Pan-African Planetary and Space Science Network (PAPSSN) – Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Programme
Applications are invited from African nationals for scholarships in the fields of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Science, Planetary Geology and Remote Sensing. The 2nd PAPSSN Call offers the following scholarships:
TARGET GROUP 1
[Applicants from or graduated at one of the partner Universities]
1x MSc Credit Seeking* (6 months) to Copperbelt University (CBU), Zambia
1x MSc Credit Seeking (6 months) to University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
1x MSc Degree Seeking** (24 months) to BIUST, Botswana
1x MSc Degree Seeking (24 months) to Copperbelt University (CBU), Zambia
1x MSc Degree Seeking (24 months) to Addis Ababa University (AAU), Ethiopia
1x MSc Degree Seeking (24 months) to University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Nigeria
1x MSc Degree Seeking (24 months) to University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
3x Short term staff mobility (one month to AAU, CBU and UNN) and 4x Long term staff mobility (three months to BIUST, AAU, CBU and UNN).
TARGET GROUP 2
[Applicants not from one of the partner Universities]
1x PhD Degree Seeking (36 months) to University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
1x MSc Degree Seeking (24 months) to BIUST, Botswana
1x MSc Degree Seeking (24 months) to Addis Ababa University (AAU), Ethiopia
1x MSc Degree Seeking (24 months) to Copperbelt University (CBU), Zambia
1x MSc Degree Seeking (24 months) to University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Nigeria
APPLY ONLINE
https://www.papssnmobility.org
For more information email: info@papssnmobility.org
CLOSING DATE: 31st March 2022
The PAPSSN scholarship includes a return air ticket and visa costs, participation costs such as tuition fees, registration and service fees, Insurance, settling-in allowance, monthly subsistence allowance and a contribution towards the research costs associated with student mobility of 10 months or longer.
The PAPSSN consortium is committed to offering 50% of its scholarships to women and candidates from disadvantaged or marginalized groups.
PAPSSN scholarships are jointly administered by five (5) African partner institutions, where selected students and staff will be able to engage in postgraduate studies, research, teaching or training.
AFRICAN PARTNERS
Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Botswana
Addis Ababa University (AAU), Ethiopia
Copperbelt University (CBU), Zambia
University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Nigeria
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa
Technical Partner: Università di Bologna, Italy
This project has been funded by the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme of the European Union. This publication reflects the views only of the PAPSSN partnership, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
