Graduate studentship: EU/USA
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Erasmus Mundus Master Program in Evolutionary Biology (MEME)
MEME is a two-year research oriented master program for talented and motivated students who are interested in understanding evolution in all its facets. It intends to provide an optimal preparation for subsequent doctoral studies and eventually a career in academic research.
The MEME program addresses the driving forces of evolution at all levels of organismal organization (from cells and individuals to populations and ecosystems), and allows students to study all kinds of organisms (microorganisms, plants, animals) in all kinds of habitats (marine as well as terrestrial) with a diversity of approaches (field, lab, theory). The focus of the program is not only on how evolution shaped life on our planet in the past, but also on how understanding the principles underlying evolution can provide new insights and help to cope with present-day challenges in a variety of fields, including ecology, epidemiology, physiology, immunology, genetics/genomics, bioinformatics, economics and the social sciences.
To offer a program of such broad scope, four European universities (University of Groningen, Netherlands; University of Montpellier, France; Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany; Uppsala University, Sweden), have joined forces with Harvard University (USA). Together, this consortium has put together an attractive multidisciplinary program that meets highest standards. All students have to study at (at least) two partner universities, and they will receive a double degree from two partner universities they have attended.
Being financed by the European Community, MEME has to satisfy the high quality standards imposed the prestigious Erasmus+ Program. A limited number of full scholarships is available for European and non-European students and these will be awarded in a selective procedure. Details on the program and the selection procedure can be found on <http://www.evobio.eu> www.evobio.eu.
Starting date: 15 August 2017
Application deadline: 1 February 2017
Please alert your students to this great opportunity!
More information and how to apply - please see <http://www.evobio.eu> www.evobio.eu
Questions about the contents of the program:
Franjo Weissing ( <mailto:f.j.we...@rug.nl> f.j.we...@rug.nl)
Questions about the requirements and the application procedure:
Maartje Giesbers (m.c.w.g....@rug.nl )
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