Tag Archives: scholarship

ENGINEERING FOR DEVELOPMENT (E4D) DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: 30 April, 2024. 

LOCATION: Switzerland

The goal of the Engineering for Development (E4D) Programme is to promote research and education for people in low-​income countries. The E4D Programme is generously funded through the external pageSawiris Foundation for Social Developmentcall_made and the external pageSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.call_made

ELIGIBILITY:

The general entrance requirements for doctoral studies at the ETH Zurich1 and the respective department must be fulfilled.

Experience in the selected research area is required.

Candidates must be citizens of low- and lower-middle-income countries according to the OECD DAC-2024-25 list classification. 2

The candidate submits the Concept Note Application Form 2024 to the E4D programme office by e-mail to e4d@sl.ethz.ch. Only concept notes fulfilling all indicated requirements will be take into consideration and will be evaluated by the ETH4D Committee for Exchanges with regard to
their suitability for the second step. The deadline for submitting concept notes is 30 April 2024

BENEFIT:

The grant sum is 200’000 CHF to cover the salary costs of the doctoral students for three years. ETH professors cover the 4th year of the doctoral studies as well as costs related to the research itself.

APPLY

UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING POSTGRADUATE NIGERIA SCHOLARSHIP

LOCATION: Scotland

The University of Stirling have a long history of supporting international students to become global citizens and forge successful careers around the world. This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver and is open to students who are living in Nigeria at the point of application.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must have received a conditional or unconditional offer of admission for an eligible postgraduate taught course at the University of Stirling starting in September 2024 or January 2025.

You must be classed as an International student for tuition fee purposes.

You must be living in Nigeria at the point of application.

You must enter directly into a full-time postgraduate degree programme, delivered at the University’s Stirling campus.

This scholarship cannot be combined with any other Stirling scholarship or award. If offered more than one University of Stirling award, then the highest value award will be applied.

BENEFIT:

This scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver

APPLY