2025 PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (Rsif) For Africans (Fully Funded)

The PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (Rsif) presents a golden opportunity for African graduate students and researchers to develop institutional capacity for the benefit of the whole region.

The PASET Regional Scholarship offers a fully funded study opportunity that covers tuition, research, travel, and monthly allowance to cover living expenses such as accommodation and meals.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Be a citizen of any country in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Have a relevant master’s degree related to the Rsif fields of study.
• Meet the specific admission requirements of the Rsif AHU that hosts the PhD program.
• Be 35 years of age and below at the date of application.
• Be willing to enrol full-time in a PhD program at an Rsif AHU in the 2024-2025 academic year.
• Should not be holding another PhD scholarship when applying to the Rsif PhD scholarship.
• Be willing to spend 6-12 months in a ‘sandwich’ training at an international partner university, research institute or private company.
• Be willing to work on a research topic that aligns with and contributes to national or regional development in Africa.
• Priority for the scholarships will be given to women and existing young academic faculty who do not have a PhD.

Benefits:

• University tuition fee and research costs.
• A monthly allowance to cover living expenses such as accommodation and meals while at the Rsif AHU and while on a sandwich placement at an International Partner Institute.
• Return travel from home country to the Rsif AHU.
• Return travel from the Rsif AHU to the International Partner Institute
• Visas and student permits.
• Annual medical and personal accident insurance.

Duration:

The duration of the PhD Scholarship is 3 to 4 years, within which time, the scholar undertakes a 6-12 months ‘sandwich’ placement at an international partner university, research institute or private company.

How to Apply?

• Click on the button below to visit the scholarship announcement webpage
• Proceed to read all the provided details and click the Application Link
• Only complete applications submitted online will be accepted. Applications submitted by email or hardcopy will not be considered.
• Applications will be screened for plagiarism. Evidence of plagiarism will invalidate the application.
• Deadline for applications 16^th September 2024 at 5:00 pm (East Africa Time; UTC+3)
• Please address any questions to: The Manager, Regional Coordination Unit (RCU), icipe Rsifscholarships@icipe.org

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Deadline: September 16, 2024