The Liechtenstein Renewable Energy Enterprise (REED) program provides monitored scholarships, supporting living expenses for students in renewable energy development and access programs across Africa, with a special emphasis on supporting women’s development in renewable energy.

The women in the renewable energy access scholarship program are focused on emerging female scholars and practitioners to help with additional support in thesis- and project-based early career development.

ELIGIBILITY:

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, academic excellence, commitment to community renewable energy access in the country as well as contribution to cultural and social diversity goals.

Scholarship awardees are required to:

Complete all mandatory courses in time

Maintain good grades and high performance standing

Submit academic progress reports each semester

Present a final report on experience, lessons and final academic results

Application Documents

Completed scholarship application – contact the university’s Admissions Office for the PDF form.

Two letters of recommendation, by university professors, supervisors and/or employers;

A Letter of Motivation of no more than four pages (up to 1,600 words) to explain your academic and professional goals and illustrate how these relate to future career plans in renewable energy access. The letter must describe:

your background;

why the scholarship is important to you;

goals and academic and/or career plans;

why the master course was chosen; and

wider community and societal implications of renewable energy based engineering programs in providing sustainable energy access for all.

Establishment of financial need – As many of the following as possible:

Certified copy of your most recent tax return or pay slip

Certified copy of your bank statements for the past six months

Certified copy of your parents’ most recent tax return if you are not employed

Other forms of documentation (corroboration by local administration etc.)

Method of Application

To apply, you must meet the admission requirements of participating university and its relevant masters program, and submit the admission application form plus the required material stipulated below.

 Mekelle University

 Moi University

 University of Port Harcourt

 Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences

 Strathmore University

 National University of Lesotho

 Gulu University

 University of Sierra Leone

BENEFIT:

Successful candidates will be awarded support for living expenses in order to help complete the program within the standard MSc program period.