Fully Funded African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM) Postgraduate Scholarships

Applications are
invited for African Biomedical Engineering Mobility project scholarships for
postgraduate students and academics from African.

ABEM will build
human and institutional capacity in Africa for needs-­based health technology
research and development. The project will train postgraduate students with
skills and specializations not offered at their home institutions.

The Education,
Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) is responsible for the
management of certain parts of the EU’s funding programmes in the fields of
education, culture, audiovisual, sport, citizenship, and volunteering.

Scholarship
Description: 

• Application
  Deadline: January 29, 2018
• Course
  Level: Scholarships
  are available to pursue master as well doctoral degree programme.
• Study
  Subject:
  Student mobility – Areas of study

The hosting partner
institutions offer specializations in the following areas for master’s and
doctoral study:

• Scholarship
  Award:
  The ABEM individual scholarships cover one roundtrip flight ticket, visa
  costs, participation costs (which may include tuition fees, registration
  fees and service fees), comprehensive insurance coverage (health, accident
  and travel) and a monthly subsistence allowance from which scholarship
  recipients are to cover accommodation expenses. The monthly subsistence
  allowance is calculated per mobility option (and can be viewed under
  ‘Scholarship Information and guidelines’).
• Nationality: The
  eligible countries are presented in the table below:

• Number
  of Scholarships: The project will train up to 32 MSc and 10
  PhD graduates, and offer development opportunities to up to 10 staff
  members over a period of 60 months.
• Scholarship
  can be taken in African Universities

Eligibility
for the Scholarship: 

Eligible
Countries: African
students are eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Entrance
Requirements: To
be eligible for the scholarship, master’s and doctoral students must:

• Must be
  a national and/ or resident of an eligible country.
• At the
  time of the application for a scholarship, be registered/admitted in their
  final year or have obtained their most recent degree (or equivalent) from:
  
• one of
  the higher education institutions included in the partnership (Target
  Group 1);
  or
• a
  higher education institution not included in the partnership but
  established in an eligible country (Target Group 2)
• Have
  sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction in the host
  institution.
• Meet
  the specific requirements of the host institution.

For staff to be
eligible for ABEM scholarships, they need to comply with the following
criteria:

• Be a
  national and resident in any of the eligible countries.
• Work in
  or be associated with a partner higher education institution.
• Have
  sufficient knowledge of the operational language in the host institution.

English
Language Requirements: Students
must have sufficient knowledge of the operational language in the host
institution.

Application
Procedure: 

How to
Apply: Visit
the section “Applynow” on the website for instructions on how to complete your
application. Only online applications will be considered.

OnlineApplication

Scholarship Link