Published: 20 Oct 2023 1,611 views
The In-Country/In-Region scholarship programme in Eastern Africa aims to promote the development of university teaching staff in universities and build capacity for staff in the public sector through postgraduate training in selected postgraduate study programmes at selected Eastern African partner institutions.
This programme strongly encourages mobility of Sub-Saharan Africans to study in participating host institutions within the Eastern Africa region. Check the information further below for the links to the programmes funded, the links to the specific call for scholarship applications and the links to the host institutions.
We strongly recommend applicants to apply to institutions outside their home countries.
The call for scholarship applications for this scholarship programme is open from 29 September 2023. Generally, the call for each new intake starts in October and runs until December. Please visit this page during these months to see the call for the next intake year!
DAAD scholarship in Germany is a private, federally funded and state-funded, self governing national agency of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing 365 German higher education institutions (100 universities and technical universities, 162 general universities of applied sciences, and 52 colleges of music and art) [2003]. The DAAD itself does not offer programs of study or courses, but awards competitive, merit-based grants for use toward study and/or research in Germany at any of the accredited German institutions of higher education. It also awards grants to German...... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Country to study | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Course to study | View courses |
| Sponsor | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Scholarship benefits varies
The target group for scholarships are graduates and postgraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa with a first academic degree if applying for a Master’s programme, or with a Master’s degree if applying for a doctoral programme who want to pursue Master’s or PhD courses in their home country (so called In-Country scholarships) or in another Sub-Saharan African country (In-Region scholarships).
Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate in the programme.
**Please note that the call for applications for the programmes below is currently open with a deadline of 23rd November 2023.
(Post)graduate programmes in Eastern Africa for which DAAD scholarships are offered:
| Country | Institution | Degree | Programme | Start of Study (2024) |
| Kenya |
Moi University – East and South African-German Centre for Education Research Methodologies and Management (CERMESA) |
Master | Education in Research | September |
| Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) | Master | Food Science and Technology | September | |
|
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) |
Master | Energy Technology | September | |
| Master | Soil and Water Engineering | September | ||
| PhD | Soil and Water Engineering | September | ||
| Moi University | PhD | Biostatistics | September | |
|
Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) |
Master | Research and Public Policy (MRPP) | September/October | |
| Pwani University | Master | Bioinformatics | September | |
| Tanzania | Ardhi University | Master | Geomatics | November |
| Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology | Master | Embedded and Mobile Systems | September | |
| Uganda | Busitema University | Master | Public Health | September |
| Mbarara University of Science and Technology | Master | Biology (Natural Resources Ecology, Management and Conservation) | August/September | |
| Master | Biology (Microbiology and Parasitology[MAP]) |
August/September |
For more details visit: DAAD website.
