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master science 1 EAC Scholarship Programme Two-Year Funded Masters’ Opportunity For Academic Year 2021/2022 (COHORT 3)

EAC Scholarship Programme Two-Year Funded Masters’ Opportunity For Academic Year 2021/2022 (COHORT 3)

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Edutymes


CALL FOR APPLICATION

The General Public is hereby informed that the EAC Scholarship programme is now open for suitably qualified and interested nationals from the East African Community to apply for cohort 3 of the KfW – funded Scholarships, to pursue Master’s studies in an EAC Partner State other than their own.

Opening date: 27th August, 2021

Closing date: 17th September, 2021 not later than 17:00hrs East African Time.

Eligible applicants: Young nationals of EAC Partner states (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda)

Duration of the Scholarship: 2 years

 

  1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The minimum requirements for qualification into the Programme are:

  1. Be a national of a partner state of the East African Community;
  2. Be below 35 years of age at the time of application;
  3. Possess at least an equivalent of Upper Second-Class Honours or “Distinction” as applicable;
  4. Have obtained admission from a university in another country of the EAC Region other than their
  5. Submit a well written motivation letter in English (with not more than 500 words) elaborating on the following :
    • Demonstrates a convincing motivation for wanting to pursue the Master’s Programme
    • Adequately demonstrates the applicant’s foreseen professional engagement in EAC Integration agenda after completing the Master’s Programme.
    • Demonstrates how they expect to apply the acquired skills and knowledge from the Master’s Programme to contribute to the EAC Integration
    • Personal, professional and academic vision in the next 5 to 10 years

Note: This has to be one typed letter for each programme and converted to PDF.

 

  1. SCHOLARSHIP COVERAGE

Up to 63 scholarships are available in the 2021/2022 academic year. The scholarship covers the following:

  1. Return economy air ticket between the candidate’s home and host country;
  2. University tuition fees: payable directly to the university against official invoice;
  3. Stipend: EUR 380 per month to support living expenses including housing, food, utilities, local transportation and settlement expenses;
  4. Allowances for study materials and research: EUR 1,500 one-off  allowance;
  5. Medical insurance; and
  6. Extracurricular events: at least one event per

 

  1. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
  1. A letter of motivation for applying for the scholarship (see the structure of the letter in Section 2 (e) above);
  2. A signed curriculum vitae;
  3. Certified copies of all university degree certificates and transcripts;
  4. A copy of the university Application Form and its attachments;
  5. A recent passport photograph in colour of your full head and upper shoulders;
  6. Evidence of Nationality of a Partner State in the East African Community such as copy of National Identity card/ passport/birth certificate; and
  7. Any other form of evidence required in the application form e.g. medical reports, photos and letters of reference.

Note: (i)      Applicants with academic qualifications obtained from foreign institutions must be equated by the National Council/ Commission for                      Higher Education in their respective countries.

(ii)     Applicants with supporting documents in languages other than English are required to submit both the original and copies                                      translated to English a language by an accredited language translation provider.

 

  1. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The application process is two-fold and each must be completed separately.

  1. Application for admission to the university:

Step 1: Identify the programme and University of your choice (see appendix that contains Eligible Programmes);

Step 2: Fill the application form for admission to the university of choice (this can be found on the university website). Ensure you pay the University application fee.

Step 3: Submit the completed university application form and its supporting documents to the university indicating that you intend to apply for the EAC Scholarship Programme.

Notes: (a) Candidates may apply to more than one University.

(b) Candidates may apply for more than one programme; however, each programme should have its own application form and                                    attachments.

  1. Application for the EAC Scholarship:

Step 4: Register online for the EAC scholarship at:

Step 5: Download the scholarship application form from the IUCEA

website: www.iucea.org under Scholarships and fill it.

Step 6: Submit the filled application form in step 5 and supporting

documents in pdf format as one zipped folder electronically to:

scholarships@iucea.org and

project@adroitconsultinternational.com indicating in the subject

line: YOUR NAME, PROGRAMME APPLIED FOR and

UNIVERSITY e.g. Timothy Moyo, MBA at Kayombogo University.

 

 

Issued by

Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology,

Government City,

Mtumba Area,

Afya Street,

University of Dodoma,

P. O. Box. 10,

40479 DODOMA.

APPENDIX

 

ELIGIBLE PROGRAMMES

Applicants will apply to pursue their studies in the following programmes. Please apply for a programme in a university outside your country of origin.

S/NProgrammesThematic AreaUniversityCountry
   1.Master of Science in Advanced Manufacturing    and  Automation EngineeringEngineeringDedan Kimathi University of Technology

 

Kenya
   2.Master of Science in Leather TechnologyTechnology
   3.Master of Science in Food Science & TechnologyTechnology
   4.Master of Science in Geothermal Energy    TechnologyTechnology
   5.Master of Science in PhysicsScienceKenyatta University
   6.Master of Science in BiotechnologyScience
   7.Master of Science in Crop Protection (Plant        Pathology)Science
   8.Master of Science in Integrated Soil Fertility    ManagementScience
   9.Master of Science in Applied MathematicsMathematics
 10.Master of Science in EntrepreneurshipBusiness Science
 11.Master of Business Administration with I.TBusiness ScienceKibabii University
 12.Master of Science in Human Resource ManagementBusiness Science
 13.Master of Business AdministrationBusiness Science
 14.Master of Science in ICTInformatics
 15.Master of Science in MeteorologyScienceUniversity of Nairobi
 16.Master of Art in MicrofinanceBusiness ScienceINES-RuhengeriRwanda
 17.Master of Science in TaxationBusiness Science
 18.Master of Science in Conservation and Natural  Resources ManagementScienceKyambogo UniversityUganda
 19.Master of Science in PhysicsScience
 20.Master of Public Infrastructures ManagementBusiness ScienceMakerere University
 21.Master of Science in Zoology, Entomology and      Fisheries ScienceScience
 22.Master of Science in StatisticsBusiness Science
 23.Master of Science in Technology, Innovation and Industrial DevelopmentTechnology
 24.Master of Science in Mechanical EngineeringEngineering
 25.Master of Science in Quantitative EconomicsBusiness Science
 26.Master of Science in BiologyScienceMbarara University of Science & Technology
 27.Master of Science in ChemistryScience
 28.Master of Science in Medical Lab scienceScience
 29.Master of Business ManagementBusiness ScienceMoshi Co-operative UniversityTanzania
 30.Master of Arts in Cooperative and Community DevelopmentBusiness Science
 31.Master of Arts in Procurement and Supply ManagementBusiness Science
 32.Master of Science in Irrigation Engineering and  ManagementEngineeringSokoine University of Agriculture
 33.Master of Science in Information TechnologyInformaticsUniversity of Dodoma
 34.Master of Science in MathematicsMathematics
 35.Master of Science in ChemistryScience
 36.Master of Science in Petroleum Geo- SciencesScience

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