for a category A fellowship, the doctoral candidate must not be a resident nor have carried out her/his main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of the 28 EU member states or EEA-EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Lichtenstein). The only exception to this rule applies to third-country candidates who have previously received an Erasmus Mundus Masters scholarship in order to follow an EMMC.
In order to be eligible for a category A fellowship, the doctoral candidate must not be a resident nor have carried out her/his main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of the 28 EU member states or EEA-EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Lichtenstein). The only exception to this rule applies to third-country candidates who have previously received an Erasmus Mundus Masters scholarship in order to follow an EMMC.
Category B fellowships can be awarded to any doctorate candidate who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.
Please note:
- The fellowships are awarded exclusively for full-time enrollment
- Third-Country doctoral candidates, who have previously received an Erasmus Mundus masters scholarship, can be awarded a Category A fellowship
- Doctoral candidates benefiting for an EMJD fellowship cannot benefit from other Community grants while carrying out their Erasmus Mundus doctoral activities
- For Category B fellowship holders, the AgTraIn universities in the mobility track must not be located in the country in which the doctoral candidate has obtained his/her last university degree
- You can only apply to maximum three Erasmus Mundus Programmes
The deadline for applications is 1 November 2014.
For further details and application please visit the AgTraIn Erasmus Mundus Fellowships Program page.
