DRD Scholarships for Sub-Saharan African Students in South Africa

Development Research Division (DRD) of the African Excellence Centre at UWC is
offering full scholarships for Sub-Saharan African students. Scholarships are
offered to study master’s programme in Development Studies.

Within the framework
of cooperating in Masters and PhD programmes, the aim of the African
Excellence Centre at UWC in Cape Town
is to prepare the next generation of
leaders to meet the typical economic, social and political berlin challenges
arising from the development process.

Applicants must
provide evidence of proficiency in English, both written and spoken. This can
be TOEFL test or a similar standard test or a letter from an academic
institution

Course
Level: Scholarships
are available for pursuing masters and PhD degree at UWC in Cape
Town.

Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded to
study the following courses: MA in Development Studies,
Master in Public Administration, MA in Development Management and the
different PhD options at the centre (PhD UWC).

Scholarship
Award: Scholarships
include monthly allowances of 650 Euro plus travel allowances for Master
candidates and 900 Euro plus travel allowances for PhD candidates.

Scholarship
can be taken in: South
Africa

Eligibility: In order to apply for
scholarship, applicants must follow the given criteria:

Scholarship
applicants are advised to carefully read about the specific entry
requirements and course application procedure of the programme of their
choice. The information is available from the respective programmes
sections. In addition to programme requirements, all applicants have to
meet the following requirements:
Applicants
should be from Sub-Sahara Africa
Applicants
should have an outstanding academic record – at least 70% for your last
degree
Applicants
should apply within 6 years of having completed their previous degree
The
study must have been completed at an internationally recognised university
The
previous degree (Baccalaureate or Master) should have been an academic
discipline which is related to Development Studies or Public
Administration
South
African students are required to have an honours degree in order to be
admitted to a master degree course. Other students need the equivalent of
a 4 year undergraduate degree
Applicants
must provide evidence of proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
This can be TOEFL test or a similar standard test or a letter from an
academic institution
Work
and/or voluntary experience in your field of interest would be a
recommendation
Women
are encouraged to apply
South
African students are encouraged to apply
Applicants
must be able to study full time at the UWC for the required period.

Nationality: Students
of Sub-Saharan Africa can apply for these DRD scholarships.

List of Countries:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DRC (Zaire), Cote
d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissaau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda,
Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South
Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement: Applicants should have an outstanding academic record – at least
70% for their last degree.

English Language
Requirement: Applicants must provide evidence of proficiency in English, both
written and spoken. This can be TOEFL test or a similar standard test or a
letter from an academic institution

How to
Apply: Candidates
will have to fill in an electronic application form (Only available from
mid-April to 15th July)! Applications not using this e-form can´t be
considered! As the e-form can only be submitted once, please make sure that
your application is complete before submitting it.

Documents that have
to be uploaded when using the e-form are:

A
letter of application
ACV:
Please use theEuropass CV form
An
academic transcript from your last university
Certified
copies of all academic certificates
MA
applicants will have to write a one-page paper about 1 of the following 4
topics:
1 François Bourguignon, a former Chief Economist of the World Bank
referred to the “poverty growth inequality triangle”: Discuss this
comment, critically evaluating the role of inequality in the current study
of development in Africa.
2 Write critically on perceptions about governance in Sub-Saharan Africa.
3 It has been claimed that climate change could potentially interrupt
progress toward the world without hunger. Consider the evidence for this
claim and discuss how climate change might impact on food security.
4 Discuss the relationship between social movements and civil society in a
specific SSA country of your choice.