Academic Mobility for African Sustainable Development (AMAS) Masters & PhD Scholarships 2018/2019

The Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme supports higher education cooperation between countries in Africa. The scheme aims to promote sustainable development and ultimately contribute to poverty reduction by increasing the availability of trained and qualified high-level professional manpower in Africa. The programme’s objective is to improve the skills and competencies of students and staff through enhanced mobility between African countries.

Strengthening cooperation between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Africa will increase

access to quality education and will encourage and enable African students to undertake postgraduate studies in the African continent. Furthermore, mobility of staff (academic and administrative) will enhance the international cooperation capacity of HEIs in Africa. More precisely,the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme aims to:

• Contribute to the improvement of the quality of higher education through the promotion of internationalisation and harmonisation of programmes and curricula within participating institutions.
• Enable students, academics and staff to benefit linguistically, culturally and professionally from the experience gained in the context of mobility to another African country.

• Universität Bayreuth (UBT), German

Master and Doctoral Mobility Flow

• Cohort 2- Mobility starts between September 2018 and March 2019, as found suitable for each university

Eligibility Requirements:

• Target I- Master and PhD student registered in one of the 5 African Partner Universities (PU), OR;
• Target II- Master and PhD student registered in any recognizable university, outside the 5 Partner Universities
• Master Students-undertake a minimum of 6months studies (credit seeking) or 24 months (degree seeking) in any of the 4 Partner Universities outside their home university
• PhD Students- undertake a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 48 months studies. Apply for any duration within the 6– 48 months mostly to seek credits and engage in research, but not apply for a full PhD engagement in any of the 4 Partner Universities outside their home/registered university
• For both Master and PhD, willingness to study the prescribed CFS and SBP Courses listed on Doc T1- Table of Mobility Courses offered at the recipient Partner University
• Both females and males are given equal eligibility statusesApplicants from disadvantaged backgrounds and populations are encouraged to apply

Benefits:

Sponsorship!

i. Certified academic certificates and transcripts

ii. Certified proof of registration/admission at a University in Africa (see Target I and II above)

iii. Proof of nationality

iv. Completed application form Doc AF1-Application Form

v.Letter of reference from two academic referees

vi. Two passport size photographs

The complete application dossier should be submitted as indicated on Doc ADP1-

Application Details & Procedures