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PASET REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND INNOVATION FUND (RSIF) PHD SCHOLARSHIPS

Application Deadline: 16th September 2024, at 5:00 pm (East Africa Time; UTC+3) 

LOCATION: Kenya 

Rsif aims to train quality PhD students and post-doctoral researchers to address the human resource gap of highly qualified specialists in the fields of applied sciences, engineering, and technology (ASET) and to contribute to improving research and innovation capacities in those fields in SSA.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible applicants must:

Be a citizen of any country in sub-Saharan Africa.

Have a relevant master’s degree related to the Rsif fields of study.

Meet the specific admission requirements of the Rsif AHU that hosts the PhD program.

Be 35 years of age or younger at the date of application.

Be willing to enrol full-time in a PhD program at an Rsif AHU in the 2024-2025 academic year.

Should not be holding another PhD scholarship when applying to the Rsif PhD scholarship.

Be willing to spend 6-12 months in a ‘sandwich’ training at an international partner university, research institute or private company.

Be willing to work on a research topic that aligns with and contributes to national or regional development in Africa.

Priority for the scholarships will be given to women and existing young academic faculty who do not have a PhD.

BENEFIT:

University tuition fee and research costs.

A monthly allowance to cover living expenses such as accommodation and meals while at the Rsif AHU and while on a sandwich placement at an International Partner Institute.

Return travel from home country to the Rsif AHU.

Return travel from the Rsif AHU to the International Partner Institute

Visas and student permits.

Annual medical and personal accident insurance.

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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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