E-JUST TICAD8 Postgraduate Scholarship Program

Individuals who desire to get an M.SC. or PhD. degree in the fields of Science or Engineering, the E-JUST TICAD8 Postgraduate Scholarship program has opened up its doors for you. The Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) aims to develop high quality human resources in the field of STI (Science, Technology and Innovation). This is to create a greater future for African STI network and beyond.

The E-JUST TICAD8 postgraduate scholarships are provided under the cooperation of the Egyptian government and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). Check below for more details:

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants for this scholarship should be researchers or instructors (or potentially expected to become those) who needs to obtain M.Sc. or PhD. degree in the fields of Science or Engineering or other specialization.
• Applicants must be a holder of nationality of a country in Africa except for Egypt.
• Applicants must have a current home address in an African country.
• Applicants must not be serving in the military.
• Applicants should fulfill all admission requirements and pass the academic interview and oral examination.
• Applicants who shall continue their jobs in their home universities or institutions after completion of his/her postgraduate program at E-JUST are preferable. In this case, Endorsement of the application forms by their home institution is required in order to assure that they would return to home institutions in the future.

Benefits

The E-JUST TICAD8 postgraduate scholarship is a fully-funded one and it will cover:

• Tuition fees
• Accommodation
• Monthly stipend
• Medical care
• International Flight Fare (Round Tickets; from and to the applicant’s home country)

Scholarship Term

• The E-JUST TICAD8 postgraduate scholarship’s term is the period necessary to cover the degree requirements in E-JUST. This would be 2 years for the M.Sc. degree in addition to six months of preparatory courses (if necessary) and three years for the PhD. degree in addition to six months of preparatory courses (if necessary).
• The scholarship’s support is dependent upon the student good standing with E-JUST graduate program in which he/she is registered. An evaluation progress report will be sent semi-annually to the sponsor reporting about the student’s study level, including the student’s transcript, academic advisor report, and the updated student research situation.
• Scholarships are full-time scholarships; this means that E-JUST students are fully devoting to their study and research in E-JUST and are not allowed to work elsewhere during their scholarships’ period.

For more information, kindly visit the official webpage of the E-JUST TICAD8 Postgraduate Scholarship Program