AfricaLics Visiting PhD Fellowships 2022 for young African PhD Students (Fully Funded to Nairobi, Kenya)

Application Deadline: 15th October 2021. 

The aim of the visiting fellowship programme and the scholarships is to help African PhD students working in the field of Innovation and Development to strengthen their academic/research qualifications; improve quality of their dissertations and prepare for a career in innovation and development either within academia or outside (e.g. in the private sector or in government/policy making).

Requirements

Applicants must be enrolled as PhD students at African universities and must have completed their first year of PhD studies by December 2021. A maximum of four to six visiting scholarships are available for 2022, but final number of accepted visiting fellows will
Be enrolled as a PhD student at a university in Africa.

Benefits

Return flight costs from your nearest international airport (economy class) and health insurance will be covered on a reimbursement basis.
Students must take out their own health insurance for the study period, but the costs will be covered (reimbursed) by the AfricaLics secretariat.
The visiting scholars will receive a stipend of 90,000 KShs per month (equivalent to approximately 800 USD per month as of the exchange rate at the end of August 2021). This amount should cover all costs while in Nairobi related to living expenses and travel around Nairobi including to and from JOOUST campus.

A fixed amount is available to cover student participation in selected course activities (over and above the stipend).

Click here to apply: https://bit.ly/3kOx92m