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APPLY: 2021 WASCAL International Scholarship For Students From ECOWAS Countries

The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), a West African international Climate Change Institution has launched a new scholarship scheme for students from all ECOWAS states who want to pursue International Master’s Degree in Energy and Green Hydrogen Technology.

The 24-months’ programme, to be run in partnership with Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and RWTH Aachen University, Germany, with funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany (BMBF) seeks to prepare and train a new generation of interdisciplinary professionals capable of proposing adapted solutions to the ongoing energy crisis in West Africa.

The programme will also provide training on state-of-the-art tools used in renewable energy, green hydrogen technology and policy with the view of training adequate human resources to boost the sector of energy technology and guide policy formulation across West Africa with special focus on green hydrogen technology.

Scholarship Details

The programme  consists of four specializations  and would be run in  lead universities in Togo, Ivory coast, Niger & Senegal;

  • where University of Lomé will run Bioenergy/biofuels and Green Hydrogen Technology;
  • University of Felix Houphouet Boigny, Ivory Coast will host Green Hydrogen Production and Technology/Georesources (Wind/Water) and Hydrogen Technology;
  • University of Abdou Moumouni, Niger will hostPhotovoltaic and System Analysis for Green Hydrogen Technologies, and
  • University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal, will host Economics/policies/Infrastructures and Green Hydrogen Technology.
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Scholarship Duration and Reward

The scholarship package includes

  • full funding,
  • roundtrip tickets and
  • accommodation, allowances, and
  • travel to selected West African countries as well as to Germany.

Required Documents

  • Form duly filled, scanned, and sent to required address
  • Curriculum Vitae signed with information about relevant experience and professional training 
  • Cover letter
  • Two (2) reference letters, one of whom should preferably be from the undergraduate lecturer in the equivalent science discipline or in engineering; preferably one letter from an academic and one from a former employer precise availability of the candidate for the all period of master program. Reference letters must be written in English or French and must be signed / stamped 
  • Passport copy or national identification card 
  • Certified copies of diplomas and transcripts (Baccalaureate to Bachelor)
  • Applications must be submitted to master.energie.wascal@ucad.edu.sn ; and copy cbd.hydrogen@wascal.org

Method of Application

Deadline: April 30, 2021

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