Apply! Tanzanian-German Centre for Eastern African Legal Studies (TGCL) Scholarships

The TGCL, a think tank on East African Community law, is a cooperation project of the University of Dar es Salaam and the University of Bayreuth in Germany. It is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Structured LLM and PhD study programmes at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, are addressed to aspiring young East African lawyers, qualifying them for leading positions in the region.
The LLM candidates will pursue a coursework and a dissertation programme on Regional Integration and East African Community Law. The programme takes one year of fulltime attendance.
PhD students are required to write a comprehensive PhD thesis within three years of fulltime attendance.
The TGCL will offer seminars and workshops on academic research methodology and professional leadership skills for its students, accompanied by an introduction to German Law and the Law of the European Union.
Additionally, interdisciplinary seminars and a German language course are part of the programme.
On successful completion of the programme, the students will obtain a law degree from the University of Dar es Salaam and an additional TGCL Certificate.

Deadline
23rd February, 2018

Field
Law

Programme
PhD/Masters

Value
Scholarships are granted only to applicants from EAC countries and will cover:
-the university fees for the LLM/PhD programme
-a reasonable health insurance
-an annual stipend of 2,400 EUR for Tanzanians and of 3,000 EUR for non-Tanzanians
-a housing allowance of 30 EUR per month
-a once-off research grant of 460 EUR for LLM and 920 EUR for PhD

Eligibility
The formal minimum requirements for admission to the LLM and PhD programmes are:
-for the LLM programme: a Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or its equivalent from a recognised higher learning institutions.
-for the PhD programme: an excellent LLM degree from a recognised institution
-The language of instruction in the School of Law is English. Those who are not conversant with it should not apply.

Application
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