DAAD Postdoctoral Fellowships for Sub-Saharan Africans at AIMS in Tanzania, 2018

Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Fellowship for Sub-Saharan Africans at AIMS in Tanzania. As a self-governing non-profit trust, which is supported by several universities, AIMS offers postgraduate programmes to talented students from the African continent.

The purpose of the programme is to provide opportunities to the postdoctoral mathematician under the guidance of AIMS, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences.

South Africa is lucky to have one of the four DAAD Information Centers in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is located in Johannesburg with a nationwide mandate for the Republic of South Africa. The Information Center provides information and consultations for South African institutions, Higher Education Management, Academics, Future Researchers, Students and Staff. It coordinates a variety of projects and programmes in all fields of higher education and research cooperations between South Africa and Germany.

Scholarship Description: 

• Applications Deadline: September 30, 2018
• Course Level: Fellowship is available to pursue Postdoctoral programme.
• Study Subject: The scholarship at AIMS Tanzania is available in the following field: Mathematics.
• Scholarship Award: The fellowship covers:
• A flat-rate travel allowance: The flat rate travel allowance will be specified in the letter of award
• A monthly research allowance of 100 EUR
• A monthly instalment of 1000 EUR
• If a health insurance is compulsory for work and/or visa regulations DAAD will accept the costs for a standard tariff upon submission of receipt of paid invoice.
• The scholarship is designed as a subsidy to the scholar’s current salary/study leave income
• Nationality: This fellowship is available for Sub-Saharan Africans.
• Number of Scholarships: It has been agreed upon that DAAD co-operates with AIMS by offering 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship at the AIMS Centre in Tanzania.
• Scholarship can be taken in Tanzania
• Eligibility for the Scholarship: 
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• Eligible Countries: This fellowship is available for Sub-Saharan Africans: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants have to

Have completed their PhD degree not more than six years ago.
Be current or prospective teaching or research staff at a university or research institution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Be invited by AIMS.
Preferably are nationals of an African country.

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.
Tanzania Scholarships

Application Procedure:

How to Apply: Documents to be submitted
DAAD application form duly filled (available in the DAAD-Portal).
Curriculum Vitae, including the list of publications (if applicable).
Invitation and nomination by the host institution
Research proposal (up to 5 pages) including detailed time and work plan which must have been arranged in advance with the host researcher.
2 recommendation letters by academic referees.
PhD certificate (certified as a true copy of the original certificate).
Master’s certificate (certified as a true copy of the original certificate).
Online Application
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Academic Mobility for Africans Sustainable Scholarships for MSc and PhD in Ethiopia, 2018-2019

Applications are invited for scholarships for MSc and PhD in Railway Engineering at Addis Ababa University for the 2018-2019 academic year. African Railway Center of Excellence (ARCE) is one of the African Center of Excellence II projects supported by the World Bank.

The aim of the centre is to strengthen railway professionals’ development through short-term training, MSc and PhD level education, and research in Ethiopia and the region at large.

Addis Ababa University (AAU), which was established in 1950 as the University College of Addis Ababa (UCAA), is the oldest and the largest higher learning and research institution in Ethiopia. Since its inception, the University has been the leading centre in teaching-learning, research and community services.

Scholarship Description: 

• Applications Deadline: July 5, 2018
• Course Level: Scholarships are available to pursue PhD and MSc programmes.
• Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded in the field of Railway Engineering specializing in “Civil Infrastructure”, “Rolling Stock” and “Traction and Train Control” for the 2018/19 academic year.
• Scholarship Award:
• Type A. Full Scholarship: Covers monthly stipend (USD800 for PhD students and USD600 for MSc students), tuition fee, health insurance and
• transportation cost.
• Type B. Half Scholarship: Covers monthly stipend (USD400 for PhD and USD350 for MSc) and tuition fee.
• Type C. Part Timer Scholarship: Covers tuition fee only.
• Type D. Self-Sponsored Students: Student should cover all the expenses.
• Nationality: Available to citizens of African countries.
• Number of Scholarships: Numbers not given
• Scholarship can be taken in Ethiopia
• Eligibility for the Scholarship: 
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• Eligible Countries: Available to citizens of African countries.
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• Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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• Entrance Requirements: Applicants have to:-
• Have completed their last degree less than six years ago during the time of application
• Be Citizens of African countries
• For MSc applicants: Applicants should have Bachelor’s degree qualification with at least a CGPA of 3.00/4.00 for males and 2.5/4.00 for females (grading shall be converted to 4.00 scales).
• For PhD applicants: Applicants should have MSc degree qualification with at least a CGPA of 3.50 for males and 3.25 for females (grading shall be converted to 4.00 scales).
• The applicant should write a personal statement/motivation letter describing the candidate`s interest to join the program.
• The applicant should have two letters of recommendations of advisors/ supervisors from previous educational institutions.
• PhD applicants should submit the research proposal including a detailed work plan.
• Female candidates and candidates from underprivileged regions or groups as well as candidates with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.

Application Procedure:

How to Apply: The applicants should submit their document in a single pdf file through email address; (please send your documents to both addresses). The application will only be complete if the following documents are submitted.
Filled ARCE 2018/2019 Scholarship form
Signed curriculum vitae scanned in PDF; please use the Europass CV template

Scanned copies of all university degree certificates
Scanned copies of all university transcripts
Letter of motivation (Maximum 2 pages)
The academic reference from senior lecturer and proof of employment if applicable (scanned copy)
All the documents listed above should be scanned in a single PDF document. Applications submitted separately will be considered incomplete.
Application Form
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Digital Earth Research Fellowship for Artists and Designers in Africa and Asia, 2018

The new 6 months long Digital Earth Research Fellowship is available on offer for artists and designers. This fellowship is available for the students from Asia and Africa.

The fellowship is aimed at artists and designers at a stage in their career wishing to take 6 months for reflection and research.

Digital Earth: A fellowship for research and experimentation with and around the materiality and immateriality of the digital reality.

Scholarship Description:

• Applications Deadline: August 19, 2018
• Course Level: This is a 6 months long research fellowship programme.
• Study Subject: Digital Earth is a 6 month-long fellowship for artists and designers based in Africa or Asia, working across a variety of media, who would like to investigate our current technological reality. It is a unique research support programme, which supports experienced artists to reflect, research, experiment and produce work. Examples of possible research topics are: the infrastructure of Mongolian crypto-mining, the performativity of the robot-ports on the Siberian coastline, the soundscapes of the coltan mines in the heartlands of Congo, the cultural protocols of freeport zones, the aesthetics of satellite imagery, the agency of machinic vision, the political imaginations of geoengineering projects – and more.
• Scholarship Award: The Digital Earth Fellowship provides:
• A stipend to enable research, experimentation and to produce work in a specific geographic location in Africa or Asia, for 6 months. The exact amount of the stipend will be based on the cost of living in the country where the research will take place.
• Access to a research and production infrastructure consisting of a network of researchers, (online) theory and practice courses, research institutes, exhibition venues, creative hubs, art biennales, residencies and companies.
• A mentor, who will support you in your research. The Digital Earth mentors are internationally-renowned artists, designers and researchers.
• The chance to discuss your practice with other fellows during sessions on Google Hangouts;
• Final works and research findings will be exhibited in 2019 or 2020 in a roaming exhibition.
• Nationality: Fellowship is available for designers and Artist from Asia and Africa.
• Number of Scholarships: This fellowship is available for 15 artists and designers.
• Scholarship can be taken in Projects should be based in one of the countries in Asia or Africa.
• Eligibility for the Scholarship: 
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• Eligible Countries: Geographically, the focus is on the countries that are part of the new silk roads connecting Africa to Asia, through Central Asia and the Middle East.
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• Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Projects should be based in one of the following countries in Asia or Africa: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Benin, Brunei, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), China, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Korea, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Selection

Your application will be assessed by a selection committee on the basis of your research proposal; this includes this includes the quality of your work, your visual and reflective skills. Also, the committee will look into the relevance of your proposal to the research outline of Digital Earth. A balance will be sought between applicants from different geographic locations.

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.
Application Procedure:

How to Apply: Please make sure to read all the requirements and conditions described in this pdf and on our website, before submitting an application. Apply digitally, by emailing an application, no later than 19 August 2018 (23.59, CEST) to info-at-thedigitalearth.org.
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14 Women for Africa Foundation Visiting Senior Research Fellowships in Spain, 2018

The Women for Africa Foundation is calling applications from African Women to apply for its six months Visiting Science by Women programme Fellowship to be taken at various Centers in Spain.

The Women for Africa Foundation is a private entity founded in 2012 by former vice president of the Government of Spain, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, with the aim of contributing to the development of Africa through its women. Since then, the Foundation has launched a dozen projects in the areas of education, economic development, health, and knowledge and women empowerment.

In order to be eligible Individual must have solid working knowledge of English.

Scholarship Description:

• Applications Deadline: September 30, 2018
• Course Level: This is a six-month visiting senior research fellow for 14 experienced African women researchers.
• Study Subject: The preferred areas of research include:
• Health and Bio-medicine
• Energy, Water, and Climate Change
• Agriculture and Food Safety
• Mathematics, Information and Communication Technologies
• Economic Science
• Physics and Materials Sciences
• Nanotechnology
• Scholarship Award: In general, the duration of the research stays will be six continuous months. Nevertheless, depending on personal and professional needs, and with the approval of the host research center, the planned research may be split into two stays within two years after the fellowship has been awarded. Successful candidates will have access to the following benefits:
• Return flight from their center of origin to the host institution
• Living allowance of 2.400 Euros grosses per month to cover accommodation, personal expense and health and occupational accident insurance coverage.

Beneficiaries must devote themselves entirely to research at the assigned research center and may not be beneficiaries of any other fellowship, grant, stipend or regular income during their research stay. Beneficiaries might be asked to formalize their relationship with the research center in writing. In compliance with the local laws, the

Woman for Africa Foundation or the research center (as the case may be) will, if so required in each particular circumstance by the tax and/or social security regime, retain or withhold the compulsory amounts from the living allowances. Women for Africa Foundation, in collaboration with the research center, will help beneficiaries with the compulsory formalities in order to obtain the visa with Spanish Embassies and Consulates.


The Women for Africa Foundation strongly discourages final beneficiaries to take along their families, since we cannot assure any financial, logistic or administrative support for families
Nationality: These fellowships are available for African Women.
Number of Scholarships: Up to 14 fellowships are available.
Scholarship can be taken in Scholarship can be taken at the following centers in Spain. Each center will host 1 researcher.

Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (GSE), Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Vall d´Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Institute for Neuroscience (IN), Kronikgune Research Center, Biocruces Bizkaia (BC), DeustoTech, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Donostia International Physics Center, Material Physics Center – Centro de Física de Materiales (MPC-CFM), Repsol, Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF).
Eligibility for the Scholarship:

Eligible Countries: These fellowships are available for African Women:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Being a woman
The nationality of an African country.
PhD with at least 3 years of post-doctoral professional experience
Contractual relationship with a university or a public or private non-profit organization based in Africa dedicated to significant scientific research in the areas indicated
Excellent academic record and proven track of relevant research experience
Solid working knowledge of English
Proven experience leading a research group

Beneficiaries of first, second and third edition are not eligible. Candidates must have already identified research groups in the host centres to confirm that their proposed research can be carried out in collaboration with those research groups and, when needed, in their laboratories.

English Language Requirements: Individual must have solid working knowledge of English.


Application Procedure:

How to Apply: Only applications submitted in English via the Science by Women microsite at www.mujeresporafrica.es will be accepted. They must include the following documents:
Letter of Interest (max. 1 page)
Full curriculum vitae
Fully filled form
Brief but concise description of the project to be developed in the Spanish host centre (max. 2 pages)
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UCT HPI-CS4A PhD Studentships in Computer Science for African Students in South Africa, 2018

The new HPI-CS4A PhD Studentships in the field of Computer Science within the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. This studentship is available for students from the African continent.

The University of Cape Town, Department of Computer Science mission is to develop and impart knowledge and skills in the field of computer science. Our vision is to strive to be a department of the first rank in both an International and in an African context, sustaining: high respect for its research and post-graduate education, excellence in teaching in order to produce graduates who possess the skills that are needed whenever decision making or creative thinking takes place and an influential role in industry and the Information Technology community.

In order to be eligible applicants must be proficient in English as attested by a recent score (obtained within 3 – 5 years before application for admission) of at least 570 (paper-based test) or 230 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or a recent overall band score of 7.0 (with no individual element of the test scoring below 6.0) on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Scholarship Description:
Applications Deadline: September 1, 2018
Course Level: Studentships are available to study PhD programme.
Study Subject: Studentships are awarded in the field of Computer Science.

Areas of research of potential supervisors include (with sub-field listed in brackets):

Computer Graphics [Augmented and Virtual Reality, Procedural Modelling]
Digital Libraries [Cultural Heritage Preservation, Architectures and Interoperability]
Educational Technology [Computer Science Education, Gamification, Teacher-focused Interventions]
Human-Computer Interaction for Development (HCI4D) [Community-based Content Creation, Participatory Co-Design for/with Mothers and Communities, Participatory Video for Maternal Health Education]

Information Retrieval [IR for development, African/marginalized language IR]
Knowledge Engineering [ontologies, knowledge representation and reasoning, natural language generation, intelligent conceptual modelling]
Networks [Wireless Community Networks, Network Measurements, Dynamic Spectrum Access/TVWS, Network measurements and performance engineering, Software Defined Networks, Research and Education Networks, Cloudlets / Edge Computing]
Parallel/ High-Performance Computing [GPGPU, Multithreading]
Visualization [Scientific visualisation, Tangible interfaces, Design]
Nationality: This studentship is available for students from African continent.
Number of Scholarships: Numbers not given
Scholarship can be taken in South Africa
Eligibility for the Scholarship:

Eligible Countries: This studentship is available for students from African continent:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Hold a Masters Degree in Computer Science, supported by a good dissertation
Be proficient in English as attested by a recent score (obtained within 3 – 5 years before application for admission) of at least 570 (paper-based test) or 230 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or a recent overall band score of 7.0 (with no individual element of the test scoring below 6.0) on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). If your medium of education was in English then you are exempt from this requirement.

Application Procedure:

How to Apply: Application Guidelines

To apply, please submit the following:
A curriculum vitae (2-3 pages)
Academic Transcripts
TOEFL/IELTS Results
A brief research proposal (2-3 pages) with a potential supervisor at UCT identified

Your proposal must outline your research question(s) and proposed methodology for conducting the research. We will only consider proposals that fall within the core areas of research listed.

Please submit a single pdf file, comprising ALL the application materials, electronically at the following link -Under the title field, you should submit a provisional title for your research and under keywords list the areas of specialization. It is advisable to contact potential supervisors by e-mail beforehand to determine if your areas of research interest align with theirs. However, please do not indiscriminately contact all staff in the Computer Science Department at UCT. If you have more than one area of interest indicate this at the end of your research proposal.

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