East Africa Community (EAC) KFW Master Scholarship 2021 Programme for East African Students ( Cohort 2)

Deadline: 22nd October 2020, 17:00 hours, East African Time

East Africa Community (EAC) KFW Master Scholarship 2021 Programme for East African Students ( Cohort 2)

The EAC Scholarship Programme is an initiative of the East African Community (EAC), the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) and German Development Bank- KfW.

IUCEA hereby invites applications from students who are citizens of the East African Community (EAC) Partner States (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda) to apply for cohort 2 of the KfW- funded Master’s Scholarships.

The objective of the programme is to train Master’s scholars who will serve as change agents for regional economic development and integration in the EAC.

SCHOLARSHIP DESIGN

The project offers financial support to academically skilled and disadvantaged Master’s students with the main focus on priority areas. Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to join the programme. Up to 60 scholarships are available this year.

The scholarship covers:

• University tuition fees: payable directly to the university according to an official invoice;
• Stipend: EUR380 per month to support living expenses including housing, food, utilities, local transportation and settlement expenses;
• Allowances   for study materials and research: EUR 1,500 one- off allowance;
• Medical insurance; and
• Extracurricular events: at least one event per

The students shall be required to apply to study in another EAC country (not their country of origin).

At the Universities/Institutions, mentors will be selected in order to support the students during the time of study and research. With the help of integrated internships, and extra-curricular activities, practical learning will be ensured through the universities and public-private partnerships undertakings. IUCEA will support the Universities/Institutions in the selection of the mentors and facilitation of the internships during the implementation of the Master’s programmes.

The financial cooperation arrangement shall finance the first three cohorts of approximately 157 Master’s students over their full study time of 2 years. After the first cohort has completed the studies, an independent evaluation of the level of attainment of the objectives of the project will be carried out, with the desirable impact being assessed.

The students will take part in extracurricular events at minimum of one event-visit per year per student. These could be networking events with representatives from political and socio-economic spheres, whereby training on regional integration topics and other subjects based seminars are organized.

East Africa Community (EAC) KFW Master Scholarship 2021 ELIGIBLE PROGRAMMES

Students will apply for the following programmes. Please ensure that you have applied for a programme in a university outside your country of origin.

#	Programmes	Thematic Area	University/ Institution	Country
1	Master of Science in Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Engineering	Engineering	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology	Kenya
2	Master of Science in Leather Technology	Technology
3	Master of Science in Food Science & Technology	Technology
4	Master of Science in Geothermal Energy Technology	Technology
5	Master of Science in Physics	Science	Kenyatta University
6	Master of Science in Biotechnology	Science
7	Master of Science in Crop Protection (Plant Pathology)	Science
8	Master of Science in Integrated Soil Fertility Management	Science
9	Master of Science in Applied Mathematics	Mathematics
10	Master of Science in Entrepreneurship	Business Science
11	Master of Business Administration with I.T	Business Science	Kibabii University
12	Master of Science in Human Resource Management	Business Science
13	Master of Business Administration	Business Science
14	Master of Science in ICT	Informatics
15	Master of Science in Meteorology	Science	University of Nairobi
16	Master of Art in Microfinance	Business Science	INES- Ruhengeri	Rwanda
17	Master of science in Taxation	Business Science
18	Master of Science in Conservation and Natural Resources Management	Science	Kyambogo University	Uganda
19	Master of Science in Physics	Science
20	Master of Public Infrastructures Management	Business Science	Makerere University
21	Master of Science in Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Science	Science
22	Master of Science in Statistics	Business Science
23	Master of Science in Technology, Innovation and Industrial Development	Technology
24	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	Engineering
25	Master of Science in Quantitative Economics	Business Science
26	Master of Science in Biology	Science	Mbarara University of Science & Technology
27	Master of Science in Chemistry	Science
28	Master of Science in Medical Lab science	Science
29	Master of Business Management	Business Science	Moshi Co-operative University	Tanzania
30	Master of Arts in Cooperative and Community Development	Business Science
31	Master of Arts in Procurement and Supply Management	Business Science
32	Master of Science in Irrigation Engineering and Management	Engineering	Sokoine University of Agriculture
33	Master of Science in Information Technology	Informatics	University of Dodoma
34	Master of Science in Mathematics	Mathematics
35	Master of Science in Chemistry	Science
36	Master of Science in Petroleum Geo- Sciences	Science

East Africa Community (EAC) KFW Master Scholarship 2021 Criteria

The minimum requirements for qualification into the programme are:

• Be a citizen of a partner state of the East African Community;

• Possess the required academic qualifications for admission to the programme (at least at the level of Upper Second Class Honours or “Distinction” as applicable;

• Submit a motivation letter in English (with not more than 500 words) as follows:
  • well written (grammatically and professionally)
  • Demonstrates a convincing motivation for wanting to pursue the Master’s Programme chosen
  • 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 Agenda
  • Demonstrates where they anticipate to see themselves professionally and academically in 5 and 10

Note: This has to be one letter

•  Be below 35 years of age; and
• Have obtained admission from a university in another country in the EAC Region other than their

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply for this Scholarship, interested candidates are advised to proceed as follows:

Application for admission to the university;

Step 1: Identify the programme and University of their choice from section 4 above that contains Eligible Programmes;

Step 2: Fill the application form for admission to your university of choice (this can be found on the university website);

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.

Application for the EAC Scholarship Programme

Step 4: Register online to express your interest in the EAC scholarship (find the link on the IUCEA website: www.iucea.org).

Step 5: Download the scholarship application form from the IUCEA website and fill it.

Step 6: Submit both 1) the scholarship application form and its supporting documentation (see section 7 below) and 2) the university application form and its attachments electronically to;

• [email protected] and
• [email protected]

indicating the subject line as; YOUR NAME, PROGRAMME APPLIED FOR AND UNIVERSITY e.g. Tsavo Simba, MBA at Adroit University

Notes: (1) Where universities have an online application system, please complete this online application form then send the scholarship application form and attachments to the specified email addresses. Please ensure that you submit both application forms as described in step 6 above.

• Candidates may apply to more than one
• Candidates may apply for more than one programme; however each programme should have its own application form and

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Please ensure that you have attached the following documents

• Signed curriculum vitae
• Certified copies of all university degree certificates and transcripts. Please combine into one file. If necessary, you may zip the file to make it smaller for uploading.
• Applicants with academic qualifications obtained from foreign institutions must be equated by the National Council/ Commission for Higher Education in their respective Partner
• Applicants with supporting documents (transcripts, certificates among others) in languages other than English are required to submit both the originals and copies translated to English language by an accredited language translations provider.
• Recent passport photograph in colour of your full head and upper
• Evidence of Nationality of a Partner State in the East African Community such as copy of national identity card/ passport/birth
• Any other form of evidence required in the application form e.g. medical reports, photos and letters of
• A motivation

The deadline for receiving applications is 22nd October 2020, not later than 17:00 hours East African Time. Only successful candidates will be contacted after the selection process is complete.

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