Scholarship Description: The sixth year of the International Master Degree in medical and veterinary Entomology (IME) will begin in September 2011 in Benin (West Africa).The scientific and educational objectives of the International Master of medical and veterinary Entomology (IME) are to develop a comprehensive training on research areas such as vector systematic, vector biology and ecology, population genetics, genomics and vector control.

Attend the IME, applicants must fulfil the following criteria :
1- Hold a BSc (Bachelor of Science) degree in the field of Life Sciences or equivalent diploma recognized by the University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin) and the University of Montpellier 2 (France).
2- Understand both French and English. A certificate of English and French proficiency or proficiency testing by phone may be requested.
3- Applicants may be requested to prove a source of reliable funding to cover costs throughout the IME training (see link)
Note : Students currently undertaking a MSc (Master of Science) degree are allowed to pre-register by specifying the expected date of graduation on their CV.
The IME’s professional objective is to optimise the preparation of future PhD students into the different options – public health, veterinary, teaching and research.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March 2011

Source: http://www.miemv.org/offres_mie_uk.html

AGRA Works for Comprehensive Change:
AGRA’s integrated programs in seeds, soils, market access, policy and partnerships and innovative finance work to trigger comprehensive changes across the agricultural system.   Our programs also strengthen agricultural education and extension, address the issue of efficient water management, and strive to involve and train youth.

Scholarship Description:
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science KNUST is located in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana and in the rich cultural environment of the Ashanti kingdom. The University recognizes the study of Science and Technology as an essential part of its cultural heritage. The University staff value experiential instruction using modern laboratory and field approaches to develop knowledge and skill. The University respects diversity of people and offers equal opportunities to males and females for challenges and self-development.
With the support of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), KNUST has developed and will run a 4 year coursework and research PhD programme in Soil Science. The programme will be hosted in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences in the Faculty of Agriculture.
The main goal of this new PhD programme at KNUST is to develop and strengthen regional human and institutional capacity to develop innovative and adaptable technologies for halting the rapid soil degradation to improve agricultural productivity in Africa.

Eligibility:
Applications must be nationals of the following West African countries— Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria.
Scholarships:
AGRA will grant scholarships to some selected candidates on competitive basis. Female candidates will be given priority for scholarship awards. This is a scholarship that covers tuition, and attractive packages for accommodation, book allowance, stipend, and research cost from the program. These details will be provided in the final award letters to successful candidates.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30April 2011

Contact:
Soil Health Program (SHP)
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
CSIR Office Complex
#6 Agostino Neto Road
Airport Residential Area
PMB KIA 114
Airport – Accra
Ghana
Email: MRarieya@agra-alliance.org

Source: http://www.agra-alliance.org/section/about

Scholarship Description: The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) is an initiative of nine African universities (listed in Section 2.0), four African research institutes (listed in Section 3.0), and select northern partners (listed in Section 4.0). CARTA aims to develop and deliver an innovative model for doctoral training in sub-Saharan Africa and to strengthen the capacity of participating institutions to conduct and lead internationally-competitive research.
The CARTA program draws together disciplines required to address the complex processes that influence health. These disciplines include Epidemiology, Psychology, Biostatistics, Anthropology, Health Economics, Health Promotion; Demography, Sociology, Health Systems, Health Policy, Development Studies, and their interfaces with the biomedical sciences. The CARTA multidisciplinary approach will prepare its graduates to better address questions of contemporary policy relevance such as the social determinants of health, and the limited impact of technological advances on health in Africa.
Over the medium-term, CARTA aims to produce a critical mass of high-quality graduates trained to address the complex issues surrounding health and development in Africa, retain them in the region, and provide them a vibrant intellectual environment, as well as viable and challenging research and growth opportunities. CARTA aims to achieve reforms in higher education by:
1) Assisting universities to develop enriching and vibrant academic and research environments; and
2) Supporting promising African scholars who teach at affiliated universities to obtain high-quality doctoral training in public and population health-related fields.
CARTA is currently offering a fully-funded, collaborative doctoral training program in public and population health. This program has been developed in response to the great challenges faced by
Africa’s institutions of higher education in addressing the training and retention of the next generation of academics in the region. Women are particularly encouraged to apply. CARTA has also reserved a small number of scholarships specifically for doctoral students conducting research on issues of sexuality and reproductive health and rights.

Participating African Universities:
- Makerere University, Uganda
- Moi University, Kenya
- National University of Rwanda
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
- University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- University of Malawi
- University of Nairobi, Kenya
- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Participating Research Institutes:
-African Population & Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya
-Agincourt Population and Health Unit, South Africa
-Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania
-KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Program, Kenya

Scholarship Applicatiopn Deadline: July 15, 2011

Source: http://cartafrica.org/images/CARTA/2011-12-Call-for-fellowship-applications-Final.pdf

Scholarship Description: From year to year, the Embassy of France in Kenya strengthens its scholarship attribution policy. Around 10 scholarships are allocated annually. These scholarships are mainly intended for postgraduates who are already engaged in a professional activity and want to develop their academic qualifications in agreement with their employer and with the support of French scientific networks.

Sandwich doctoral scholarship:
The scholarship finances 3 stays of 3 months each in France, and a fourth stay of a couple of weeks intended for the defence, over a 3 to 4 year period. Acceptances of the following stays are subject to achievement of scientific
targets set by the scholarship holder in collaboration with his/her supervisor(s).
The scholarships cover travel and living expenses, registration fees in the university, access to affordable student
housing, health insurance as well as French language courses at discount rates at Alliance Française.

Master scholarship:
The scholarships cover travelling and living expenses, registration fees in the university, access to affordable
student housing and health insurance over the training period in France.

Assessment procedure:
Applications will be assessed by a French-Kenyan scientific committee on the following criteria:

Quality of the applicant’s profile

Quality of the research proposal and its pertinence in addressing national development issues

Complementary of the scholarship with funded research programmes

Quality of the bilateral scientific cooperation (e.g. a joint doctoral programme will be an added advantage)

Benefits for Kenyan scientific institutions.Candidates will be informed of the decision concerning their application in April.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Required documents
Main documents:

Applicant’s cover letter

Applicant’s curriculum vitae (including mobile contacts and email)

Copies of academic certificates (bachelor’s and master’s degrees)

Postgraduate and undergraduate academic transcripts

Copies of French certificates (if any)

Authorization of study leave from the institution’s administration (for staff member)

Recommendation letter from the applicant’s immediate scientific head (for staff member)

Copy of applicant’s passport

Additional documents for sandwich doctoral scholarship application:

Explicit agreement from an French host laboratory’s head willing to supervise the research proposal and
indicating the policy of the university for no French-speaking PhD students

Agreement with a national institution in case of a joint doctoral programme

Applicant’s research proposal including considerations about the running costs and field works (3-5 pages)

For students, financial plan over the training period

Additional documents for master scholarship application:

Explicit agreement with a university for the identified training programme

Co-funding plan in case of a stay over 4 months.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 March 2011

Source: http://www.ambafrance-ke.org/france_kenya/IMG/pdf/Appel_a_candidatures_2011.pdf

Scholarship Description: Microsoft Research, in partnership with TWAS and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), has established the TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Scientists to recognize young scientists working and living in Africa whose research in computer science has had, or could have, a positive impact in the developing world.

Nature:
* Each year three winners are selected from three different African countries.
* Each winner receives EUR 7,000, of which EUR 2,000 may be spent at the recipient’s discretion and EUR 5,000 shall be earmarked for further research. Each prize also carries a certificate bearing a citation highlighting the major contributions for which the prize is awarded.
* The prizes are presented to the recipients at a special ceremony held each year in Nairobi, Kenya, organized by TWAS and AAS.

Eligibility:
* Nominees can be any nationality, but must have been resident and working in Africa for at least the two years immediately prior to their nomination. Example: For the 31 July 2011 nomination deadline, nominees should have been resident in Africa since at least 1 August 2009.
* Nominees must have received their most recent degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) within the previous ten years.
* Employees of TWAS, AAS and Microsoft Research as well as employees of other industry research laboratories and anyone involved in the administration of this award, are not eligible.

Nominations:
Nominations are invited from national science academies, previous winners, senior academics (heads of departments, heads of universities), members of TWAS and AAS, academics invited by Microsoft, etc.
Nominations of women scientists are particularly encouraged.
Self-nomination or nomination by selection committee members is not accepted.

Selection Process:
The selection process will be administered by TWAS in collaboration with AAS. The assessment will be based on past achievements in the field, rather than future plans, with the exception that where two candidates are deemed to be equal, the strength of proposed research programmes may be considered to select a winner.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 July 2011.

Contact:
TWAS-AAS-Microsoft
ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11
I-34151 Trieste, Italy
Phone: +39 040 2240-387
Fax: +39 040 2240-689
E-mail: prizes@twas.org

Source: http://twas.ictp.it/prog/prizes/twas-aas-microsoft-award

Introduction:
The NRF was established through the National Research Foundation Act (Act No 23 of 1998), following a system-wide review conducted for the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST). The new entity incorporated the functions of the research funding agencies that were previously servicing various sections of the research community, namely the former Centre for Science Development (CSD) of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the former Foundation for Research Development (FRD) that included several National Research Facilities.

Scholarship Description:
South Africa recognises special contributions of studies that concentrate on the rich and ancient heritage of the country. Research in the field of palaeo- and archaeosciences has profound relevance to all people, and is central to the recent emphasis on Heritage Development by the South African Government. There is without doubt no other country that has such a complete, endless terrestrial rock record covering the Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic and Jurassic periods documenting a climatic shift from glacial polar conditions to subtropical desert. The Karoo Sequence Studies hold clues to understanding both the end-Jurassic and end-Permian extinctions .
This call document details the three discrete funding categories earmarked for support by the DST interim funding strategy:
• Support for research costs and associated student bursaries;
• Support for research equipment; and
• Support for technical skills
Applicants have the opportunity to apply for funding support in all or one of these three funding categories.
It should, however, be noted that this is a competitive call, and each funding category application will be regarded as a stand-alone application, and will be adjudicated independently of the others. This means that successful appraisal in one funding category will not automatically guarantee success in the others.Applicants who request support in more than one funding category are thus advised not to structure and submit proposals that are dependent on successful appraisal in another area.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March 2011

Contact:
Meiring Naudé Road
Brummeria
PRETORIA,South Africa
Phone numbers:+27 (0)12 481-4000
Fax number:+27 (0)12 349-1179
General email address:info@nrf.ac.za

Source: http://www.nrf.ac.za/

Scholarship Description:Our Bursary and Internship Programme is aimed at affording previously disadvantaged individuals the opportunity to obtain valuable skills for the IT industry and giving them an equal opportunity to develop a rewarding career within the organization.
Trustlink runs a 12 month internship programme and provides a bursary to deserving students annually.

Bursary Selection Procedures and Conditions:
1. Only South African citizens are considered for the bursaries.
2. Only students who meet the selection criteria may apply for, and will be considered for bursaries.
3. Selection Criteria: a. Final year of study for junior degree or honours level of study
a. Financial need of applicant
b. Applications from designated groups will be given preference
c. Fields of study that will be considered: BComm Informatics, BIT, and related qualifications.
d. Good academic record (Average of 60-65% and above)
4. Students may be required to come to our offices for an interview as part of the selection process.
5. The bursary is for 1 year only.
6. After completion of studies the student may be required to work for the Company for period equal to 1 year.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 Febraury 2011

Scholarship Description: The UJ Merit bursary is awarded directly to the students in response to his/her application. The focus is entirety based on the historical academic performance of the students.

Eligibility: Students must be registered for the first time for a full-time honours degree( not betch or fourth year of a professional degree) in the following faculties.
Faculty of health sciences
Faculty of humanities
Faculty of Science
With an average of 65% and above in the third year major in which they ate undertaking their honours.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 July 2011

Contact:
University of Johannesburg
PO Box 524,Auckland Park
2006,South Africa
Phone: +27 (0) 11 559-4555
Phone: 0861 00 00 85
Fax:     +27 (0)11 559-2191
 
Source: http://www.uj.ac.za/EN/ContactUJ/Pages/default.aspx

Scholarship Description: The Brain and Behaviour initiative (BBI) is a cross-faculty, multi-disciplinary collaborative initiative aimed at promoting research in the cognitive and affective neurosciences. The BBI is one of UC.T’s “Signature Themes”, and seeks to bring together expertise on phenotyping, genotyping, cognotyping, imaging, and molecular signatures in achieving this goal. These methods will be applied to areas of particular relevance to the developing world and South Africa.
Applications from suitably qualitied candidates are invited for Medical Research Fellowships. Successful candidates will be required to register at the University of Cape Town for a Master’s degree (Mlvled).

Academic Criteria: Applicants must have completed a MB ChB degree, and may be specialist psychiatrists who wish to sub-specialize (e.g neuropsychiatry, addiction psychiatry). The intended research focus of applicants should be related to interests of the EBI and cut across disciplinary boundaries. Applicants should be able to’ conduct the research in a collaborative fashion as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Prior publications using different methods to explore psychobiological mechanisms will be a strong recommendation. Conditions:
(i) Fellowships are only available to individuals who have achieved an MEl GhEl degree, and who will register for the MMed degree at l.lCT_
(ii) No benehts or travel allowances are included in the fellowship.
(iii) The successful incumbent will be required to com ply with the l.lniversity‘s approved policies, procedures and practises forthe postgraduate sector.

Value & Tenure of Fellowship:
The value of the Medical Research Fellowship is R324 000 per annum, The Fellowships are tenable for 1 year, with renewal for one further year, subject to available funds and satisfactory academic progress.

Scholarship Application Deadline:15 March 2011

Source: http://www.uct.ac.za/usr/pgfo/notices/appstud/brain&behaviour_Initiative2011.pdf

Introduction:
TBA was established in 1993 by a group of dedicated biologists in order to give a high standard of ecology and conservation training to African and European biologists alike, thereby strengthening the international scientific and conservation community. Since its first course with 27 participants (18 Europeans and 9 Africans) in Uganda, TBA has grown from strength to strength. Since the beginning, TBA has trained over 1200 biologists from over 50 different countries. Annually three or four courses are rotated and carried out in the following countries: Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Madagascar with, in 2009, a course in Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Established through funding from the Darwin Initiative, the TBA is supported by grants and collaborative programmes from government and non government agencies and the private sector. It has a subscribing membership of over 40 universities, research departments and conservation institutions which form the basis of its governing council. The TBA offices are located in Cambridge and Nairobi. Click here for the TBA office contact details.

Scholarship Description: Funded through a consortium of TBA funders, The TBA Postgraduate Scholarships are annually offered by the Tropical Biology Association to its African alumni. They are intended to help African alumni undertake postgraduate studies after they have attended TBA courses, as part of the TBA alumni follow up support programme designed to promote human resource development and strengthen professional expertise among African biologists in biodiversity conservation and research.You can download the postgraduate application form as a Word or PDF file (you will need Adobe Acrobat to read this).
You can also download the guidelines for applications in PDF format.

Scholarship includes:
*Funding granted for up to two years of study leading to the award of a Masters degree.
*Depending on the proposed study programme, the scholarship will include tuition fees, travel costs, study materials, and a modest living allowance.

Eligibility:
*Applicants must be nationals from Africa who have attended a TBA course.
*Priority will be given to those who attended courses since 2001.Applicants must pursue a postgraduate degree that will directly enhance their research and conservation skills as is relevant to their own country.

How to apply :
Applications must be in English and include the following:
TBA Postgraduate Scholarship application forms duly filled.
Cover letter (no more than two pages) indicating how the applicant will benefit from the course, apply education to enhance biodiversity conservation in country, region, district and community.
A copy of acceptance letter to a university programme, or submit documentation indicating that they have applied for Masters study or its equivalent.
Letter from employer (if applicable) confirming current status of applicant and that you will be allowed time off during the duration of study.
Two letters of reference written by someone who has supervised you during your academic studies or professional employment. Note that it will be your responsibility to ensure that the referees send the reference letter in good time.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 April 2011

Contact:
The TBA Postgraduate Scholarship
c/o Nature Kenya
P O Box 44486
00100-Nairobi ,Kenya
Tel: + 254 20 3749957/3746090
Fax: + 254 20 3741049
Email: tba-africa@tropical-biology.org

Source:http://www.tropical-biology.org/