African Young Water and Sanitation Professionals (AfYWSP) Scholarships in West Africa

African
Young Water and Sanitation Professionals (AfYWSP) scholarships offers a number
of highly talented prospective young water and sanitation professionals the
opportunity to do research in West Africa. In case of equality, preference
will be given to the female candidate.
African
Water Association mission is to coordinate the search for knowledge and latest
development in the technical, legal, administrative and economic fields for
Drinking water production , supply and of sanitation

and to promote the
exchange of information on methods, processes and procedures of drinking water
production and supply and sanitation.

Course
Level:

Scholarships will be awarded to graduate students at the graduate level (Master
II) with research scholarships.
Study
Subject:

The topics selected for this scholarship program for the 2016-2017 academic
year are as follow:
  • Non-revenue
    water
  • Water
    quality
  • Water
    services provision in low income urban areas
  • Faecal
    sludge management
  • Urban
    & peri-urban sanitation
  • Use
    of ICTs in water and sanitation service provision
Scholarship
Award:

Each grant, amounting to $ 1,000, will reward each selected project in
accordance with the budget.
Number
of Scholarships:

Not Known
Scholarship
can be taken in
West
Africa
Eligibility: To apply,
applicants must meet the following criteria:
  •  Be
    a citizen of a West African country;
    •    Have duly registered in their academic institutions;
    •    Speak and write fluently in the language used by the
    academic institution;
    •    Have obtained an average greater than or equal to
    12/20 or B in Master I;
    •    Present an application file including the last
    diploma, the transcripts of Master 1, the curriculum vitae, three letters
    of recommendation (one should be from the academic supervisor), the
    research proposal as specified in section 1.3 above, a letter of motivation
    and a plan of action for the studies.
Nationality: Citizen of a West
African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal,
Sierra Leone and Togo) are eligible to apply for these scholarships.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Applicants must have duly registered in their academic
institutions.
English
language Requirements: Applicants must speak and write fluently in the language
used by the academic institution.
How
to Apply:

Applicants must submit their application electronically simultaneously to the
contact person of AfWA in their institution and to the coordination of the
program (vyao-at-afwa-hq.org and gdjagoun-at-afwa-hq.org).
The
selected list will be posted on AfWA’s website and each beneficiary will
receive an official notification from AfWA.
Application
Deadline:

Students wishing to participate in the program are requested to submit their
application by February 28, 2017. The date of publication of the list of
beneficiaries for the 2016-2017 academic year is March 21, 2017.

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