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Access requirements
The requirements to access the Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree in Plant Breeding include:
- Hold an official Spanish university degree or other degree issued by a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area that allows access to master’s degree courses.
- Graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may gain access without the need for homologation, subject to proof of their equivalent level of education.
Admission for disabled students
For students with specific educational needs arising from a disability, appropriate support and counseling services will be established to assess the needs of curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies, through the support of the CEDAT Foundation of the UPV.
The CEDAT Foundation of the UPV offers information and advice to members of the university community with disabilities, as well as accompaniment and support in the classroom. In addition, it provides technical aids for study to those members of the student body who, due to their special educational needs, require it. It also promotes and manages training and employment actions for this group, both inside and outside the UPV campuses, and offers different services from its Special Employment Center.
The foundation also carries out projects for the elimination of architectural and urban barriers, comprehensive accessibility plans, accessibility audits, project reviews, advice and design of ideal accessibility models.
General information on access can be found in the Alumni Service – Access
Admission criteria
The admission criteria for the Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree in Plant Breeding include:
A
Official university degree
Hold an official Spanish university degree or a degree issued by a higher education institution of a country of the European Higher Education Area that allows access to master’s degree courses.
B
Graduates from educational systems outside the EHEA
Graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area, without the need for homologation, as long as it is demonstrated that their level of education is equivalent to that of the official Spanish university degrees and that they qualify in their country for access to postgraduate studies.
C
Additional requirements
Admission is limited to students who can prove that they meet the above requirements and comply with the number of places available.
Scholarships
Studies leading to an official university degree allow access to scholarships and grants. The Ministry of Education, the Generalitat Valenciana and the Universitat Politècnica de València itself offer various scholarships and grants.
General scholarships for students pursuing post-compulsory studies valid throughout the national territory. The scholarship will consist of exemption from payment of fees for the provision of university academic services (tuition fees), corresponding to subjects enrolled for the first time. Other fixed and variable amounts may also be obtained, if the requirements established for this purpose are met.
For the awarding of the scholarship it is necessary to prove administrative residence in the Valencian Community and not to exceed the income thresholds established by the call, as well as to comply with the general and academic requirements. The scholarship consists of the exemption from the payment of fees for the provision of university academic services (tuition fees), for subjects enrolled in first and second enrollment.
The Universitat Politècnica de València offers various scholarships or grants such as social action grants, canteen grants or collaboration training grants. There are also grants for sportsmen and women.
This link brings together all types of calls for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students: mobility grants, collaboration grants, research grants, internship grants, course grants…
The Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree in Plant Breeding offers its students the possibility of accessing various scholarships that facilitate their training and permanence in the program. These scholarships are intended to cover part of the tuition fees and may additionally include funding for living expenses and academic material. Access to scholarships is designed to support students of different nationalities, promoting diversity and expanding study opportunities in this area. Applicants are advised to consult the specific requirements and procedures for obtaining these grants to ensure their participation in the program.
Pre-registration process
Pre-registration is the procedure used to order all the applications received by each university master’s degree, according to the access requirements that have been established and the evaluation of the merits presented by each applicant. It is a procedure that, at the Universitat Politècnica de València, is carried out through an online application and with a different (longer) deadline for students from outside the European Union. Those interested in applying for a place in this university master’s degree will find below the step-by-step instructions for pre-enrolment: deadlines, fees, documents, regulations…
