The PASET Initiative of the Association of African Universities has issued a Request for Applications to host PhD Programs financed by the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund.
PASET (or Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology) is an Africa-led initiative with the objective of strengthening the science, technology and engineering capability in sub-Saharan Africa to further its socio-economic transformation. The PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF will contribute towards training 10,000 PhD students in the fields of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (ASET) for priority sectors in 10 years, and building the capacity of PhD programs in a core of African universities.
The request for applications is targeting African universities selected under the Africa Centers of Excellence Phase I and Phase II Project – ACE Phase I in West and Central Africa and ACE Phase II in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Click here to go to the PASET’s Request for Applications page.