The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), a West African international Climate Change Institution has launched a new scholarship scheme for students from all ECOWAS states who want to pursue International Master’s Degree in Energy and Green Hydrogen Technology.
Application Deadline: 16th April 2023
About the Award: The 24-months’ programme, to be run in partnership with Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and RWTH Aachen University, Germany, with funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany (BMBF) seeks to prepare and train a new generation of interdisciplinary professionals capable of proposing adapted solutions to the ongoing energy crisis in West Africa.
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The programme consists of four specializations and would be run in lead universities in Togo, where University of Lomé will run Bioenergy/biofuels and Green Hydrogen Technology; University of Felix Houphouet Boigny, Ivory Coast will host Green Hydrogen Production and Technology/Georesources (Wind/Water) and Hydrogen Technology; University of Abdou Moumouni, Niger will hostPhotovoltaic and System Analysis for Green Hydrogen Technologies, and University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal, will host Economics/policies/Infrastructures and Green Hydrogen Technology.
Eligible Fields: The novel programme is designed for students with background in Physics, Biochemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Statistics, or related areas.
Type: Master
Eligibility: Students from ALL West African countries with Bsc in Physics, Chemistry and Bio-Chemistry, Engineering, Statistics or related fields.
Eligible Countries: West African countries
To be Taken at (Country): Selected West African countries as well as to Germany.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
- The programme will also provide training on state-of-the-art tools used in renewable energy, green hydrogen technology and policy with the view of training adequate human resources to boost the sector of energy technology and guide policy formulation across West Africa with special focus on green hydrogen technology.
- The scholarship package includes full funding, roundtrip tickets and accommodation, allowances, and travel to selected West African countries as well as to Germany.
Duration of Award: 24 months
How to Apply: Click on the field of study for details
- Master Programme in Economics/ Policies/ Infrastructures and Green Hydrogen Technology
- Bioenergy / Biofuels and Green Hydrogen Technology – Université de Lomé, Togo
- Master Programme in Natural Resources, Biofuel Green Hydrogen Production, Water Resources and Technology
- Photovoltaic and System Analysis for Green Hydrogen Technologies – Université Abdou Moumouni, Niger
- It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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