{"id":11602,"date":"2019-07-07T12:56:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T09:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/?p=11602"},"modified":"2019-07-07T17:03:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T14:03:36","slug":"call-for-applications-from-students-in-the-east-african-community-eac-to-pursue-kfw-funded-masters-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/call-for-applications-from-students-in-the-east-african-community-eac-to-pursue-kfw-funded-masters-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications from Students in the East African Community (EAC) to pursue KFW funded Masters Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>East African Community (EAC), East African Community (EAC), Scholarships, Scholarships for Tanzanians, Scholarships in Tanzania, Tanzania Scholarships,\u00a0 East African Community (EAC) Internships, East African Community (EAC) jobs, Fully Funded Scholarships to study Abroad 2019, Fully Funded scholarships to study abroad 2020, Masters Scholarships for Tanzanians, Masters Scholarships in Tanzania, Masters Scholarships for Tanzanians 2019, Masters Scholarships for Tanzanians 2020, Free scholarships<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apply Online-Masters Scholarships Opportunities<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- linkAD.2 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3390598296\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Opening date:<\/strong>\u00a05<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0July 2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<strong>Closing date:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a01<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0August 2019, 17:00 hours, East Africa Time<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Thematic areas:<\/strong>1) Mathematics, 2) Engineering, 3) Informatics, 4) Science, 5) Technology and 6) Business Science<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Eligible applicants:<\/strong>\u00a0EAC students with qualifications in the above thematic areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Duration of Scholarship<\/strong>: 2 years<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications are invited for the above named scholarship programme supported by the GermanDevelopment Bank (KFW)\u00a0in collaboration with the<strong> <a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\">East African Community (EAC)<\/a><\/strong> and implemented by the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA). The goal of this initiative is to contribute towards training leaders that will foster EAC regional integration. Applicants are expected to study in countries other than their own in selected universities and programmes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Successful applicants will \u00a0be offered a comprehensive package including scholarships for the masters programmes, internships, mentoring, networking events and further leadership training activities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3464335665\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"httpsss:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Xjqf5_Ob9tQpDbNbGYoB_5Mea-mur6Cr\/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scholarship will support masters students in Mathematics, Engineering, Informatics, Science, Technology and Business Science programmes.\u00a0IUCEA hereby invites applications\u00a0from students who are citizens of the East African Community (EAC) Partner States to apply for the KFW funded Masters Scholarships. For further details including applications forms, \u00a0list of eligible universities and programmes please click on the links below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"httpsss:\/\/iucea.org\/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&amp;view=category&amp;download=285:call-for-applications-eac-scholarships-programme&amp;id=46:eac-scholarship-programme&amp;Itemid=613\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Call for Application for Students in EAC<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"httpsss:\/\/iucea.org\/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&amp;view=category&amp;download=286:application-form-kfw-eac-scholarship-programme&amp;id=46:eac-scholarship-programme&amp;Itemid=613\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EAC Scholarship Application Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Selection Criteria<br \/>\nThe following criteria is mandatory<a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\">.<\/a> Students should:<br \/>\na) Be citizens of a partner state of the East African Community;<br \/>\nb) Possess the required academic qualifications for admission to the programme<br \/>\nc) Submit a well written motivation letter in English elaborating on the following:<br \/>\n\uf0fc Motivation for wanting to pursue a the Masters Programme chosen in section 2 above<br \/>\n\uf0fc Foreseen professional engagement in EAC Integration agenda after completing the Masters<br \/>\n\uf0fc Expect application of the acquired skills and knowledge from the Masters Programme to contribute the EAC Integration Agenda<br \/>\n\uf0fc Personal professional and academic vision in the next 5 to 10 years<\/p>\n<p>Note: Please note that all the above should be covered in one letter of not more than 500 words<\/p>\n<p>d) Be below 35 years of age<br \/>\ne) Have applied to study in an EAC Partner State other than their country of citizenship<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Application process<\/strong><br \/>\nApplications will be submitted through the following process and steps:<br \/>\n1. Identify the programme and University of your choice<br \/>\n2. Fill the application form for admission to the university (available from the university, visit their website for more details)<br \/>\n3. Fill an application form for the scholarship (available on the IUCEA website at httpss:\/\/www<a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\">.<\/a>iucea.org;<br \/>\n4. Append the supporting documentation for the admission as per university requirements and for the scholarship as per section 7 below;<br \/>\n5. Submit both application forms electronically to the University and copy to the following email addresses:<br \/>\n\uf0fc scholarships@iucea.org<br \/>\n\uf0fc adroit@adroitconsultinternational.com<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- linkAD.2 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3390598296\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nNote: Where universities have online application system, please send the scholarship application form to the specified email addresses<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supporting Documents<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease submit the following supporting documents together with the application forms<br \/>\na. Signed curriculum vitae<br \/>\nb. Certified copies of all university degree certificates. Please combine into one file. If necessary, you may zip the file to make it smaller for uploading.<br \/>\nc. Certified copies of all university transcripts. Please combine into one file. If necessary, you may zip the file to make it smaller for uploading.<br \/>\nd. If applicable, an official letter confirming release from your employer. The letter must be on letterhead.<br \/>\ne. Recent passport photograph in colour of your full head and upper shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>f. Evidence of citizenship of a Partner State in the East African Community such as copy of national identity card\/ passport\/birth certificate;<br \/>\ng. A well written motivation letter in English showing the relevance of intended programme of study to the EAC integration and development agenda<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note the following:<\/strong><br \/>\na. A student may apply to more than one University.<br \/>\nb. It is highly recommended that you submit your application well before the closing date for applications, especially if you commonly experience slow Internet speeds or frequent Internet outages.<br \/>\nc. Kindly reduce the sizes of your files as much as possible to make them easier to upload.<br \/>\nd. Preferrably all files including scanned ones should be saved and uploaded in pdf format<br \/>\ne. The maximum size for any complete application is 25 MB.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The deadline for receiving applications is 1st August 2019, not later than 17:00 hours East Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/paid-internship-opportunities-at-citibank-university-vacation-program\/\">Paid Internship Opportunities at CitiBank \u2013 University Vacation Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/sadc-jobs-32-reginal-career-opportunities-at-southern-african-development-community-sadc\/\">SADC Jobs : 32 Reginal Career Opportunities at Southern African Development Community (SADC)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/united-nations-nippon-foundation-of-japan-fellowship-programme-2020-fully-funded\/\">United Nations\/ Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme 2020 (Fully Funded)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>East African Community (EAC), East African Community (EAC), Scholarships, Scholarships for Tanzanians, Scholarships in Tanzania, Tanzania Scholarships,\u00a0 East African Community (EAC) Internships, East African Community (EAC) jobs, Fully Funded Scholarships to study Abroad 2019, Fully Funded scholarships to study abroad 2020, Masters Scholarships for Tanzanians, Masters Scholarships in Tanzania, Masters Scholarships for Tanzanians 2019, Masters [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11602","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-scholarships"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11602\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}