Call for Scholarship

Partnership for Health Professionals Training in African Universities (P4HPT – II) is an EU-funded project under the Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme which aims at building capacity of health professionals with a view to expand the health workforce size in the target countries and subsequently improve well-being of communities. 

The partnership is composed of:-

  1. Moi University (Kenya) – Lead Partner
  2. Makerere University (Uganda)
  3. Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
  4. University of Cape Coast (Ghana)
  5. Linköping University (Sweden) – Technical Partner
  6. RUFORUM(Uganda)- Associate Partner

The programme awards scholarships to postgraduate students and staff from various African countries to study at one of the partner institutions.

Masters Scholarships

There are full-time Masters Scholarships available under this call. Find a list of institutions and the Masters programmes below;

Institution  Programme
University of Cape Coast M.Phil in Drug Discovery and Development
M.Phil Infection and Immunity
Makerere University Master of Science in Public Health
Moi University Master of Dental Surgery in Paediatric Dentistry
Master of Dental surgery in Oral pathology
Master of Science in Clinical Psychology
Master of science in infectious diseases and Global Health
University of Stellenbosch Master of Nursing
Master of Science in Molecular Biology and human Genetics
Master of Science in medical Microbiology Master of Science in Medical Virology

PhD Scholarships– Credit seeking only

The programme has Credit seeking PhD Scholarships for staff/students,

 PhD courses available in partner institutions are;

Institution PhD Programme
University of Cape Coast PhD in Drug discovery Development
Makerere University PhD Health Sciences
Stellenbosch University PhD Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
Moi University                                                PhD in Immunology

Eligibility

For a student to be eligible for a scholarship (i.e. financial support to third parties), master students as well as doctoral candidates referred to as “students”, must comply with the below criteria at the time of the application for a scholarship:

  1. Be a national of a member state of the African Union and be a resident in Africa
  2. Be registered/admitted in or having obtained a HEI degree (or equivalent) from: – one of the HEIs involved in the partnership
  3. Have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses in the host countries
  4. Students can only benefit from one scholarship under the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme (regardless the type of mobility or the funding project). Students who have previously benefitted under the previous Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme cannot receive another scholarship.

Target Group 1

  • Applicants must be nationals and/or residents in one of the following countries – Ghana, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya

Target Group 2

  • African nationals and residents registered in a higher education institution of African countries not included in the partnership, or who have obtained a higher education institution degree or equivalent from an institution of these countries. Egypt, Senegal, Burundi, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Tanzania

The Scholarship

The scholarship covers:

  1. Round-trip flight ticket and visa costs (using a preferred travel agent and calculated against direct linear distance)
  2. Direct participation costs such as tuition fees, registration fees and service fees, where applicable
  3. Comprehensive Travel Insurance (Health, Accident and Travel)
  4. A monthly subsistence allowance for the mobility period

How to Apply

Candidates are to complete two (2) applications simultaneously for admission into the programme at the respective institution and another for the scholarship

Application for Admission

To apply for admission to any of the institutions listed below, visit the websites of the institution via the links or send an email to the contact person for guidance

Institution Application website Institution Contact Address
University of cape Coast https://ucc.edu.gh/ dobiri-yeboah@ucc.edu.gh
Makerere University https://www.mak.ac.ug/ isaac.okullo@mak.ac.ug
Stellenbosch University http://www.sun.ac.za/english awhitelaw@sun.ac.za
Moi University https://www.mu.ac.ke/ p4hpt@mu.ac.ke
Linköping University https://https://liu.se/en kerstin.wammerlin@liu.se
RUFORUM https://www.ruforum.org/ e.adipala@ruforum.org

Scholarship Application

  1. Download the following forms and fill in:
  2. Applications for scholarships must be made online using the following link  https://forms.gle/oBWhRJ5ek8Z5UzjEA

PLEASE NOTE THAT CANDIDATES WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO APPLY TO INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOME COUNTRY.

FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

ONLY SELECTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED.

Application Deadline

The deadline for this call is  19th July, 2023

FOR MORE INFORMATION

You may contact Ms. Janet Katah, Project Administrator on p4hpt@mu.ac.ke; whatsapp on +254710843657