Applications are now invited at Kenyatta university for the 2019/2020 DAAD scholarship chances from Germany.
Eligibility
The scholarships are open to students who are interested/ registered in the following programmes:
- M.Sc in Renewable Energy Technology
- PhD in Biotechnology
- PhD in Environmental Planning and Management
Duration
Scholarships are available for up to a maximum of two years (Master) and three years (PhD) and will initially be granted for one year but may be extended upon individual student request using a specified form to be provided by DAAD.
Application Requirements
- Applicants must have completed their last university degree less than 6 years ago at the time of application.
- Must be nationals of a Sub-Saharan African country.
- A signed curriculum vitae; please use the Europass CV template
- A signed copy of this DAAD Information Sheet for Students
- Certified copies of all university degree certificates (scanned PDFs)
- Certified copies of all university transcripts (scanned PDFs)
- An admission letter including fee structure of respective course (original or certified copy only), or an official letter assuring admission
- For Master candidates only:
- Letter of motivation (Maximum 2 pages in PDF)
- Academic reference from senior lecturer and proof of employment if applicable (scanned PDF copy)
ix. For Ph.D. candidates only:
- Ph.D. research proposal including a detailed work plan (10 to 15 pages); plagiarism will be checked and limited to maximum 24%.
- PhD proposal must demonstrate relevance to development.
- Recommendation letter by head of department indicating that you are a present or prospective member of staff and how you will be integrated into the staff development agenda of the university (scanned PDF copy)
- Confirmation of study leave from your university (if applicable; scanned PDF copy)
- Confirmation of teaching release (university staff members only; scanned PDF copy)
Note: all documents should be scanned and sent as one PDF document
Application Procedure
- Applications for Admission to Kenyatta University to be sent to:
The Registrar (Academic), Kenyatta University
P.O. Box 43844 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Application forms for admission to Kenyatta University and other information is available at http://www.ku.ac.ke/admission/prospective-students - Applications for the DAAD scholarship with accompanying supporting documents to be sent in soft copy to: director-researchsupport@ku.ac.ke & cc to maina.florence@ku.ac.ke and migudi.laban@ku.ac.ke
- Any inquiries regarding the scholarships to be directed to Dr Maina Mwangi (maina.mwangi@ku.ac.ke), Telephone: +254710860550.
Application Deadlines
- All applications for scholarships must be received by end of day on 8th February 2019.
- Pre-selection for scholarship will be carried out at Kenyatta University by 28th February, 2019. A short list generated will be sent to DAAD for final shortlisting.
- Pre-selected candidates will be required to log into the DAAD portal to register and submit application documents by March 31st 2019 https://portal.daad.de/irj/portal
- Final selection of scholarships will be carried out by DAAD by Mid May 2019.
Good luck
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