ARPPIS-DAAD Doctoral Scholarships for Study at ICIPE, Kenya

ntific research institute, headquartered in Nairobi,
Kenya that works towards improving lives and livelihoods of people in Africa.
The centre’s primary objective is to research and develop alternative and
environmentally-friendly pest and vector management strategies that are
effective, selective, non-polluting, non-resistance inducing, and which are
affordable to resource-limited rural and urban communities. icipe‘s
mandate extends to the conservation and use of the abundant insect biodiversity
found in Africa. icipe is the only international centre in sub-Saharan
Africa working primarily on arthropods. icipe works in a holistic and
integrated approach through a 4-H paradigm – Human, Animal, Plant and
Environmental Health – with the aim of improving the overall health of
communities in tropical Africa by addressing the interlinked problems of
poverty, poor health, low agricultural productivity and degradation of the
environment.

• Twelve
  ARPPIS-DAAD PhD scholarships are available to nationals of sub-Saharan
  countries.
• The
  scholarships cover all costs of the PhD programme, including travel,
  living expenses, medical insurance, university fees and all research and
  training costs.
• Successful
  candidates will carry out their research in selected projects at icipe.
• Twelve
  Eligible PhD Projects are available. For more
  information go to: http://scholarships.icipe.org/application/documents/phd_projects.pdf
• Successful
  candidates will develop a full proposal and register with an ARPPIS
  partner university in Africa after they start the PhD
  programme at icipe.
• The
  ARPPIS PhD programme will commence in September 2016.

• A
  national of a country in sub-Sahara Africa.
• A
  Bachelor’s degree with a minimum pass of second-class, upper division.
• A
  Master’s degree taken with both coursework and research in the field of
  natural sciences or other field relevant to the PhD project.
• The
  Master’s degree must have been completed less than six years ago at the
  time of application.
• Qualified
  female candidates and candidates from less privileged regions or groups as
  well as candidates with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
• Qualified
  nationals of French- and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa are also
  encouraged to apply.
• Preference
  will be given to applicants with a maximum age of 36 years (men) or 40
  years (women) by 31st December 2016.
• Additional
  specific entrance requirements will be considered for admission depending
  on the Eligible PhD Project(s) selected by the candidate. For
  information on applicant requirements for each project go to: http://scholarships.icipe.org/application/documents/phd_projects.pdf
• A
  working knowledge of English (written & spoken).
• Completed
  application forms and accompanying supporting documents.