The EAC Scholarship Program

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The EAC Scholarship Program is an initiative of the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic of Germany. It aims at creating future change agents, who identify themselves with the integration agenda of the EAC and are willing to share economic and development-oriented expert knowledge.

The goal of this initiative is to contribute towards training leaders that will foster the EAC Regional integration. This goal will be partly achieved through the establishment of academic collaboration between universities/institutions within the EAC Region, by encouraging students to study in countries other than their own. In order to achieve these impacts, the project offers a comprehensive package including scholarships for Master’s programs, internships, mentoring, networking events and further leadership training activities.

The scholarship will support Master’s students in i) Mathematics, ii) Engineering, iii) Informatics, iv) Science, v) Technology and vi) Business Science programs.

IUCEA hereby invites suitably qualified nationals of the East African Community (EAC) to apply for cohort 3 of the KfW- funded Scholarships, to pursue Master’s studies in the EAC Partner State other than their own.

Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. This Program will include a minimum of 30% female students and a special consideration will be given to Burundian and South Sudanese female applicants.

Duration of the Scholarship: 2 years

Scholarship Package

Up to 63 scholarships are available in the 2021/2022 academic year.

The scholarship covers the following:

  1. Return economy air ticket between the candidate’s home and host countries
  2. University tuition fees: payable directly to the university against official invoice;
  3. Stipend: EUR380 per month to support living expenses including housing, food, utilities, local transportation and settlement expenses;
  4. Allowances for study materials and research: EUR 1,500 one- off allowance;
  5. Medical insurance; and
  6. Extracurricular events: at least one event per year.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Be a national of a partner state of the East African Community;
  • Be below 35 years of age at the time of application
  • Possess at least an equivalent of Upper Second-Class Honors or  “Distinction” as applicable;

Application Process

The application process is two-fold and each MUST be completed separately

  1. Application for admission to the university;
  2. Application for the EAC Scholarship

All details on the eligible list of programs offered, supporting documents needed and application process, visit: https://www.iucea.org/call-for-applications-eac-scholarship-program-2021-2022/

Closing date: September 17th, 2021 not later than 17:00 hours, East African Time

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