Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarships in Netherlands

Deadline: 01 February 2018
Open to: interested students from Sub-Saharan Africa
Scholarship: fully funded

Description

These scholarships are given to talented, motivated and broadly interested students from Sub-Saharan Africa the opportunity to study at the Delft University of Technology. The Global Initiative aims to support capacity building in the Global South and to advance future leadership focusing on sustainable global development. The UN Sustainable Development Goals are a guiding principle for the TU Delft.

TU Delft | Global Initiative offers four Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarships every year. From the students, it is expected that they are willing to act as our ambassadors during their studies and after graduation.

Eligibility

  • Admitted to one of TU Delft’s MSc programmes with an accumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in your bachelor’s degree;
  • A degree from an accredited university in one of the mentioned countries from the eligible region

Eligible Regions: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South-Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Scholarship

  • Full tuition fees for a TU Delft MSc programme;
  • Living expenses for 2 years;
  • EUR 25.000 per year for Sub-Saharan students;
  • Membership to the Scholarship club giving access to personal development, workshops, seminars, etc.

How to apply?

In order to apply, please fill the application.

For more information, please visit the official web page.