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THE MASTERCARD FDN RUFORUM SCHOLARSHIPS

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, Gulu University and Egerton University are implementing an eight year program aimed at transforming African agricultural universities and their graduates to better respond to developmental challenges through enhanced application of science, technology, business and innovation for rural agricultural transformation. This is an eight year program (2016-2024) and will support students that are economically disadvantaged as well as those from post-conflict and conflict affected areas of Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

Be a national of Kenya and Uganda to benefit from the national respective scholarship quota

Be a citizen of any African country to benefit from the Africa region scholarship quota

Be from economically disadvantaged, marginalized communities, coming from conflict and post conflict areas.

Be less than 25 years for undergraduate and less than 30 years for master’s studies at the time of application.

Should have completed secondary school and/or diploma for a bachelor’s degree application not more than two years before the time of this call.

The applicant should meet admission criteria to eligible programs in the university of choice (Egerton University or Gulu University).

For admission into Gulu University for an undergraduate degree programme one must have attained the High School Certificate (HSC) also known as Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent. For admission into Egerton University one must have completed the Kenya Secondary Education Certificate (KSCE) or its equivalent.

Demonstrate interest in agriculture, agribusiness and entrepreneurship

Demonstrate leadership qualities.

Have commitment to working in agriculture and agricultural value chains

Have a strong commitment to community transformation

BENEFIT:

This is a full-board comprehensive scholarship that covers: tuition fees, one return air ticket for African students from outside Uganda and Kenya, research costs, workshop and conference costs, living expenses including stipend and accommodation fees, laptop, internship attachment, community engagement and field attachment, and entrepreneurship training.

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CAPSI PH.D. FELLOWSHIP IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR’S CONTRIBUTION TO AFRICAN ECONOMIES

Application Deadline: Friday, May 24th 2024.

LOCATION: South Africa

The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the Wits Business School, with the support of the Mastercard Foundation, invites applications for Doctoral Fellowship on the Non-Profit Sector and its Contribution to African Economies project. The aim of the PhD fellowship is to provide opportunities for young African doctoral students registered in African universities to participate in research on non-profit organisations and their contributions to African economies.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for the Fellowship Programme, applicants must:

Applications are invited from doctoral students with an interest in the non-profit sector and its role in African economies. In the current call, only those from and focusing on the following countries will be prioritised: Burkina Faso, DRC, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal,  South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Be currently enrolled as full time students in a relevant doctoral program at an African university focusing on themes and research aligned to the project. 

Have research interest in the non-profit sector’s contributions to dignified and fulfilling work for African youth.  

Demonstrate commitment to the program and the ability to work effectively in a team.

Be available to participate in the program for its entire duration.

Less than 35 years of age

In the first or second year of their PhD programme.

Be nationals of any of the countries listed above and conducting research on any of them or some of them.

BENEFIT:

This doctoral fellowship programme offers a maximum of five years of support to twenty (20) selected full time Ph.D students. Each fellow will receive a fully funded fellowship, providing a full scholarship of up to $30,000 per year

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