LOCATION: Africa
MINDS ’offers scholarships to Africans who wish to pursue postgraduate studies within Africa, outside of their own countries. Through tailored leadership development activities, the MINDS Scholarship Programme aims to nurture leaders who have a continental development mindset—leaders who will facilitate greater cohesion and cooperation between African countries. Individuals with a Pan-African outlook, demonstrated leadership ability and an excellent academic record who wish to study on the African continent, outside their home country are invited to apply for the scholarships.
ELIGIBILITY:
MINDS Scholarships are applicable to full-time studies of a one- or two-year Honors or Master’s degree at one of the MINDS preferred institutions (listed below). MINDS does not prescribe the course to be studied.
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.
To be eligible to receive a MINDS Scholarship, an applicant must have been accepted to study at one of the following institutions:
EAST AFRICA
African Leadership University, Rwanda
Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda, Rwanda
Makerere University, Uganda
Strathmore University, Kenya
Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde
Université Libre de Kigali, Rwanda
SOUTHERN AFRICA
African Leadership University, Mauritius
University of Cape Town, South Africa
University of Mauritius, Mauritius
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Universidade Agostinho Neto, Angola
NORTH AFRICA
Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
Université Cadi Ayyad, Morocco
Université Mohammed V, Morocco
Cairo University, Egypt
Ain Sharms University, Egypt
Alexandria University, Egypt
Assiut University, Egypt
WEST AFRICA
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Ghana
Pan-Atlantic University (Lagos Business School), Nigeria
University of Development Studies, Ghana
Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivory Cost
Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
University of Ghana, Ghana
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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.
