Scholarships Information for Bachelor, Master & Doctoral Students.

Master and PhD Scholarship for Sub-Saharan African Counties in Public Administration anf Development Studies at DAAD Scholarship, Australia

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Brief Description
For applicants from Sub-Saharan African countries with an excellent academic record the DRD offers a limited number of DAAD merit scholarships per year.
Scholarships are available for full-time students of :

the MA and M Econ in Development Studies,
the Master in Public Administration,
the MA in Development Management (Bochum Programme),
the PhD in International Development Studies.

Scholarship value/inclusion
Scholarships include monthly allowances of 570 Euro plus travel allowances for Master candidates and 900 Euro plus travel allowances for PhD candidates. More information about requirements for application and application procedure is provided below.

Scholarship instruction
Scholarship applicants are adviced to carefully read about the specific entry requirements and course application procedure of the programme of their choice. The information is available from the respective programmes sections.

Candidates for the Masters Programme in Public Administration (MPA), the MA and M Econ in Development Studies as well as PhD candidates in the fields of Governance, Public Policy, Public Management or Development Studies can submit their scholarship application before they register with UWC through the online application procedure.

Please submit a letter of application, the DRD-SA application form (see below), a CV, an academic transcript from your last university and two academic references. Applicants will be informed about their applications by the 31st of October 2009.

For additional information on the courses or on registration please write to:

PKippie@uwc.ac.za for the Masters in Development Studies, for the M Econ (Development Studies) and for the PhD programme in Development Studies,

LFesters@uwc.ac.za for the Masters Programme in Public Administration (MPA) for the PhD programme in Governance, Public Policy and Public Management

Jens Blank for the Master of Arts in Development Management (Bochum Programme)

Scholarships for a study period in Germany
Apart from full scholarships for participation in one of the above mentioned programmes a number of mobility scholarships for Master students are available each year. These scholarships are aimed at funding a study period in Germany. During such a study period abroad scholarship holders can participate in a Summer School at Ruhr-Univeristy Bochum, complete an internship with a German organization working in the field related to their studies or they can visit Ruhr-Univeristy Bochum during the completion phase of their Master Thesis for intensive supervision periods.It is not necessary to apply for mobility scholarships before starting your studies. The application procedure for mobility scholarships will instead be announced to participants of the cooperating programmes.

Downloads:
DRD-SA application form
Curriculum Vitae Template

For further questions, please do not hesitate the DRD coordinators at UWC or RUB.

DEADLINES FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS APPROACHING !

Contact Details for MPA and MADS:

Send Your Applications to:
Please submit scholarship applications electronically to cdrcoordination@gmail.com, with relevant documents as scanned attachments, or in hard copy to:

Address:
Ina Conradie
Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape
Modderdam Road
Bellville
Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535
Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
Tel: 002721/959 3858

Please also notify us by e-mail if you submit a hard copy by mail, as mail can sometimes be slow and unreliable.

Further information, please visit: http://www.drd-sa.org/scholarships-in-development-studies.html

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