Full scholarships are invited for DRD students from Sub-Saharan African countries with an excellent academic record. DRD offers a limited number of DAAD merit scholarships per year.
Scholarships are available for full-time students of:
- · the MA and M Econ in Development Studies,
- · the Master in Public Administration,
- · the MA in Development Management (Bochum Programme), (deadline for 2012 already expired in December 2011, next intake will start in 2014)
- · the different PhD options at the centre (PhD UWC, PhD IDS)
Scholarships include monthly allowances of 650 Euro plus travel allowances for Master candidates and 900 Euro plus travel allowances for PhD candidates.
Requirements for application and application procedure:
Scholarship applicants are advised to carefully read about the specific entry requirements and course application procedure of the programme of their choice. The information is available from the respective programmes sections. In addition to programme requirements, all applicants have to meet the following requirements:
- · Applicants should be from Sub-Sahara Africa
- · Applicants should have achieved a first or upper second class for their previous course of study
- · The study must have been completed at an accredited University
- · The previous degree should have been an academic discipline which is related to development, such as economics, sociology, social anthropology, agriculture, statistics, etc.
- · South African students are required to have an honours degree in order to be admitted to a Masters degree course
- · Applicants must provide evidence of proficiency in English, both written and spoken. This can be TOEFL test or a similar standard test or a letter from an academic institution
- · Applicants should preferably have been involved in development organizations, as interns, volunteers or employees
There is no formal age restriction, but applicants should apply within three years of completing their previous degree.
Applicants must be able to study fulltime at the UWC for the required period. Candidates for the Masters Programme in Public Administration (MPA), the MA and M Econ in Development Studies as well as PhD candidates in the fields of Governance, Public Policy, Public Management or Development Studies can submit their scholarship application before they register with UWC through the online application procedure.
PhD applicants are asked to submit a 6-8 page proposal on the research they would want to undertake for the thesis. This should include their research question, the research methodology and a (provisional) theoretical framework.
Deadline for applications: 31st August, 2012
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