One PhD Scholarship for African Students at SOAS, University of London in UK

Deadline: 30 April 2013
Funding Source: Mo Ibrahim Foundation

Academic Year: 2013/2014

Host Country: The UK
Degree: PhD

Type of Scholarship
	Partially funded
Periodicity
	Annual (double check with them)
Description
	The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has generously provided SOAS with one PhD scholarship per year for African students undertaking full time PhD programme in the field of Governance for Development in Africa. The scholarship is on a part present form and it provides for Fees for three years, and for accommodation and living cost for the first year only. We expect students to be on fieldwork during the second year, and to write the thesis in the third year in their country of origins. We provide part of subsistence cost for the second and third year, but not accommodation cost. The Centre offers one PhD scholarship to African residents. In order to apply for the PhD programme and the scholarship you would need to download the SOAS PhD application form Please state on the form that you wish to be considered for one of these scholarships and that admission tutors are kindly asked to liaise with the Centre of African Studies on this. In addition to the application form, you would need to send me a proposal of the intended research in 1000 words max. This should outline the research objectives, appropriate methods and research relevance. It should also make clear the relation between the proposed research and the core themes of governance and development in sub-Saharan Africa.
Eligible African Countries
	Any African nation
Field
	Governance and development
Contact
	Angelica Baschiera Coordinator Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance for Development in Africa Initiative SOAS Email: ab17@soas.ac.uk