Fully Funded Scholarships for African Students at Pan African Universities, 2018
ABOUT
The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network whose mission is to provide quality postgraduate education geared towards the achievement of a prosperous, integrated and peaceful Africa. Young, qualified, talented and enterprising applicants from African countries and the African Diaspora are invited to apply to join Masters or PhD degree programs at any of the following four PAU institutes listed below. Candidates with potential, motivation and who desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.
ELIGIBILITY
MASTERS
Candidates must satisfy the following conditions:
1. Undergraduate degree from a recognized university, with at least a second class upper division or its equivalent, in a relevant field;
2. Certified copies of relevant certificates, transcripts (from university and high school), national I.D. card and passport personal details page;
3. Recommendation letters from 2 Professors
4. Clear colored passport size photograph(2cmx2cm);
5. Maximum age of 30 years for male and 35 years for female applicants.
PHD
Candidates must satisfy the following conditions:
1. A Masters degree in a relevant field from PAU or any internationally recognized university;
2. Certified copies of relevant certificates, transcripts, national I.D. card and passport personal details page;
3. A 3 to 4 page research concept note (tentative title, research questions, objectives, significance of the research etc…)
4. Recommendation letters from 2 Professors
5. Clear colored passport size photograph (2cmx2cm);
6. Maximum age of 35 years for male and 40 years for female applicants.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Masters (MA)
• Governance and Regional Integration
• Trans Border languages (Kiswahili option)
• Conference Interpreting
• Translation
Masters (MSc)
• Water (Engineering option)
• Water (Policy option)
• Energy (Engineering option)
• Energy (Policy option)
Masters (MSc)
• Geosciences (Mineral Exploration option)
• Geosciences (Petroleum Geosciences option)
• Health Sciences (Reproductive Health option)
• Health Sciences (Reproductive Biology option)
• Plant Breeding
• Environmental Management
• Phytochemistry & Medicinal plants
• Sports Sciences (Sports Development and management Studies option)
• Veterinary medicine (avian medicine option )
• Veterinary medicine (vaccine production & Management option )
Masters (MSc)
• Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
• Mathematics (Financial option)
• Mathematics (Computational option)
• Mathematics (Statistics option)
• Civil Engineering (Structural option)
• Civil Engineering (Arid and Semi-Arid Land option)
• Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications option)
• Electrical Engineering (Power Systems option)
• Mechatronic Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
PhD
• Governance and Regional Integration
• Translation
• Geosciences (Mineral Exploration option)
• Geosciences (Petroleum Geosciences option)
• Health Sciences (Reproductive Health option)
• Health Sciences (Reproductive Biology option)
• Plant Breeding • Environmental Management
• Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
• Mathematics (Financial option)
• Mathematics (Computational option)
• Mathematics (Statistics option)
• Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications option)
• Electrical Engineering (Power Systems option)
• Civil Engineering (Structural option)
• Civil Engineering (Arid and Semi-Arid Land option)
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
