tcu.go.tz DAAD Scholarship : Tanzania Commission For Universities

Name of the Organisation : Tanzania Commission For Universities (tcu.go.tz)
Type of Announcement : DAAD Scholarship
Country : Tanzania
https://www.tcu.go.tz/

Related : Tanzania Commission For Universities Foreign Award Assessment System : www.statusin.org/4814.html

DAAD Scholarship :

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.

The program awards scholarships to candidates who qualify to undertake PhD or master’s degrees in Germany.

This training program which is funded jointly under the Tanzanian Government through private universities, the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), aims in particular, to impact on capacity-building in Tanzanian Universities through staff development.

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 (for Master’s applicants only)
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 PhD applicants 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 https://www.tcu.go.tz/ Soft copies and hard-copies of duly filled-in application forms and other documents must be addressed to;
Executive Secretary,
Tanzania Commission for Universities,
Garden Road, Mikocheni,
Near TPDC Houses, P O Box 6562,
Dar es Salaam

The deadline for receiving applications : Monday 30th June, 2014 at 15:30 hours.

Checklist of documents :

** Yellow cover sheet
** Green DAAD application form
** Hand-signed Curriculum Vitae (use the Europass specimen form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu) and list of publications, if any
** Ph.D. proposal (10 – 18 pages; 1,5 spacing; 2,5cm space left, 2cm right)
** Abstract of the proposal on one page (please include name and title of the proposal)
** Detailed work plan for 3 years including time schedule covering the whole period of the scholarship
** Confirmation from a German Professor stating that he/she will supervise the applicant for his/ her Ph.D. thesis (in English)
** Two recommendation letters of academic referees (in English; on particular recommendation forms provided by DAAD office)
** Certificates (each certified as true copy of the original certificate);
1. Master’s certificate
2. Transcripts for each Year
3. Bachelor’s certificate
4. Transcripts for each Year
5. A-level certificate Confirmation of funding for research during field studies