Regional academic Exchange For enhanced skills in fragile ecosystems mangement in Africa (REFORM)

Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Program

Msc, PhD and Staff Scholarship

OVERVIEW

The EU under its Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme, has provided funding to support training of graduate

students in African universities. In this mobility program, six African partner institutions and one EU Technical partner will

collaborate in the training of professionals to strengthen fragile ecosystems (FE) management in Africa, which will lead

into reduced environmental degradation and sustained food production by small-scale farmers.

Partners include Makerere University (Uganda), Uganda Martyrs University (Uganda), Mzuzu University (Malawi),

University of Abomey Calavi (Benin), University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (Senegal), Eduardo Mondlane University

(Mozambique).

Regional academic exchange for enhanced skills in fragile ecosystems mangement in AfricaProject coordinating office: Professor Kandioura NOBA ; Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar

E-mail : reform.intraafrica@ucad.edu.snwebsite : www.reform-africa.org

REFORM

Scholarship

OBJECTIVES

The project is expected to contribute to :

a) establishing regional learning platform for improved fragile ecosystem

management (FEM);

b) internationalizing and harmonizing of training in FEM,

c) enhancing skills of University administrative staff to manage mobility,

d) improving training skills of academic staff of targeted Universities and

e) training of high caliber professionals in FE management.

A total of 23 Masters and 11 Doctorates will be

trained in the thematic areas of Agroforestry, Ecology

and Adaptation; Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ethnobotany

and Natural Resources Conservation and Valorization;

Agro-Ecology and Food Systems; Forest, Ecosystem,

Environment and Natural Resource Management.

The project will provide fellowships for full degree

programs (PhDs and MSc) as well as short term

mobility for students and administrative staff and will run

from 1st November 2017 until 31st October 2022.

How to Apply

This is a two stepwise process:

1. Apply for scholarship: follow the guidelines online

(www.reform-africa.org), submit the application form.

CV, Certified transcripts and certificates, at least two

academic references and a motivation letter must be

submitted to reform.intraafrica@ucad.edu.sn, the

Program coordinator with a cc to the course coordinator.

2. Apply for program: Please send the documents

(CV, motivation letter and certified certificates/transcripts

of your previous degree) to the course coordinator and

CC coordinator of this project. The letters should be

addressed to the coordinator of the project.Deadline 7th April 2018