Non-EU students can still apply until May 15th (in case of own funding, or non-ERASMUS MUNDUS grants). Follow this link to start the registration and application forms: click here

MarBEF Grants for students for ERASMUS MUNDUS Master EMBC Students linked to one of the MarBEF institutes can get a grant from MarBEF for enrolment in the EMBC Master course. This personal grant offered by the MarBEF Central Budget will be awarded to 10 students and is set at 1500 Euro per year. Moreover, 10 MarBEF partners will be allowed to use 1500 Euro of their own MarBEF budget to support the same (or another) student for the same amount (1500 Euro/student/year). For the payment of the obligatory mobility within the EMBC Master programme, the normal Erasmus travelling grants can be used. Students interested in the program and applying for a MarBEF grant need to fill in the EMBC application form and indicate in this form the MarBEF partner institute to which they are linked. Applications should be completed by May the 15th.

Application (2008-2009) for EU-students is open until June 1st 2008

Application for scholars (non-EU EMBC teachers) is open until February 15th 2008

The Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (EMBC) is offered by a University consortium consisting of 6 partners :

group I : Ghent University (Belgium), University of Bremen (Germany), University of the Algarve (Portugal),

group II :  University Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 006 (France),  University of Oviedo (Spain) and University of Klaipèda (Lithuania).

The study programme is divided in 3 thematic modules :

(1) Understanding the structure and function of marine biodiversity

(2) Toolbox for investigating marine biodiversity

(3) Conservation and Restoration of marine biodiversity

Student mobility is an integral part of the Master : students start in one of the three group I Universities (Gent, Bremen or Algarve) for 2 semesters; for the third semester, students move to one of the group II Universities (Paris, Oviedo or Klaipèda). 

The research project for the thesis work is performed in one of the partner institutions (including institutes of the MarBEF- NoE).