African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM) Scholarships: A postgraduate scholarship is funded by ABEM through Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission. Applications are invited from students who wish to enroll in the program.
African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM) will build human and institutional capacity in Africa for needs-based health technology research and development. The project will train postgraduate students with skills and specialisations not offered at their home institutions.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM)
Scholarships to be taken at: African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM)
Scholarship Type: Tuition award
Scholarship level: Postgraduate
Scholarship Worth: Full Scholarship
Subject Eligibility: Biomedical and Engineering
Country/Candidate Eligibility: African students
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African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM) Scholarships | Details
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Candidates are expected to attain the following eligibility criteria for the African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM) Scholarships;
- Applicants must be African students.
- The award is available for Postgraduate program in various courses offered by their University.
- Students enrolling full time in the Honours program in the semester for which the scholarship is awarded.
- Applications may be made in the following categories:
- Master’s credit-seeking mobility (courses & short research visits):
Host universities: Addis Ababa University and Kenyatta University
Home universities: universities in any African country excluding Ethiopia - PhD credit-seeking mobility (courses & short research visits):
Host universities: Addis Ababa University, Kenyatta University and Cairo University
Home universities: universities in any African country excluding Ethiopia - Staff (academic, research, administrative) visits:
Host universities: any of the partner universities
Home universities: any of the partner universities
Equally Check: Australian Government RTP Scholarship (International) for Postgraduates, 2021
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: The Application Form is completed through the following steps:
Applicants should have a valid e-mail address and an internet connection. Communication of results will be done exclusively by e-mail to the address provided.
In order to access the form, the applicants should create a new login in the “Apply now” section of the ABEM wesite, selecting the type of scholarship for which they wish to apply.
Applicants should then complete the online Application Form. The system will save a draft of the application every time the “Save” button is pressed, allowing it to be revised, edited and completed. The applicants should carefully prepare and revise the application before pressing the “Submit” button.
After pressing “Submit”, it is not possible to make any additional changes to the application.
Document Requirement: Digital copies of several documents are required. If a candidate fails to submit all required documents the application will be excluded without any possibility of appeal.
For all applicants:
- Copy of passport
- Degree certificate(s) – Must have been issued by a higher education institution, dated, signed and stamped, otherwise it will not be considered valid and the application will be excluded. In the case of the applicant having achieved more than one academic degree, one uploaded file must contain all documents.
For student mobility:
- Transcript of academic records for degrees completed, stating in detail all courses taken and grades obtained in the course. Documents must be dated, signed and stamped by the institution, otherwise they will not be considered valid and the application will be immediately excluded.
Application Deadline: January 13, 2021