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Stellenbosch Doctoral Scholarship in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Stellenbosch University, South Africa is inviting application for doctoral scholarship in Arts and Social Sciences. This postgraduate scholarship is open to citizens of Nigeria and other sub-Saharan countries.

Deadline: 24th August,2018

Stellenbosch Doctoral Scholarship

The Graduate School for Arts and Social Sciences is a HOPE Project initiative in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Stellenbosch University to strengthen and advance doctoral training and scholarship in Africa. More than 200 doctoral scholars from 18 African countries, including South Africa, have enrolled in this scholarship programme since 2010. A total of 114 have successfully graduated, of which 83% completed in three years or less. Continue reading “Stellenbosch Doctoral Scholarship in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences”

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Next Generation PhD Fellowship

The Next Generation PhD fellowship is a scholarship opportunity for Doctoral students in Social Sciences.

The US Social Science Research Council is providing support to African scholars (in Africa) from selected countries, for:

  1. PhD research proposals
  2. Dissertation research
  3. Dissertation completion

The focus is on peace, security and development and the use of interdisciplinary research approaches and methods.

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Postgraduate Admission in KNUST, Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST) Ghana is seeking application from qualified candidates into its 2017/18 Masters and PhD programmes.

Admission of Candidates to Research or Higher Degree ( MSc/MFA/MA/MCOMM/MBA/EMBA/MPH/MPHARM/LLM/MPHIL/PhD) Programmes for 2017/2018 Academic Year.
GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
i. Masters Programmes
At the time of application, applicants should possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized Institution in the relevant field of study.  Preference will be given to applicants with a FIRST CLASS OR SECOND CLASS
ii. PhD Programmes
Candidates applying for Doctor of Philosophy degree must have aN MPhil degree or its equivalent from a recognized Institution and shall submit evidence of adequate training and ability to undertake the proposed programme.
DURATION OF PROGRAMME
Unless otherwise stated,
Masters Programmes (Full-Time) are of Two (2) Calendar Years and (Part-Time) Three (3) Calendar Years duration.
PhD Programmes (Full-Time) are of Four (4) Calendar Years and (Part-Time) are of Five (5) Calendar Years duration.
For Nigerians & Other International Applicants:
  1. All International Applicants must apply online. International applicants who are admitted will be required to pay an application fee of USD 200.00 (approx. 80,000 naira) before registration.
  2. Application process is online, and can be done outside Ghana. Click to begin knust pg application.
  3. Note to click on theinternational login button.
  4. Download 2017/18 KNUST Postgraduate brochure here
  5. After the online application process has been completed, candidates must print out 3 copies of the completed application form from the portal and submit them (by post) to the School of Graduate Studies along with all relevant documents (Photocopies of Certificates, Recommendation Letters, and [Transcript for those attending KNUST for the first time]) to the following address:                               The Secretary,                                 School of Graduate Studies.      KNUST.                                         Kumasi-Ghana
  6. Deadline for the submission of application forms is 25th April, 2017.  Application forms submitted after the deadline will not be processed.
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