EAC Masters’ Scholarships 2020/2021 (Cohort 2): (Deadline 22 October 2020)

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 a 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.

4. ELIGIBLE PROGRAMMES

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

5. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The minimum requirements for qualification for the programme are:

1. Be a citizen of a partner state of the East African Community;
2. Possess the required academic qualifications for admission to the programme (at least at the level of Upper Second Class Honours or “Distinction” as applicable;
3. 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 the 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 years.

Note: This has to be one letter

i. Be below 35 years of age; and
ii. Have obtained an admission from a university in another country in the EAC Region other than their own.

6. 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 (https://bit.ly/3jj0n69).

Step 5: Download the EAC 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.
(2)   Candidates may apply to more than one University.
(3)   Candidates may apply for more than one programme; however, each programme should have its own application form and attachments.
 

7. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Please ensure that you have attached the following documents

1. Signed curriculum vitae
2. 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.
3. Applicants with academic qualifications obtained from foreign institutions must be equated by the National Council/ Commission for Higher Education in their respective Partner State.
4. Applicants with supporting documents (transcripts, certificates among others) in languages other than English are required to submit both the originals and copies translated to the English language by an accredited language translations provider.
5. Recent passport photograph in the colour of your full head and upper shoulders.
6. Evidence of Nationality of a Partner State in the East African Community such as a copy of national identity card/ passport/birth certificate.
7. Any other form of evidence required in the application form e.g. medical reports, photos and letters of reference.
8. A motivation letter.

The deadline for receiving applications is 22^nd 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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