3rd Call for Ph.D Scholarship
Applications
Kenya – DAAD Postgraduate
Training Programme 2012-2013
The Kenya Vision 2030
policy document recommends investment in Science, Technology & Innovation
(ST&I) in priority key sectors.
As part of this initiative,
in June 2010, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MOHEST)
and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) signed a five (5) year
Agreement for cooperation in Postgraduate Training open to all fields of
study.
The programme is
administered by the National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) on
behalf of MOHEST.
The main objective of the
programme is to train twenty (20) Ph.D research students teaching in
universities in Kenya for forty two (42) months (inclusive six (6) months
German language course) at a German university. Since the inception of the
programme, thirty seven (37) Kenyans have been awarded scholarships and are
currently pursuing their training in Germany.
General Conditions for the Scholarships
For eligibility to the
Kenya -DAAD Ph.D Scholarship, candidates must meet the following conditions:
- be citizen
of the Republic of Kenya
- be teaching
(full or part time) in Kenyan universities
- should have
obtained the Master’s degree preferably within the past 6 years (date of
graduation)
- be willing
to undertake a six (6) months German language course
The following documents
must be attached to the application form:
Cover sheet for DAAD
Scholarship Application Form
DAAD Application Form for
Research Grants and Study Scholarships
Hand-signed Curriculum
Vitae and list of publications (use the Europass specimen form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu)
Application letter
indicating motivation to undertake Ph.D studies
Ph.D proposal (10 – 15
pages; 1,5 spacing; 2,5cm space left, 2cm right) including an abstract of the
proposal on one page (please include name and title of the proposal) and a
detailed work plan for 3 years including time schedule covering the whole
period of the scholarship
Confirmation from a German
Professor stating that he/she will supervise the applicant for his/her Ph.D
thesis (in English)
OR Admission letter from
structured Ph.D Programme
Two (2) recommendation
letters of academic referees (on particular recommendation forms, provided by
DAAD office)
Certificates (each
certified as true copy of the original certificate)
- Master’s
degree certificate and transcripts for each year
- Bachelor’s
degree certificate transcripts for each year
- A/O-level or
KCSE certificate
- Copy of the
national ID
A Letter of support from the university, indicating the
prospective function of the applicant within the university after return to
Kenya
For further information on
the scholarship program, please check the following websites:
For research contacts in
German check at the website:www.daad.de/research-explorer,www.phdgermany.de,www.dfg.de/gepris
Applications (triplicate,
hard copies) should be sent or delivered by Friday 28th September 2012 by
4:00pm at latest to:
The Coordinator
Kenya-DAAD Training Programme
National Council for Science and Technology
Utalii House 9th Floor Room 910
P.O. Box 30623-00100, Nairobi
Kenya-DAAD Training Programme
National Council for Science and Technology
Utalii House 9th Floor Room 910
P.O. Box 30623-00100, Nairobi
Email: research@ncst.go.ke
Telephone no. +254
721434057 or +254 20-2242175
