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The University is accepting application for the 2020 DAAD University of Ghana Masters and PhD scholarships offered to Africans for a degree study in the year 2020/2021.
Application is currently open for young African students who are permanent resident of a Sub-Sahara (West) African country to pursue Masters (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Population Studies at University of Ghana Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS)
The Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana has announced the acceptance of applications for the award of the 2020/2021 (DAAD) German Academic Exchange Service Scholarships
Scholarship/Award Values
The DAAD Masters & PhD scholarships for african students has a value covering;
Tuition, stipends and accommodation for one-year Master of Arts (MA) and four-year Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students.
Scholarships Application Deadline
Application for DAAD University of Ghana Scholarships for Masters and PhD degree 2020/2021 closes on February 7, 2020.
Degree Program
DAAD scholarships are offered to undertake,
- Masters degree and
- PhD degree program.
Study Location
To pursue degree program at University of Ghana, Ghana.
Eligibility And Requirements
Do check the following eligibility and requirerements criteria for the scholarship.
Masters Applicants
- Applicants must have successfully completed generally a three-year/four-year university
degree and obtained above average results (minimum of second class upper division) - Clearly show motivation and strong commitment
- Have thorough knowledge of the language of instruction
- Have completed their last university degree not more than 6 years ago at the time of application
- Must be nationals or permanent resident of a Sub-Sahara African country
- Should generally be a staff member of a public university, b) candidate
considered for teaching or research staff recruitment, c) from the public
sector. - Applicants must be nationals or permanent residents of a West African country (Inclusive Cameroon).
PhD Applicants
applying for the DAAD Masters and PhD scholarships at University of Ghana applicants must
- Have successfully completed a Master’s degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 to qualify for the PhD programme.
- Clearly show motivation and strong commitment.
- Have thorough knowledge of the language of instruction.
- Have completed their last university degree not more than 6 years ago at the time of application.
- Be nationals or permanent resident of a Sub-Sahara African country.
- Generally be a) staff member of a public university, b) candidate
considered for teaching or research staff recruitment, c) from the public
sector. - Applicants must be nationals or permanent residents of a West African country (Inclusive Cameroon)
Documentation Required
MSc Applicants Documents to be submitted
Thee following documents to be submitted to RIPS:
- Undergraduate Certificate
- Undergraduate Transcript
- One-page motivation statement
- TOEFL score (70 and above) or IELTS score (6.0 and above) not more than two years at the time of application (if applying as national or permanent resident of Francophone/Lusophone country)
PhD Application Documents to be submitted to RIPS:
- Graduate and Undergraduate Certificates
- Graduate and Undergraduate Transcripts
- One-page motivation statement
- Research proposal (this must include a research background, proposed research
objective(s)/question(s) and methods sections) (3-page maximum, 1.5 line spaced minimum) - Master’s degree obtained with a Master’s dissertation/thesis written in English (if applying as national or permanent resident of Francophone/Lusophone country)
OR - TOEFL score (70 and above) or IELTS score (6.0 and above) not more than two years at the time of application (if applying as national or permanent resident of Francophone/Lusophone country)
How To Apply
Follow the application steps below if you are eligible
Please be aware of the two application deadlines.
STEP 1:
Applicants must apply for their studies at Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana. The following deadlines dates should be noted down:
- Candidate’s application submitted to RIPS for shortlisting by January 10th, 2020
- Shortlisted candidates to be notified about status by January 17th, 2020
- Shortlisted candidates to submit their applications via DAAD portal by February 7th, 2020
- Scholarship awardees to receive notification by April/May 2020
All shortlisted candidates are to apply to the University of Ghana for admissions when
admissions open. Please check the University of Ghana website for more information at www.ug.edu.gh
Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana will screen, preselect (according to DAAD selection criteria) and short-list the applicants. DAAD reserves the right of final selection.
STEP 2:
Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana will provide the shortlisted candidates with the link to the DAAD-Portal. Only the pre-selected candidates will be asked to log into the DAAD portal, register themselves and submit a DAAD application.
Email the filled application form with scanned copies of required documents to
daadrips@ug.edu.gh or daadscholarship@rips-ug.edu.gh
Get the scholarship form for the application of DAAD Scholarship for masters and PhD
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