You are a student

With CultiVar you have an opportunity to follow rigorously balanced curricula, delivered by dedicated trainers, featuring fundamental base-building blocks, frontier knowledge in plant science and updated strategic analysis of global challenges. You will have broad choices for research internships on a wide array of crops. Your progress will be monitored by a dedicated mentor. Being part of an expanding international network of young scientists and laboratories will also contribute to your future employability.

The project is offering full fellowships for foreign students to undertake a master (two full years) in France in 2016 and in 2017. Besides, A financial support is also proposed to French students to do an internship abroad (flight ticket and allowance).

In 2016, three awardees from West Africa (Senegal) and three from South-East Asia (Vietnam) were selected to pursue a Master programme in Montpellier curricula either at Montpellier SupAgro or at the University of Montpellier. In addition two French master students (M1) of the University of Montpellier have also been supported for their M1 internship in Hanoï (Vietnam) at the laboratory LMI-RICE2.

Group Photo at St Guilhem le Désert © JM Lacape
Group photo at Pont du Diable, 9 September 2017 © JM Lacape

In 2017, five new foreign students (four from Senegal and one from Vietnam), arrived in Montpellier on September 1st (see the news) and started their first year Master classes. The selection process for five additional French students to do their internship aborad is underway.

The 2016 and 2017 batches enjoyed a group recreational activity on 9 September and went sightseing some reknown places near Montpellier (group photos taken from the Pont du Diable and under the centenary palm tree at Saint Guilhem Le Désert).

  • Practical informations

    The CultiVar project proposes some informations and web links to its fellow students sponsored to do their MSc in France

  • Test your skills !

    Test your skills !
    Before joining our Master curricula in Montpellier, you may be interested in testing your knowledge in the major disciplines related to plant breeding.

  • Testimonies

    The students who joined the project share their experience