In-Country/In-Region Scholarship
Programme
Sub-Saharan Africa
Call for Master Scholarship Applications 2025
at Pwani University, Kenya
Master of Science in Bioinformatics
Supported by the
Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Application Closing Date in the DAAD Portal
(for all candidates):
21st November 2024
The awarding of the scholarships is subject to the provision of funds from the Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to the DAAD.
To complete your application successfully, it is essential that you read ALL of the
following sections.
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In-Country/In-Region scholarships at Pwani
INDIVIDUAL University, Kenya, 2025
FUNDING
PROGRAMME 1
The programme aims to foster strong, internationally oriented higher
OBJECTIVES education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to
sustainable development. For this purpose, scholarships for development-
related Master's studies are awarded to individuals who plan to pursue a career
in teaching and/or research at a higher education institution in Sub-Saharan
Africa.
By training future academic and professional leaders, the programme
contributes to the following long-term impacts:
Qualified professionals’ involvement in the solution of development-
related problems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Graduates strengthening education and research in Sub-Saharan Africa
Structural strengthening and regional networking of partner institutions
and partner universities
To achieve these long-term impacts, the following outcomes have been
formulated as programme objectives:
Programme objective 1: Graduates have qualified to take over responsible
positions in their or for their region of origin
Programme objective 2: The participation of women and underprivileged
groups is reinforced
Programme objective 3: Organizational, financial and personal capacities of
partner institutions are strengthened
As part of the „In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme“, the DAAD offers
scholarships for Master studies. The programme is supported by the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and
designed primarily for university staff in the first line, whilst also catering to the
public sector demand of academically trained personnel.
The target group for scholarships is graduates from Sub-Saharan Africa with a
first academic degree if applying for a Master’s programme, who want to pursue
Master’s courses, either
in their home country
(In-Country scholarships are designed for students who study in their
home country or in the country for which they have a residence permit.)
- or -
in another Sub-Saharan African country
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(In-Region scholarships are designed for students who want to
participate in a study programme in a country of their home region (here:
Sub-Saharan Africa /outside their home country/in the country for which
they do not have a residence permit).
It has been agreed that the DAAD cooperates with Pwani University by offering
up to two (2) In-Country and five (5) In-Region scholarships for Master
studies at Pwani University for intake 2025.
The awarding of scholarships will be subject to the provision of funds.
APPLICATION 2
Applicants for a Master’s degree
REQUIREMENTS
graduates with a first academic degree, who have successfully completed
FOR A MASTER’S
DEGREE a three-year university degree with above average results (at least: Second
Class/Upper Division or equivalent, if applicable) Candidates who cannot
provide a Second Class/Upper Division or a higher result are not eligible
clearly show motivation and strong commitment;
have thorough knowledge of the language of instruction;
have completed their last university degree not more than 6 years ago at
the time of application;
must be nationals or permanent residents of a Sub-Saharan African
country;
should be a) staff member of a public university, b) or a candidate
considered for teaching or research staff recruitment, c) or from the public
sector and/or d) Alumni of the DAFI-programme. Fresh graduates,
professionals and other candidates who do not fit in the above- mentioned
areas are also invited to apply for the programme.
Female applicants, refugees with recognised refugee status and candidates from
other less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate
in the programme.
Please note: If you have already received a Master's scholarship from the DAAD,
further Master's funding from the DAAD is not possible.
Please note: Pwani University might have additional requirements for
admission to the university.
ELIGIBLE FIELDS 3
The In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme supports studies in subject
FOR A MASTER’S areas with strong relevance to national development.
DEGREE
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Scholarships at Pwani University are available for the following programme
Master of Science in Bioinformatics
PLACE OF TENURE 4 Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya
FOR A MASTER’S
DEGREE
DURATION AND 5
The duration
COMMENCEMENT
FOR A MASTER’S Scholarships are awarded for the duration of the standard period of
DEGREE study for the chosen programme (up to a maximum of 24 months).
Please state the entire period for which you wish to apply for a
scholarship in your application. For example, if you are planning a 2-
year degree programme, you must directly communicate two years as
the desired scholarship duration in your application. After the first year
of study, your academic achievements will be assessed in a further
funding procedure. If this assessment shows that you will successfully
complete your programme within a reasonable period of time, the
scholarship will continue as planned.
The scholarship usually begins on 1st September 2025 .
Please note that the maximum duration of the scholarship consists of the year
you apply for, plus the time left to the end of the regular period of studies in that
programme. For example, if you apply for a DAAD scholarship starting in your
second year of studies of a three-year programme, the maximum duration of
the scholarship will be two years.
The standard period of study and the start date are based on the Affiliate
Agreement between the host university and the DAAD.
Please note: if you arrive later, the duration of your scholarship will be
shortened accordingly.
SCHOLARSHIP 6
The scholarship covers:
BENEFITS
Benefits Payment Schedule Amount
The regularly charged
Tuition Fees* annually amount will be specified in
the Letter of Award.
Study and research
annually 460 EUR
allowance
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Thesis publishing once towards the end of 400 EUR
costs scholarship
Monthly Scholarship
In-Country: 400 EUR
(Accommodation, monthly
In-Region: 500 EUR
food etc.)
The flat rate travel
Travel allowance usually twice (beginning/ end
allowance will be specified
(In-Region only) of scholarship
in the Letter of Award.
Further information
Health insurance regarding health insurance
annually
(In-Region only) will be specified in the
Letter of Award.
*Please note that in some cases not all fees and costs mentioned in the official fee
structure of the host institution can be covered by DAAD in full, e.g. if the agreement
with the funding organisation prevents the DAAD from funding certain items in the fee
structure or if items that are included in the fees are supposed to be covered through
the individual scholarship benefits. The DAAD will transfer the fees directly to the host
institution.
PAYMENT OF 7
The DAAD will endeavour to transfer/pay out the first monthly payment as
SCHOLARSHIP
quickly as possible after your arrival/ after the beginning of your scholarship.
FUNDS
Processing the first transfer of funds may take some time, especially if you are
only able to set up your bank account after your arrival in your destination
country. To cover the costs which arise before you receive your first scholarship
payment, we recommend that you bring a financial reserve with you.
Payments cannot be made in advance/prior of the scholarship start date and
the commencement of studies at the host institution. Furthermore, no
additional benefits other than those listed in this call for applications, such as
benefits for family members, can be made.
Please note that the travel allowance for In-Region scholarship holders will only
be transferred along with the first scholarship rate, i.e. after the arrival in the
host country.
The scholarship funds will be paid directly to the scholarship holder’s bank
account. Further details will be communicated after admission to the
scholarship programme in the Letter of Award.
If there is good cause, the DAAD will terminate the scholarship by cancelling the
scholarship agreement. In this case, the scholarship payments shall be
discontinued immediately. Good cause exists, in particular, if you have violated
the rules of good scientific practice.
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ADDITIONAL 8
DAAD In-Country/In-Region scholarship holders in the framework of research-
BENEFITS based Master programmes are also
a) encouraged to apply for a short-term research stay in Germany for 3 to 6
months.
Please note:
The short-term research stay in Germany should preferably be
communicated in the application for the regular scholarship and can
only be awarded if the necessary financial means are available.
If you would like to apply, please note that the funding period for a short-
term research stay in Germany is part of the In-Country/In-Region
programme and the regular study period of the programme may not be
exceeded by the short-term research stay in Germany. It must be included
in the regular study period of the In-Country/In-Region programme.
Further information will be provided upon request via the DAAD Portal
after you have received your In-Country/In-Region scholarship.
The short-term research scholarship includes:
a monthly scholarship payment for living costs
health/accident/personal liability insurance
a flat-rate travel allowance
All DAAD In-Country/In-Region scholarship holders are also
b) invited to apply for different Summer Schools in Germany (four weeks)
c) invited to participate in further training possibilities such as
E-Trainings.
Further details regarding additional benefits and the corresponding application
processes will be provided after admission to the scholarship programme.
APPLICATION AND 9 As a first step, all applicants must submit a complete application for the
SELECTION programme via the DAAD Portal. This is a standard uploading area for all
PROCEDURE FOR A programme applications and some documents may not be mandatory for your
MASTER’S DEGREE application. Please refer to your programme call to check which documents are
required.
Please be aware of the DAAD’s application deadline as well as Pwani
University’s deadline.
The application process for DAAD scholarships contains the following
steps:
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1. Register on the portal:
https://portal.daad.de/sap/bc/bsp/sap/z_set_cookie/setcookie.htm?f
und_ar=stv&id=57757388
2. Log in to the portal
3. Carefully read the instructions on how to apply in the portal
4. Submit your application via the portal by 21st November 2024
Remember to check that your application is complete and meets the DAAD
requirements before submitting! Otherwise, your application cannot be
considered.
The DAAD will conduct a formal review of the applications received via the DAAD
portal only, according to the DAAD criteria.
▶ In addition to this first step, applicants must, at the same time/as a
second step, apply for admission at Pwani University using the contact details
and procedure prescribed by the institution. The institution sets its own
deadline for the admission process. Please inform yourself in plenty of time
about the application process at the host institution.
Please note: in some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, a document from the
Qualifications Authority must be submitted for admission to the universities
(e.g., from SAQA in South Africa). The application for these documents can take
a while and it is the applicant’s responsibility to obtain the documents from the
respective authorities in time.
In a final selection organised by the DAAD, applications that have met both the
admission requirements at the host university (and the university's rank in the
pre-selection) and the DAAD's formal criteria are evaluated by an independent
selection committee (international university teachers and experts from
German and foreign universities as well as alumni). The independent selection
committee evaluates the applications based on the submitted documents,
taking into consideration the pre-selection ranking of the institution. Areas
evaluated include academic performance and quality, extracurricular activities,
motivation, and relevance of the research topic (if applicable). The selection
process usually takes place between March and July. The final decision will be
announced for the region of Sub-Saharan Africa approximately six months after
the application process has been accomplished.
Please note, that the information about the selection process and the deadlines
for an announcement of the final decisions are a subject to change.
The DAAD reserves the right of final selection.
Please note that all short-listed applicants may be asked to participate in
a multi-wave monitoring survey to gather data on different academic
and career development aspects. Participation is voluntary.
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APPLICATION 10 Mandatory documents for the DAAD scholarship application to be
DOCUMENTS TO BE submitted and uploaded to the DAAD portal (in either English or German):
UPLOADED TO THE
DAAD PORTAL DAAD online application form (available on the DAAD portal under
Application → Application and Funding Overview under personal data) duly
filled in and submitted according to the outlined deadline
▶ Important information regarding Question 7 in the application
form: If you cannot find your university/institution in the drop-
down menu, please click on 'other institution', and enter it
manually.
A full curriculum vitae in tabular form, if not otherwise possible without a
signature
A list of publications (if applicable)
One Letter of recommendation form, fully filled, signed and stamped by
a university lecturer/teacher. You can generate and download this form in
the DAAD Portal as a writable PDF under 'Request reference form'. This
DAAD form of a Letter of Recommendation is mandatory and will be the
only one which will be accepted by the DAAD.
Letter of admission from the host university (this can be subsequently
submitted before the scholarship begins if it is not available at the time of
application)
Copies of university degree certificates including transcripts (if available,
including a grading scale for the final university degree and if available,
information on the recognition of the university degree certificates in the
host country) to be uploaded under “university degree certificated” in the
DAAD portal. If the certificates are not in English or German, a certified
translation must be submitted.
Letter of motivation (1-2 pages with a personal, social motivation as well
as a motivation for the studies and a possible Master project). Please
upload the letter of motivation under “study project/motivation” in the
DAAD portal
Copy of your passport or, if not applicable, a copy of your National
Identification Card
For refugees, valid refugee Identity card and/or UNHCR registration
document
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Optional:
• A semester schedule or/and timetable (if applicable: mentioning the
planned research stay in Germany, see “Additional benefits”).
• Additional documents that might be relevant for your application (e.g.
proof of internships, proof of employment).
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Your application is only valid if you submit all the mandatory documents to the
DAAD portal on time. Incomplete applications cannot be considered. You are
responsible for ensuring that your applications are complete. If you do not
have documents such as letter of admission at the time of application,
please mention and explain this at an appropriate place in the application.
Please note that the scholarship only becomes effective when
→ the Admission Letter (this can be subsequently submitted before the
scholarship begins if it is not available before) from the university has been
issued
AND
→ once a proof of arrival (e.g., airline ticket, letter from supervisor or
coordinator, admission test) has been submitted to show that you are on site at
the host university to begin your studies. This must be submitted via the DAAD
portal as soon as possible and is part of a complete application (this can also be
subsequently submitted before the scholarship begins if it is not available
before).
GENERAL 11 Applications must be submitted via the DAAD portal:
INFORMATION ON https://portal.daad.de/sap/bc/bsp/sap/z_set_cookie/setcookie.htm?fund_ar=
THE APPLICATION stv&id=57757388
VIA THE DAAD
PORTAL/THIS IS
WHAT YOU HAVE
TO DO
Scan paper documents and save in PDF format. Please note that you can only
upload PDF files to the portal.
Deadline: 21st November 2024
Applications submitted through other channels or to other authorities will not
be considered.
The DAAD portal closes at 24:00 hours Central European Time (CET or CEST) on
the last (deadline) application day.
If you have any technical questions or problems, and your local information and
advice centres could not help you with, please do not hesitate to contact the
DAAD technical Portal via e-mail at [email protected].
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Please consider possible processing times of your request when you are
planning your application.
INFORMATION 12 The DAAD plans to offer virtual information sessions for interested applicants
SESSION FOR during October and November 2024. If you are interested in the information
INTERESTED session, please register via the following link: https://www.daad-
kenya.org/en/about-us/online-seminar-schedule/
APPLICANTS
CONTACT AND 13 Enquiries related to the DAAD Scholarship
COUNSELLING DAAD Contact Person: Jules Oliver Onyango
E-Mail:
[email protected] Website: https://www.daad.de/incountry-inregion
Enquiries related to the general admission and the study programme at
Pwani University:
Contact Person: Prof. Mlewa C. Mwatete
E-Mail:
[email protected] Website: https://spas.pu.ac.ke/
https://www.pu.ac.ke/index.php/academics1/admissions/how-to-apply
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