Scholarship Details
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Scholarship nameDRD Scholarships for Sub-Saharan Africans
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Sponsored organizationDAAD, in collaboration with the Research for Development Division (DRD) of the African Center of Excellence at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa
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Host instituteUniversity of Western Cape, South Africa and Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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Scholarship Amount$Fully funded
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Scholarship ContinentAfrica and Europe
Description
The exclusive focus of the Development Research Division of the African Center of Excellence is to prepare the next generation of leaders to address the economic, social and political challenges of the development process. The DRD offers a limited number of DAAD merit scholarships per year for applicants from Sub-Saharan African countries with an excellent academic record, to pursue development-related Masters and PhD studies.
The award offers MA in Development Studies,
Master in Public Administration, different PhD options at the entre (PhD UWC), and MA in Development Management (Bochum Programme).
The DRD Scholarships for Sub-Saharan Africans with SA-GER CDR include monthly allowances of 650 Euro plus travel allowances for Master candidates and 900 Euro plus travel allowances for PhD candidates. Tuition and registration fees are covered by the Scholarship Program.