PRIORITY SUBJECT AREAS
There are no limits on the choice of subject area under this programme. Applicants are welcome to apply in any subject area; however, a list of priority areas has been identified in consultation with relevant stakeholders. Potential applicants to the EU Scholarship Programme are encouraged to consider these priority areas. The professions and skills encouraged aim at contributing to the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community and bringing the community closer to the EU. The EU Scholarship Programme will continue to include priority areas in the coming years. The following subject areas have been identified as priority under 2018/19 Call;
Table below covers the full list of specific priority areas:
| Agriculture | Geographical Informations Systems (GIS) |
| Agribusiness | Horticulture |
| Animal Sciences | Hydrology & Water Management |
| Aquaculture & Fisheries | Informatics & Information Sciences |
| Computing | IT Security |
| Computer Engineering | Mathematical Engineering in Data Science |
| Computer Sciences | Natural Resource Management |
| Data Science & Big Data | Natural Sciences |
| Ecology | Plant & Crop Sciences |
| Environmental Engineering | Software Engineering |
| Environmental Economics & Policy | Sustainable Engineering |
| Environmental Management | Sustainable Development |
| Environmental Sciences | Translation & Interpreting |
| Energy & Power Engineering | Web Technologies & Cloud Computing |
| European Law | Web Development |
| Food Sciences |
- Applicants who choose one of these subjects for their studies will receive extra scores See 5.2 Methodologies Applied section of the Guidelines for the score promotion methodology which will be used for priority subjects
- Applicants in all categories are permitted to submit only one application for one type of scholarship. Applicants submitting more than one applicationwill be rejected.
- Applicants in each of the two types (in their sub-categories – see below) will compete on separate lists, i.e. applicants in one category / sub-category will compete with the other applicants in the same category / sub-category.
