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In-Country/In-Region Programme Sub-Saharan Africa

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The In-Country/In-Region scholarship programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. To this end, scholarships are granted for postgraduate and doctorate programmes for training of future professionals and managerial staff in developing countries, in particular university teachers.

 

Background

In many developing countries, top-level university teachers are scarce, especially in development-related subjects. This limits the quality of university education: due to the small number of highly qualified lecturers, it is not possible to provide enough adequate study places. A well-developed higher education sector is essential for training the professionals and managerial staff that can be highly conducive to the political, economic, and social success of developing countries.

The In-Country/In-Region programme in developing countries ought to contribute to train highly qualified professionals and managerial staff for sustainable development in the partner countries and for the development of top-quality, cosmopolitan universities. The programme thus offers scholarships to future academic and professional leaders from developing countries for postgraduate courses and for doctorates. They study at universities in their home country or at highly qualified institutions in the region.

The partner universities and partner institutions in the respective countries are intermediaries but profit directly from the programme through tuition fees. The regional focus of the programme is Sub-Saharan Africa; however, very similar programmes are run in Central America, South America, South and South-East Asia, and the Middle East.

Programme Objectives

By training future academic and professional leaders, the programme contributes to the following long-term impacts:

  • Qualified professionals’ involvement in the solution of development-related problems in developing countries
  • Graduates strengthening education and research in developing countries
  • Structural strengthening and regional networking of partner institutions and partner universities

To achieve these long-term impacts, the following outcomes have been formulated as programme objectives:

Programme objective 1: Graduates are qualified to take on responsible positions in or for their region of origin. Supported study courses equip graduates for taking on positions of responsibility in development-related areas in teaching and research.

Programme objective 2: The participation of women and underprivileged groups is reinforced.

Programme objective 3: Organisational, financial and personal capacities of partner institutions are strengthened.

This programme strongly encourages mobility of Sub-Saharan Africans to study in participating host institutions within the Sub-Saharan region.

Currently Open Funded Degree Programmes

Below is an overview of the host institutions and the funded study courses in the respective institutions that are now accepting scholarship applications. Please note the deadline for these programmes is 21st November 2024.

(Post)graduate programmes below in Southern Africa for which DAAD scholarships are offered are now open. Review the call for applications documents for the programme of interest along with the application information:

Country Institution Degree Programme Start of Study (2025)
Botswana Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) Master Physics (by Research) August
Malawi Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) Master Environmental Health October

 

(Post)graduate programmes below in West and Central Africa for which DAAD scholarships are offered are now open:

Country Institution Degree Programme Start of Study (2025)
Benin University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) Master Statistics, Major Biostatistics September
PhD Agronomic Sciences, Major Biometry September
Cameroon University of Dschang PhD Parasitology November
PhD Pharmacology November
Ghana University of Ghana – The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) Master Seed Science and Technology October
University of Ghana – The West Africa Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCIBIP) Master Molecular Cell Biology of Infectious Diseases October
University of Ghana – Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) PhD Development Studies October
Nigeria Federal University of Technology Master Metallurgical and Materials Engineering October
PhD Metallurgical and Materials Engineering October
Benue State University Master Food Chemistry October
PhD Food Chemistry October

 

(Post)graduate programmes below in Eastern Africa for which DAAD scholarships are offered are now open. Review the call for applications documents for the programme of interest along with the application information:

Country Institution Degree Programme Start of Study (2025)
Kenya Moi University – East and South African-German Centre for Education Research Methodologies and Management (CERMESA) Master Education in Research September
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) Master Food Science and Technology September
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Master Energy Technology September
Master Soil and Water Engineering September
PhD Soil and Water Engineering September
Moi University PhD Biostatistics September
Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) Master Research and Public Policy (MRPP) September/October
Pwani University Master Bioinformatics September
Tanzania Ardhi University Master Geomatics November
Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology Master Embedded and Mobile Systems September
Uganda Busitema University Master Public Health September
Mbarara University of Science and Technology Master Biology (Natural Resources Ecology, Management and Conservation) August/September
Master Biology (Microbiology and Parasitology[MAP]) August/September

 

(Post)graduate programmes below in Southern Africa for which DAAD scholarships are currently closed. You can still review the call for applications documents for useful programme and application information:

Country Institution Degree Programme Start of Study
Malawi Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Master Aquaculture and Fisheries January
Namibia Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) PhD Computer Science February
South Africa (only In-Region)* University of Cape Town (UCT) Master Urban Studies – Southern Urbanism February
University of the Western Cape (UWC) Master Development Studies at ISD February
PhD Development Studies at ISD February
Stellenbosch University (SUN) Master Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (MBHG) February
South Africa (only In-Country)* National Research Foundation (NRF) Master January
PhD January

*Please note that South African (ZA) students cannot apply for In-Region scholarships through this programme tender. In-Country students from South Africa (ZA) can apply through the DAAD-NRF Joint Scholarship Programme.

When to Apply

The call for scholarship applications for West, Central, and Eastern Africa study programmes is generally open in the last third of each year. Please visit this page during this period (Sept-Dec) to see the exact deadlines for the call for the next intake year!

For the MUBAS’ Master in Environmental Health study programme, the call for scholarship applications is generally open in the last third of each year. Please visit this page during this period (Sept-Dec) for the exact deadlines.

For the other Southern Africa study programmes, the call for scholarship applications usually in the first third of each year. Please visit this page during this period (Feb-Apr) for the exact deadlines.

Please note that In-Country scholarships for students from South Africa are administrated by NRF (https://www.nrf.ac.za/)

Please check the call for application documents on this page during the periods mentioned above to confirm the next call.

 

DAAD Scholarship database: daad.de/go/en/stipa10000486

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