RUFORUM Graduate Research Fellowships (East & Central Africa)

The RUFORUM Graduate Research Fellowships provide competitive research funding and academic support for graduate students pursuing Master's and PhD research in agriculture and related fields at member universities. The fellowships supply financial assistance for research costs and may include stipends and travel support. The programme targets students from RUFORUM-eligible African countries in East, Central and Southern Africa.

Tuition coverage; possible monthly stipend; research costs; travel costs; academic support.

Open to students from Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC), Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe studying at the eligible level (Master's and PhD).

Prepare academic transcripts, recommendation letters and a personal statement and submit the application via the official RUFORUM website before the deadline.