shadowgwalker:
The Association of African
Universities (AAU) is pleased to
announce the 2015 maiden
edition of the ECOWAS
Fellowship Programme for
Masters and PhD (EFP) under
the sponsorship of the
Economic Commission for West
African States (ECOWAS). The
Programme seeks to promote
capacity building within the
ECOWAS 15-member countries
by providing full fellowships for
training and education for
nationals of ECOWAS member
states in higher education
institutions of ECOWAS.
Eligibility: The Programme is
open to qualified nationals
(including graduate students,
researchers, lecturers, and
staff) of ECOWAS member
states who will be admitted for
Masters or PhD degree
programme at any one of the
following three universities:
(a). University of Lagos, Nigeria
(b). University of Ibadan,
Nigeria
(c). Université Cheikh Anta Diop,
Senegal
A good first degree (at least
second class upper division or
its equivalent) is required for
Masters degree programme. An
MPhil degree or its equivalent is
required for PhD programme.
Priority will be given to
Anglophone nationals who
want admission into
Francophone institutions, as
well as to Francophone
nationals who want admission
into Anglophone institutions.
Female candidates are
particularly encouraged to
apply.
Study Disciplines
Applications are invited from all
disciplines linked to the fields of
strategic importance to the
West African region such as:
1. Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM);
2. Earth and Life Sciences;
3. Health including maternal
and child health, HIV/AIDS, etc.;
4. Agriculture, Food Security
and related disciplines
5. History of Africa
6. Information technology;
and
7. Gender issues.
Full Scholarship
The ECOWAS Fellowship
Programme (EFP) is a full
scholarship intended to cater
for each fellow’s costs of living,
tuition fees, visas, travel,
insurance and thesis research.
In this respect, ECOWAS will pay
the tuition fees directly to the
institutions and provide a
monthly stipend of US$600 per
Masters student and US$800
per PhD student to cover all
other expenses for the duration
of the degree programme.
Application Procedure
Qualified candidates will be
admitted to one of the three
institutions mentioned above.
Please ensure that the
institution that you have
selected offers the course you
have chosen. All the three
universities provide
information about their degree
programmes on their websites.
Each application must include
the following:
1. A photocopy of the degree
and other certificates.
2. Completed EFP Form.
Download the EFP form here
3. Most recent curriculum
vitae.
Submission
The 2015 Applications are
accepted before October 15,
2015 from eligible students
from ECOWAS member
institutions.
Applications should be sent
electronically to:
The Director, Directorate of
Research & Academic Planning
Association of African
Universities
Aviation Road Ext., Airport
Residential Area,
P.O. Box 5744, Accra-North,
GHANA
Email: ecowas@aau.org





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