MUHIMU: GERMANY SCHOLARSHIPS

TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR UNIVERSITIES

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 year 2014Cycle of Tanzania -Germany

Postgraduate Training Program.

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. The program awards scholarships to candidates who qualify to undertake PhD studies in Germany.

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 http://www.tcu.go.tz/index.php/program-fees-scholarships. 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

Tel: 22 27772657; Fax: 22 2772891

E-mail: es@tcu.go.tz

The deadline for receiving applications is Monday30th June, 2014 at 15:30 hours.