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Apply! RUFORUM MasterCard Scholarships
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, Gulu University and Egerton University are implementing an eight year program aimed at transforming African agricultural universities and their graduates to better respond to developmental challenges through enhanced application of science, technology, business and innovation for rural agricultural transformation. This is eight year program (2016-2024) and will be supporting students that are economically disadvantaged, those from post-conflict and conflict affected areas of Africa.
Students who are economically disadvantaged, and students from post-conflict and conflict-affected areas of Africa, are welcome to apply for admission and financial support at Gulu University (Uganda) or Egerton University (Kenya). The announcements lists the available academic programs at each university.
Deadline
31st March 2018
Field
The RUFORUM Technical Committee (RTC) has identified the following priority programs for the academic year 2018/2019 as eligible for application and to be supported:
Gulu University
-Bachelor of Science in AgriManagement
-Bachelor of Science in Food and Agribusiness
-Master of Science in Biosystems Engineering
-Master of Science in Agri-Enterprises Development
-Bachelor of Science Education (Agriculture)
-Master of Science in Food Security and Egerton University
-Egerton University
-Bachelor of Agribusiness Management
-Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Extension
-Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
-Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management
-Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology
-Master of Science in Agronomy
Programme
Undergraduate, Masters
Value
Fully-funded
Eligibility
-This scholarship opportunity is open to African students of all race, colour, dissent and who in particular are economically disadvantaged and those coming from conflict and post-conflict areas of Africa.
-The applicant has to be in position to qualify for admission into undergraduate and/or postgraduate programs at Gulu University and/or Egerton University as listed above.
-Students already having a scholarship of any kind are not eligible to benefit this scholarship opportunity anyone with a double scholarship if found will automatically be discontinued.
-Females are particularly encouraged to apply
Application
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