Overview

About the programme

GAIA - Biodiversity, Agriculture, Food, Environment, Land, Water is a doctoral school at the University of Montpellier for Life and Environmental Sciences, and Technology Sciences.

It has co-accreditation with l'Institut Agro Montpellier and AgroParisTech for Agronomy and Environmental Sciences, and with the École des Mines in Alès (IMT Alès) for Technology Sciences in the fields of diffusion process in materials and the Environment.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Biochemistry and physico-chemistry of bioproducts and food, nutrition
Plant biology and breeding
Evolutionary biology and ecology
Biology of symbiotic and parasitic interactions
Biotechnology, microbiology
Functional ecology and ecophysiology
Health ecology and epidemiology
Environment, territories and societies
Paleobiology
Agronomical sciences
Water sciences
Sea sciences
Process engineering of materials, bioproducts and food
Earth sciences

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

deadline: April 28

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biodiversity & Conservation Agriculture Environmental Sciences View 3 other PhDs in Environmental Sciences in France

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Any student holding or preparing a diploma that confers a Master’s degree or equivalent may apply to this competitive exam for admission.
They may apply for three subjects at most, upon approval of the thesis supervisor.

Tuition Fee

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International

380 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 380 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

380 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 380 EUR per year during 36 months.

€92 Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus (CVEC) administrative fee

Living costs for Montpellier

917 - 1246 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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