The Pan African University (PAU) invites suitably qualified applicants for the 2021/2022 Pan African University Post Graduate scholarship.

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PAU Scholarships 2021/2022 application platform

Young, qualified, talented and enterprising applicants from African countries and the African Diaspora are invited to apply to join Masters or PhD degree programmes at any of the following four PAU institutes. Candidates with potential, motivation and who desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.

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The African Union Commission identified critical themes within the five institutes of the Pan African University, as key to the development of Africa and attainment of the vision of the African Union. These are hosted in the different PAU Institutes as follows:

Water and Energy Sciences (including Climate Change) (PAUWES, Algeria);
Basic Science, Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI, Kenya);
Life and Earth Sciences (including Health and Agriculture) (PAULESI, Nigeria);
Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS, Cameroon);
and Space Sciences (PAUSS, South Africa).

Prerequisites to Apply

Our programms include high qualified Master’s and Doctorates aimed to postgraduated students who want to undergo further studies. The African Union Commission will offer full scholarships to the successful African candidates. All students must fulfill the following admission requirements.

Admission requirements for Master students

Candidates must satisfy the following conditions:

Maximum age of 30 years for male and 35 years for female applicants
Undergraduate degree from a recognized university, with at least a second class upper division or its equivalent, in a relevant field;
Certified copies of relevant certificates, transcripts (from university and high school)
Passport or National I.D. card (personal details page)
Clear colored passport size photograph (2cmx2cm)
Detail CV
Recommendation letter from ONE of his/her former University lecturers
Names of 3 Reference University lecturers (with email address and whatsapp number) (*Mandatory)

Admission Requirements for Doctoral Programmes

Candidates must satisfy the following conditions:

Maximum age of 35 years for male and 40 years for female applicants;
A Master’s degree in a relevant field from PAU or any internationally recognized university;
Certified copies of relevant certificates, transcripts
Passport or National I.D. card (personal details page);
Clear colored passport size photograph (2cmx2cm);
Detail CV;
Recommendation letters from 2 Professors;
A 3 to 4 page Research Concept Note (tentaive title, research questions, objectives, significance of the research etc…);
Names of 3 Reference University Teachers (with email adress and whatsapp number);(Mandatory);

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Note

Candidates may be required to undergo a written/oral examination after pre- selection.
Candidates for the Master in Conference Interpreting and Translation programmes are required to have excellent knowledge of at least two of the African Union’s official languages (Arabic, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese).
Scholarship awardees should be committed to working in Africa after graduation.

How to Apply for Pan African University 2021

Interested and qualified candidates should: VISIT https://www.au-pau.org/submission/

Steps to apply:

After reading the conditions, Click on ‘Register’
Provide a valid username and your email
Check your inbox to confirm the registration by clicking on the confirmation link (Please check the spams as well)
Provide a valid password
Login using your credentials
Open the ‘Application’ page and provide all your data
Click on Save button and after finishing click on FINISH button