Fully Funded DAAD Scholarship Programmes 2023/2024 for postgraduate studies

DAAD Scholarship Programmes : The In-Country/In-Region scholarship programme in Eastern Africa aims to promote the development of university teaching staff in universities and build capacity for staff in the public sector through postgraduate training in selected postgraduate study programmes at selected Eastern African partner institutions.

DAAD Scholarship Programmes 2023/2024

This programme strongly encourages mobility of Sub-Saharan Africans to study in participating host institutions within the Eastern Africa region. Check the information further below for the links to the programmes funded, the links to the specific call for scholarship applications and the links to the host institutions.

DAAD strongly recommend applicants to apply to institutions outside their home countries.

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Brief Description

Scholarship Sponsor(s): DAAD

Host Institution(s): Universities in Germany

Scholarship Worth: Fully Funded

Number of Awards: Several

Study Level: Postgraduates

Nationality: Africans

Application Deadline:Â 9th December 2022

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Eligibility criteria | DAAD Scholarship Programmes 2023/2024

To be qualified for Fully Funded DAAD Scholarship Programmes 2023/2024, candidates must meet the criteria given below:

• Successful completion of a three-year Bachelor degree (Master’s applicants) or a two-year Master degree (PhD applicants) with above average results (at least 2^nd class upper division or equivalent);
• Completion of last university degree should not be more than 6 years ago at the time of application
• Clear demonstration of motivation and strong commitment;
• Thorough knowledge of the language of instruction;
• National or permanent resident of a Sub-Saharan African country
• Employed as a staff member of a public university, be a candidate for teaching or research staff recruitment, employed in the public sector, and/or an alumnus/a of the DAFI-programme

(Post)graduate programmes in West and Central Africa for which DAAD scholarships are offered:

Country	Institution	Degree	Programm
Benin	University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC)	Master	Master in Statistics, Major Biostatistics
PhD	PhD in Agronomic Sciences, Major Biometry
Cameroon	University of Dschang	PhD	PhD in Parasitology
PhD	PhD in Pharmacology
Ghana	University of Ghana – Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research	PhD	PhD in Development Studies
Ghana	University of Ghana – The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement	Master	Master in Seed Science and Technology
Ghana	University of Ghana – The West Africa Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens	Master	Master in Molecular Cell Biology of Infectious Diseases
Nigeria	Federal University of Technology	Master	Master in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
PhD	Doctor in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Nigeria	Benue State University	Master	Master in Food Chemistry
PhD	PhD in Food Chemistry

(Post)graduate programmes in Southern Africa for which DAAD scholarships are offered:

Country	Institution	Degree	Programm
Malawi	Malawi University of Business and AppliedSciences (MUBAS)	Master	Master programme in Environmental Health

(Post)graduate programmes in Eastern Africa for which DAAD scholarships

Country	Institution	Degree	Programm
Kenya	Moi University – East and South African-German Centre for Education Research Methodologies and Management (CERMESA)	Master	Master of Education in Research
Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture andTechnology	Master	Master of Science in Energy Technology
Kenya	Pwani University	Master	Master of Science in Bioinformatics
Kenya	Partnership for African Social and GovernanceResearch (PASGR)	Master	Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP)
Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture andTechnology	Master	Master of Science in Soil and Water Engineering
PhD	PhD Doctor of Philosophy in Soil and Water Engineering
Kenya	Moi University	PhD	PhD in Biostatistics
Kenya	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology	Master	MSc Food Science and Technology
Tanzania	Ardhi University	Master	Master of Geomatics
Tanzania	Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology	Master	Master of Science in Embedded and Mobile Systems
Uganda	Busitema University	Master	Master of Public Health
Uganda	Mbarara University of Science and Technology	Master	Master of Science in Biology (Natural Resources Ecology,Management and Conservation)
Master	Master of Science in Biology (Microbiology and Parasitology) [MAP]

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Duration of Funding

Generally, funding is provided for the usual duration of a course – up to two years for Master’s and up to three years for the PhD degree programmes

 Value

• Monthly allowance
• Study and research allowance
• Printing allowance
• Tuition fees
• Travel allowance (only applicable for In-Region scholarship holders)
• Health insurance (only applicable for In-Region scholarship holders)

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How to Apply

Interested Applicants for DAAD ScholarshipProgrammes 2023/2024 should submit application online with the necessary documents below

Note : Incomplete applications will be formally rejected and will be excluded from the application process.

Required documents

The following documents may be scanned and uploaded to the DAAD portal.ÂIf you submit documents in your national language, you must include English or German translations.

• Online DAAD application form duly completed (available on the DAAD portal)
• Curriculum vitae (max. 3 pages) containing information about the applicant’s academic career to date, former scholarships, current address and current or previous employers. Please use the European specimen form at  https://europa.eu/europass/en
• Letter of Motivation (1-2 pages) containing a precise description of the applicant’s academic / professional and personal reasons for the choice of degree programme and for wishing to participate in the programme
• Recommendation letters by university teachers/lecturers not older than one year (review specific requirements on the call for applications of the relevant study programme)
• Letter of admission from the host institution (this can be subsequently submitted before the scholarship begins if not available at the time of application)
• Proof of necessary language skills for the desired programme
• Certified copies of university degree certificates including transcripts of records for all study years with all individual grades incl. explanation of grading system or a grading scale.
• Copy of the applicant’s passport/national identification card.
• For research programmes: Declaration of acceptance from the academic supervisor or a commitment letter from the host institution that a supervisor will be assigned
• For PhD programmes: Detailed and precise PhD proposal (8-10 pages), inclusive of detailed workplan and timetable (if applicable: mentioning the planned research stay in Germany)
• For research programmes: Abstract of the proposal on one page (include name and title of proposal)