CREATES Masters and PhD Scholarship for African Students 2018/2019

 The Centre for Research, Agricultural advancement, Teaching Excellence and Sustainability in Food and Nutritional Security (CREATES), hosted by the School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) has opened its second call for PhD and Master´s scholarship opportunities for qualified regional candidates. 

Application Deadline: 18th March 2018

Eligible Countries: Eastern and Southern African countries (Except Tanzania)

To Be Taken At (University): School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)

About the Award: The newly established African Centre of Excellence aims to support young African Scientists who are committed, passionate and innovative enough to address societal real life issues by developing simple low cost novel technologies.

The graduates are expected to be job creators and not job seekers thus innovative students are highly preferred. NM-AIST provides experiential teaching, a buzzing atmosphere of international and interdisciplinary research and education activities as well as novel curricula approaches, cutting-edge research facilities and highly skilled national, regional and international supervisors in various fields of Life Sciences.

CREATES support students understating MSc degree in Life Science with specialization on: Sustainable Agriculture; Food and Nutritional Sciences; Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management; Clinical Human Nutrition and Dietetics; and Global Health and Biomedical Sciences.

Type: Masters, PhD

Eligibility:

Masters: Applicants for these Masters positions should have the following qualifications, knowledge and essential attributes:

• Come from an Eastern or Southern African country except for Tanzania
• A minimum of Upper Second Class BSc degree in Life Sciences or equivalent related fields such as Nutrition, Medicine (human and veterinary), Pharmacy, Agriculture, Agronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, etc. The BSc. Degree should have been acquired from any accredited university within Africa or other International Institutions recognized by the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).
• Candidates that hold unclassified degrees (e.g. MD, BVM and DDS) shall have at least an overall of “C”grade and an average of “B” grade in the relevant subject or field of his/her specialization.
• Be able to publish scientifically in high impact peer reviewed international journals during the course of their studies.
• Have published at least one peer-reviewed scientific paper in an internationally renowned journal
• Have interest in the above teaching and research approach and be able to work independently and in a team.
• Must be below 35 years of age
• Have proficient in both English writing and speaking
• Be willing to specialize in one of the four CREATES pillars.
• Have published at least one peer-reviewed scientific paper in an internationally renowned journal
• Have a high degree of computer competence and familiarity with modern statistical software
• Have the ability to work in multi-disciplinary and international teams.
• Be self-motivated and be able to work under pressure to meet deadlines when required.
• Must be able to apply for additional external research funding
• Females and regional candidates are strongly and highly encouraged to apply

PhD: Applicants for these PhD positions should have the following qualifications, knowledge and essential attributes:

• Have MSc degree in Life Sciences or relevant discipline
• Have at least one scientific publication in an international peer-reviewed renowned Journal
• The MSc degree should be recognized by NM-AIST senate and Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU)
• Be able to draft and submit a research proposal concept note with the application documents Including tittle, brief introduction, methodology and expected results), showing that they are capable of Carrying out original research in the relevant field.
• Be below the age of 40 at application date
• Be able to publish scientifically in high impact peer reviewed international Journals (and preferably already have such publication)
• Have interest in the above teaching and research approach and be able to work independently and in the team
• Have excellent English oral and writing skills
• Be willing to specialize in one of the CREATES Pillars
• Have a high degree of computer competence and Familiarity with modern statistical software.
• Have the ability to work in multi-disciplinary and international teams
• Be self-motivated and be able to work under pressure to meet the deadline when required.
• Female candidates are strongly and highly encouraged to appl

Number of Awards:

• Masters :10
• PhD: 5

Value and Duration of Awards: 

Masters:

• The Master´s scholarship programme has already started and will run for two years.
  All admitted students will receive a partial scholarship over this time frame.
• The partial scholarship will cover university fees and direct student costs (i.e., a monthly stipend at the rate of US$ 200 per month to cover living expenses (meals and upkeep allowance) while in Tanzania.
• Accommodation fees are being paid directly to NMAIST which provides student hostels.
• Support to attend prescribed courses and/or undertake research in partner institutions will be covered as will be determined by CREATES Management Team and the respective students and supervisors.
• All students are required to apply for additional funding to cover their research activities.

PhD

• The PhD scholarship programme has already started and will run for three years. All students will receive a partial scholarship over this time frame.
• The partial scholarship will cover University fees and direct student costs (i.e., a monthly stipend at the rate of US$200 per month to cover living expenses (meals and upkeep allowance) while in Tanzania.
• Accommodation fees are being paid directly to NM-AIST which provides student hostels.
• Support to attend pre- scribed courses and/or undertake research in partner institutions will be covered as will be determined by CREATES Management Team and the respective students and supervisors.
• All students are required to apply for additional funding to cover their research activities.

How to Apply: Visit your preferred Program webpage (see Links below) for full detail on how to apply

All application documents should be sent electronically to: createspostgrad@nm-aist.ac.tz

Visit the Masters Program Webpage for Details

Visit the PhD Program Webpage for Details

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