STEP 1: ELIGIBILITY CHECK

1.1 WHICH TARGET GROUP DO YOU BELONG TO?

Target Group 1 (TG1) can be defined as:  African nationals and/or residents registered or having obtained a degree in one of the Higher Education Institutions that is a member of the ANCRES consortium.

Target Group 2 (TG2) can be defined as:  African nationals and residents (students) registered in Higher Education Institution of African countries not included in the partnership, or whom have obtained a Higher Education Institution degree or equivalent from an institution of these countries.

1.2 WHO CAN APPLY?

Each student target group has its own eligibility criteria. Please check the eligibility criteria of your student target group carefully.

The eligible countries for TG1 are as follows;

Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, Namibia, Rwanda

The eligible countries for TG2 are as follows;

      • Central:  Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and São Tomé and Principe
      • Eastern:  Comoros,Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania
      • Northern:  Algeria,Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco
      • Southern:  Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe
      • Western:  Benin,Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo

 

1.3 WHICH TYPES AND LEVEL OF MOBILITY ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?

      • MSc Credit Seeking(06 Months)
      • MSc Degree Seeking (24 Months)
      • PhD Credit Seeking (12 Months)
      • PhD Degree Seeking (36 Months)
      • Trainees (03 months)
      • Staff mobility (01 Months)

 

STEP 2 – FIELD OF STUDY

ANCRES will  ONLY  fund scholarship for mobility in the following fields of study and other fields related with climate change and renewable energy

      • Geology and Environmental Sciences
      • Earth science and climate change
      • Geosciences
      • Renewable energy and solar Panel installation

Note: ANCRES scholarships will not fund an application outside the advertised research and academic offer.

STEP 3 – HOST INSTITUTION(S)

Check which partner University offers what you are looking for at the  study and research opportunities . Contact your preferred host University before you submit application for ANCRES scholarship.

A detailed list of programmes offered is presented in the ANCRES HANDBOOK . Or check Study and Research Opportunities

Note: Always Contact Your Potential Supervisor (Listed Above As Contact Person For Each Project) Before Entering Your Application.

STEP 4 – READ THE GUIDELINES

Before entering the application platform, read our ANCRES HANDBOOK found in the  “Download section”.

STEP 5 – DOCUMENTS

5.1 MASTER & DOCTORATE

MANDATORY DOCUMENTS FOR ALL TARGET GROUP

      • Application form
      • Passport or National ID
      • Research proposal (see documents under download)
      • Bachelor’s certificate and transcripts
      • At most 2-page Curriculum Vitae
      • Two (02) reference letters: One of the references must be from your last project supervisor.
      • 02 Reference letters (Masters) and 03 reference letters (PhD): One reference letter from your home institution supervisor and one from the host supervisor. NB the reference from home institution supervisor is only for Credit seeking
      • Language certificates. These are mandatory only if required by the Host University
      • Disadvantaged group supporting documents. These are mandatory only if you state to belong to a disadvantaged group
      • Target group 2 supporting documents. These are mandatory only if you apply under the Target Group 2 (A letter confirming your registration for postgraduate degree in your home institution, Preferably school attendance certificate).

 

5.2 TRAINEES

ONLY FOR TARGET GROUP 1

      • Application form
      • Passport or National ID
      • Work plan (see documents under download)
      • Bachelor’s/masters/PhD transcripts
      • At most 2-page Curriculum Vitae
      • Two (02) reference letters: One of the references must be from your last project supervisor.
      • Language certificates. These are mandatory only if required by the Host University
      • All other documents you consider useful to evaluate your profile.
      • A letter confirming your registration for postgraduate degree in your home institution (Preferably school attendance certificate)

 

5.3 STAFF EXCHANGE

ONLY FOR TAGET GROUP 1

    • Application form
    • Passport or National ID
    • Proof of Employment. This a certificate issued by your Home University stating that you are an Academic/Administrative Staff employed at your Home University.
    • Full Curriculum Vitae
    • For Academic staff only: list of main publications, research projects, titles and awards received
    • For Administrative staff only: description of the position covered, tasks and responsibilities
    • Motivation letters: 1 per Host University. You can apply up to a maximum of 3 Host Universities. If you apply for 3 Host Universities you must upload 1 motivation per each Host University. The 3 letters must be different!
    • Support letters: at least one issued by the Head of your Department/Office responsible to approve your leave.
    • ANCRES Work plan
    • Language certificates. These are mandatory only if required by the Host University
    • Disadvantaged group supporting documents. These are mandatory only if you belong to a disadvantaged group