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Guidelines for applicants

This document contains detailed information about the application procedure. We strongly advise you to read it before starting to fill in the Application Form.

 

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Application Form

This form expects to be an easy and simple way to prepare your application, allowing you to introduce progressively the details and information required.

You must start creating your application form by setting your USER and your PASSWORD. From the beginning, you have to choose the type of scholarship for which you want to receive the support of the Programme.

The Application Form can be filled in English or French. However, it is strongly recommended that it is filled in English. All the required documents must be submitted in English. In order to facilitate submission of documents in English, during the grant application procedure candidates may submit a translation done by themselves together with the corresponding document in the language of their country of origin.

 

Who can apply?

 

For the 2nd Cohort, the AFIMEGQ Project foresees individual mobility flows to:

  1. Students (Master and Doctorate) of the African Countries willing to develop their activity in one of the African Partner Universities:
     
    • Full Master students will carry out their studies in Africa, in a partner institution of the Project, with the duration of 10 up to 22 months with the purpose of undertaking their full training at the host institution and the issue of the corresponding Diploma).

      African Countries applicants » Full Master (22 months)

       In order to be eligible for a AFIMEGQ scholarship:

      • Must be nationals of one of the African Countries;
         
      • Must have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of the languages currently spoken in the hosting countries;
         
      • Must be eligible to undertake a Masters Degree at a partner Institution (applicants must have already completed their Bachelor's course and graduated from a African University on the moment of submitting the application);


      IMPORTANT: Please note that applicants cannot apply for Masters funding or PhD mobilities at their prior institution of study.
      For example, applicants who received their undergraduate degree from The University of Addis Ababa cannot apply for Masters funding or PhD mobilities funding at UAA (all campuses).

      • Must identify their Target Group:
         
        • Target Group I applicants » applicants who have obtained a university degree or equivalent from a African partner institution and who have the support of one of the partner institutions of the African Countries;
           
        • Target Group II applicants » applicants who have obtained a university degree or equivalent in a African institution that is not partner in this Project (or from an Associated University);

      It is noteworthy to mention that in addition to these criteria there may be other defined internally by each partner institution of the project. It is strongly recommended that the applicants liaise with the contact person of their institution before preparing their application, in order to obtain information about the specific eligibility criteria established either in their home institution (if applicable) or in the Host Institution which they intend to apply to.

      IMPORTANT:       It is highly recommended to read the Guidelines for Applicants before starting to fill in the online Application Form.

    • Doctorate students will undertake a mobility period in one of the partner institutions of the project, under the doctoral programme in which they are enrolled in their home countries (in Africa), with the duration of 6 up to 10 months (this mobility period must be fully recognized by the AFIMEGQ partner Institution).

      African Countries applicants » Doctorate (mobility) 6 to 10 months
      In order to be eligible for a AFIMEGQ scholarship:

      • Must be nationals of one of the African Countries;
         
      • Must have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of the languages currently spoken in the hosting countries;
         
      • Must be enrolled in a Doctorate programme at one of the African Countries partner institutions (Target Group I applicants only).
         

      It is noteworthy to mention that in addition to these criteria there may be other defined internally by each partner institution of the project. It is strongly recommended that the applicants liaise with the contact person of their institution before preparing their application, in order to obtain information about the specific eligibility criteria established either in their home institution (if applicable) or in the Host Institution which they intend to apply to..

      IMPORTANT:       It is highly recommended to read the Guidelines for Applicants before starting to fill in the online Application Form.