PhD and Masters Scholarships for Tanzanias in Germany , 2014

TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR UNIVERSITIES

Tanzania - Germany Postgraduate Training Program

2014 PhD and Master's Degrees in Germany

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) is pleased to announce the call for application of PhD and Masters Scholarships for the 2014 Cycle of Tanzania - Germany Postgraduate Training Program. This training program which is funded jointly under theTanzanian Government through the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training and theGerman Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), aims in particular, to impact on capacity-building in Tanzanian Universities through staff development. The program awards scholarships to candidates who qualify to undertake PhD or master's degrees in Germany.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must:

1. Be a citizen of the United Republic of Tanzania
2. Be an academic member of staff in a private accredited or public Tanzanian university
3. Have at minimum, a bachelor degree second class upper division or equivalent
4. Hold a good Master's degree having obtained an equivalent of a B+ grade or above from a recognized university institution (for PhD applicants only)
5. Have obtained the Master's degree not more than within the past 6 years (for PhDapplicants only)
6. Be willing to undertake a 6 months German language course in Germany.

Mode of Application:

Interested eligible applicants wishing to apply for the scholarships may download the application documents at http://www.tcu.go.tz/index.php/program-fees-scholarships/18-programs-awards/74-moevt-daad 

Softcopies and hard-copies of duly filled-in application forms and other documents must beaddressed to:
Executive Secretary,

Tanzania Commission for Universities, 

Garden Road, Mikocheni, Near TPDC Houses, 

P O Box 6562, Dar es Salaam

Tel: 22 27772657; Fax: 22 2772891

E-mail: es@tcu.go.tz

The deadline for receiving applications is Thursday 31st July, 2014 at 15:30 hours