Monday 29 May 2017

The African Union Commission Scholarships for 2017

The African Union Commission Scholarships for 2017

Programme outline

The African Union Commission offers scholarship opportunities at the Pan African University to all Member state of the African Union for the 2017/2018 academic year.

Degree level

  • Master's
  • PhD
Deadline: Application deadline is 31 May 2017.

Who Can Apply

Applicants from African countries and the African diaspora are invited to apply. Candidates with potential, motivation and who desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.

Field of study

1. PAU Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya

Masters (MSc)
• Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
• Mathematics( Financial options)
• Mathematics (statistical option)
• Mathematics (computation option)
• Civil Engineering (Structural option)
• Civil Engineering (Arid and Semi-Arid Land option)
• Electrical Engineering (Power systems option)
• Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications option)
• Mechatronic Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering


PhD
• Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
• Mathematics (Financial options)
• Mathematics (Statistics option)
• Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications options)
• Electrical Engineering ( Power systems option)

2. PAU Institute for Life and Earth Sciences – including Health and Agriculture at the University of Ibaden, Nigeria

Masters (MSc)
• Geosciences (Mineral Exploration)
• Geosciences (Petroleum Geoscience, option)
• Health Sciences (Reproductive Health option)
• Plant Breeding 
• Environmental Management
• Photochemistry & Medicinal plants
• Sports Sciences (Sports Development and management Studies option)
• Veterinary medicine (avian medicine option)
• Veterinary medicine (vaccine production & Management option)

PhD
• Geosciences (Mineral Exploration option)
• Geosciences ( Petroleum Geosciences option) 
• Health Sciences (Reproductive Health option)
• Health Sciences (Reproductive Biology option)
• Plant Breeding
• Environmental Management

3. PAU Institute for Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Yaounde and the University of Buea, Cameroon

Masters (MA)
• Governance and Regional Integration
• Trans Border languages (Kiswahili option)
• Conference Interpreting
• Translation

PhD
• Governance and regional Integration
• Translation 

4. PAU Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including climate change, at the University of Tiemcen, Algeria

Masters (MSc)• Water (Engineering option)
• Water (Policy option)
• Energy (Policy option)

What the scholarship offersThe African Union Commission offers full scholarships to successful candidates. Further details should be obtained from the PAU.

Application process

Your application should be completed online at pau-au.net. Application forms should be downloaded at the following address: www.pau-au.org

Enquiries: pau.scholarships@africa-union.org.

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