Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarships at Delft University of Technology

Brief description: 

These scholarships give talented, motivated and broadly interested students from Sub-Saharan Africa the opportunity to study at the Delft University of Technology. The TU Delft | Global Initiative aims to support capacity building in the Global South and to advance future leadership focusing on sustainable global development.

Host Institution(s):

TU Delft, The Netherlands

Level/Field(s) of study:

2-year Regular TU Delft’s MSc programmes

Number of Scholarships:

4

Target group:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South-Sudan, Sudan,  Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:

The scholarship include full tuition fees per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, AND contribution for the living expenses.

Eligibility:

You must be an excellent international applicant (conditionally) admitted to one of the 2-year Regular TU Delft’s MSc programmes, with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in your bachelor’s degree from  an accredited University in one of the above mentioned African countries.

You must have A MSc thesis topic which relates to the Sustainable Development Goals and TU Delft | Global Initiative. You must be willing to act as the University’s ambassadors for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Application instructions:

You must  complete an online application for an MSc programme before 12 December 2021 (23:59 CET). In addition to all the regular documents for a MSc programme application, you must also upload a Scholarship Application Form at the same time. Only students meeting this deadline who have been (conditionally) admitted to one of the MSc programmes of TU Delft could be considered for these scholarships.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/education/practical-matters/scholarships/sub-saharan-africa-excellence-scholarships