The aim of this scholarship program is to strengthen railway professionals’ development through short-term training, MSc and PhD level education, and research in Ethiopia and the region at large.
Application Deadline: 5th July 2018
Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan African Countries
Type: Masters & PhD
Eligibility: Applicants have to:-
Have completed their last degree less than six years ago during the time of application
Be Citizens of African countries
For MSc applicants: Applicants should have Bachelor’s degree qualification with at least a CGPA of 3.00/4.00 for males and 2.5/4.00 for females (grading shall be converted to 4.00 scale).
For PhD applicants: Applicants should have MSc degree qualification with at least a CGPA of 3.50 for males and 3.25 for females (grading shall be converted to 4.00 scale).
The applicant should write a personal statement/motivation letter describing the candidate`s interest to join the program.
The applicant should have two letters of recommendations of advisors/ supervisors from previous educational institutions.
Application Process: Interested applicants should submit their document in a single pdf file through email addresses; – dawit.tamru@aait.edu.et and anteneh.zewdu@aait.edu.et (please send your documents to both addresses). The application will only be complete if the following documents are submitted:
Filled ARCE 2018/2019 Scholarship form
Signed curriculum vitae scanned in PDF; please use the Europass CV template (http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu)
Scanned copies of all university degree certificates
Scanned copies of all university transcripts
Letter of motivation (Maximum 2 pages)
Academic reference from senior lecturer and proof of employment if applicable (scanned copy)
All the documents listed above should be scanned in a single PDF document. Applications submitted separately will be considered incomplete.