Applications are invited for African Biomedical Engineering Mobility project scholarships for postgraduate students and academics from African.
ABEM will build human and institutional capacity in Africa for needs-based health technology research and development. The project will train postgraduate students with skills and specializations not offered at their home institutions.
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Scholarship Description:
- Application Deadline: January 29, 2018
- Course Level: Scholarships are available to pursue master as well doctoral degree programme.
- Study Subject: Student mobility – Areas of study
The hosting partner institutions offer specializations in the following areas for master’s and doctoral study:
| Level of incoming mobility | Degree- or credit-seeking mobility | Biomechanics & Rehabilitation Engineering | eHealth | Health Informatics | Medical Devices& Instrumentation | Medical Imaging | |
| AAU | master’s | degree | |||||
| CU | master’s doctoral | both degree |
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| MUST | master’s | both | |||||
| UCT | master’s doctoral | both degree |
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| UNILAG | master’s | credit |
- Scholarship Award: The ABEM individual scholarships cover one roundtrip flight ticket, visa costs, participation costs (which may include tuition fees, registration fees and service fees), comprehensive insurance coverage (health, accident and travel) and a monthly subsistence allowance from which scholarship recipients are to cover accommodation expenses. The monthly subsistence allowance is calculated per mobility option (and can be viewed under ‘Scholarship Information and guidelines’).
- Nationality: The eligible countries are presented in the table below:
| Regions of Africa | Countries |
| Central | Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and São Tomé and Principe |
| Eastern | Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania |
| Northern | Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco |
| Southern | Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| Western | Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo |
- Number of Scholarships: The project will train up to 32 MSc and 10 PhD graduates, and offer development opportunities to up to 10 staff members over a period of 60 months.
- Scholarship can be taken in African Universities
Eligibility for the Scholarship:
Eligible Countries: African students are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
Entrance Requirements: To be eligible for the scholarship, master’s and doctoral students must:
- Must be a national and/ or resident of an eligible country.
- At the time of the application for a scholarship, be registered/admitted in their final year or have obtained their most recent degree (or equivalent) from:
- one of the higher education institutions included in the partnership (Target Group 1);
or - a higher education institution not included in the partnership but established in an eligible country (Target Group 2)
- one of the higher education institutions included in the partnership (Target Group 1);
- Have sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction in the host institution.
- Meet the specific requirements of the host institution.
For staff to be eligible for ABEM scholarships, they need to comply with the following criteria:
- Be a national and resident in any of the eligible countries.
- Work in or be associated with a partner higher education institution.
- Have sufficient knowledge of the operational language in the host institution.
English Language Requirements: Students must have sufficient knowledge of the operational language in the host institution.
Application Procedure:
How to Apply: Visit the section “Apply now” on the website for instructions on how to complete your application. Only online applications will be considered.
