INFORMATIONS : BOURSE ET OPPORTUNITES DIVERSES

 

TRECCAfrica Scholarships for Master’s programmes announced

 

The TRECCAfrica University Consortium has published a call for applications for prospective African Master’s students on its website atwww.treccafrica.com.

 

Up to 32 full-degree two-year Master’s scholarships will be awarded to applicants to enrol in a number highly sought-after master’s programmes related to sustainability and environment. The scholarships cover travel, tuition and a living allowance of €600 per month for 24 months.

 

Applications close on 30 April 2012 for studies commencing from September 2012. A second call for 2013 will be published by the end of 2012.

 

The consortium consists of the universities of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Ghana, Mekelle (Ethiopia), Nairobi (Kenya), Nigeria-Nsukka and Stellenbosch (South Africa). Their programme is called Transdisciplinary Training for Resource Efficiency and Climate Change Adaptation in Africa – or TRECCAfrica, for short.

 

The list of Master’s programmes presented by each of these institutions range across subjects such as sustainable development, environmental management, renewable energy, food science and technology, natural resource assessment, climate and society, biotechnology, agro-ecology, soil physics, microbiology and veterinary medicine.

 

The scholarships are for study outside the student’s home country. Interested students can visit the TRECCAfrica website to see who can apply and what Master’s programmes are on offer.

 

The scholarships are made possible with the support of the European Commission in partnership with the African Union Commission through the Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme (Mwalimu Nyerere Scholarship).

 

For more information email the coordinator at treccafrica@sun.ac.za or call +27 21 808 3727 or visit www.treccafrica.com

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