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FULLY FUNDED GERMAN GOVERNMENT WASCAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR AFRICANS

Application Deadline: 30th April, 2025

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), under the sponsorship of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is pleased to announce application for its International Master’s Programme in Energy and Green Hydrogen (IMP-EGH) in all fifteen (15) ECOWAS countries

ELIGIBILITY:

ECOWAS countries namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

The International Master’s Programme in Energy and Green Hydrogen (IMP-EGH) is innovative for the West African region, and it is designed to prepare the next generation to address the energy challenges of adaptation and resilience to Climate Change in West Africa. The programme’s interdisciplinary approach will allow for a better understanding of present-day energy infrastructures in West Africa, their strengths and weaknesses, energy policies, practices in a changing climate context and the search for sustainable solutions.

Master’s programmes: Economics/Policies/Infrastructures and Green Hydrogen Technology, Université Cheikh Anta Diop – Senegal 

Bioenergy/Biofuels and Green Hydrogen Technology, University of Lomé – Togo

Photovoltaic and system Analysis for Green Hydrogen Technologies, Université Abdou Moumouni – Niger

Green Hydrogen Production and Technology/Geo-resources (Wind/Water) And Green Hydrogen Technology, Université Felix Houphouet Boigny – Côte D’ivoire

Duration: 28 months; 4 months for language training (proficiency) and 24 months for the master programmes.

BENEFIT:

Fully funded

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MINDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AT PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY (LAGOS BUSINESS SCHOOL), NIGERIA

LOCATION: Nigeria

The scholarship program enables African students to study in an African country other than their home country and, in this way, immerse themselves in the richness and diversity that the country and its communities have to offer. By broadening access to education, they see the expansion of openness to ideas and the creation of a network of like-minded leaders who will help promote the performance and tangible progress of our continent. There is no doubt that a more integrated African economy on a global scale will accelerate growth, generate positive outcomes, and benefit all its communities.

ELIGIBILITY:

MINDS Scholarships are awarded to meritorious applicants following a rigorous selection process.  To be considered for a MINDS Scholarship, you must:

Be a national of an African country, residing in any African country

Have been formally accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution/s outside of your country of citizenship and/ or residency

Have been formally accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution/s to pursue postgraduate studies within the following year

Have obtained at least 70% in each subject/ course in the last two completed years of study

Produce evidence of demonstrated leadership abilities or potential guided by the questions/ requirements set out in the application form

Submit a complete online application form (see below) with the required supporting documentation.

BENEFIT:

The Scholarship will cover some or all of the expenses below, depending on whether a partial or full scholarship is awarded:

Tuition

Accommodation and meals

One return ticket per duration of studies

A fixed stipend.

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