ISSFErasmus Mundus Joint Master in Insects as Solutions for a Sustainable Future
Biology, Agriculture and Food, Environment, Climate and Sustainability
Scholarship availableDeadlineDeadline not published yet
Route
Where you study each semester.
Semester 1
- Université de Tours, Tours, FranceMap of Tours on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
- thenUniversité d'Orléans, Orléans, FranceMap of Orléans on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
Insects in eco- and agrosystems, at Tours and Orléans.
Overview
Insect sciences master by Université de Tours, Université d'Orléans, KU Leuven (Geel) and NOVA Lisbon: 20 students a year, 60 EU scholarships over four cohorts. The 2027 application is announced as opening soon.
- Field
- Biology, Agriculture and Food, Environment, Climate and Sustainability
- Duration
- 24 months, 120 ECTS
- Degree
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Teaching language
- English
- Universities
- Université de Tours; Université d'Orléans; KU Leuven; Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Eligibility
- Degree
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Subjects
- Bachelor's in life sciences, biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, bio-engineering, biosciences or a closely related field.
- Other prerequisites
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Grades
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Final-year students
- Final-year BSc applicants may apply; the degree must be completed by enrolment.
- English
- TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS Academic 6.5, or listed Cambridge C1/C2 exams.
- English exemptions
- Prior diplomas taught in English in listed countries.
- Other languages
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
Documents
Other programme-specific document Conditional
Self-funded students without a scholarship submit a Guarantee of Full Financial Support before enrolment.
Deadlines and scholarship
- Scholarship
- Scholarship available60 EU-funded scholarships across four cohorts: fees at all partners plus EUR 1,400 per month for 24 months; merit and geographical balance, some reserved for targeted regions.
- Applications open
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Deadline
- Deadline not published yet
- About the deadline
- Online application for the 2027 intake 'will soon open'; required documents to be published.
Sources
The official pages the requirements, deadlines and scholarship status above come from.
- ISSF: About (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- Université de Tours: ISSF track (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- ISSF: Who can apply? (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- ISSF: Benefits (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- ISSF: How to apply? (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- EACEA: Erasmus Mundus Catalogue (live capture 2026-10-22) (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026