Fully Funded Opportunity For African PhD and Master Students in Biomedical Engineering (ABEM) 2020

29 July 2020

Africa 

Country According to the Program

(Fully Funded)

Description

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There are two types of groups and mobility: Target group 1 which are students registered in or having obtained a degree from one of the six African partner institutions and Target group 2 which are students registered in or having obtained a degree from a higher education institution not included in the partnership but established in an eligible country.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Biomechanics & Rehabilitation Engineering
• eHealth
• Health Informatics
• Medical Imaging
• Medical Devices & Instrumentation

Required Languages

According to the University

Eligible Countries

EGYPT, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, COMOROS, & OTHER COUNTRIES NOT FROM MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Program Period

Master’s for 6-24 months  — Doctorate for 6-48 months

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

To be eligible for a scholarship, master’s and doctoral students must comply with the following criteria:

• Be a national and resident in any of the eligible countries covered by the Programme
• At the time of the application for a scholarship, be registered/admitted in their final year or have obtained their most recent degree (or equivalent) from:
  • one of the higher education institutions included in the partnership (Target Group 1); or
  • a higher education institution not included in the partnership but established in an eligible country (Target Group 2)
• Have sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction in the host institution.
• Meet the specific requirements of the host institution.
• Students can only benefit from one scholarship under the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme.
• Students having benefited from scholarship(s) under the previous Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme cannot receive scholarships under the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme.

Opportunity Cost

(Fully Funded)

The scholarship will cover:

• Round-trip flight ticket and visa costs.
• participation costs such as tuition fees, registration fees and service fees where applicable.
• Insurance (health, accident, travel).
• A settling-in allowance.
• A monthly subsistence allowance.
• A contribution towards the research costs associated with student mobility of 10 months or longer.

How to Apply

First Step: Create an account from here.

Second Step: Login to your account from here.

Third Step: Identify the Target Group to which (s)he belongs and the available scholarships and Select at least one host institution. Select the host institution(s) with consideration to the following:

1. The language requirements of the host institution.
2. The identified areas of excellence and available projects in each partner institution.
3. The required academic background for the field of study, research project or activity.
4. The cost of living at prospective host institutions, personal needs for subsistence, and the monthly stipend for the scholarship.
5. The need to adapt to different cultural realities at the hosts institution and also to different climate conditions, in case of selection

Fourth Step: You will need to submit the following documents:

• Copy of passport
• Mobility project proposal describing the aims, activities and foreseen study/work plan and taking into consideration the objectives and goals of the host programme and of the ABEM project.
• Motivation Letter
• Degree certificate(s)
• Certificate of language skills
• For Student Mobility :Transcript of academic records for degrees completed
• For Target Group 1 applicants:
  • Statement of support from the home institution
  • Academic reference
• For Target group 2 applicants:
  • Letter of support from an academic staff member of a higher education institution in an eligible country (the letter may be from a partner institution); this letter must be dated and signed, otherwise it will not be considered valid and the application will be excluded.
  • Academic reference from someone other than the per

Note: The Application Form must be completed English.

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This Scholarship Published by:
“Meray Maher/Egypt”

“Ziad Helal/ Egypt“

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