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 listed below. Candidates with potential, motivation and who desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.
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 adress and whatsapp number) (*Mandatory)
Candidates must meet the following requirements:
- 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);
The African Union Commission will offer full scholarships to the successful African candidates.
Scholarship awardees should be committed to working in Africa after graduation.
The list of the institutes with the related programs
1) Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI), at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya.
Masters (MSc)
Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Mathematics (Computational option)
Mathematics (Statisticsoption)
Mathematics (Datascience)
Civil Engineering (Structural option)
Civil Engineering(Construction an dManagementOption)
Civil Engineering (Transportation option)
Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications option)
Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering option)
Mechatronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
PhD
Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Mathematics (Financial option)
Mathematics (Computational option)
Mathematics (Statistics option)
Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications option)
Electrical Engineering (Power Systems option)
Civil Engineering (Structural option)
Civil Engineering (Arid and Semi-Arid Land option)
2) Pan African University Institute for Life and Earth Sciences- including Health and Agriculture (PAULESI), at the University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria.
Masters (MSc)
Geosciences (Mineral Exploration option)
Geosciences (Petroleum Geosciences option)
Health Sciences (Reproductive Health option)
Health Sciences (Reproductive Biology option)
Plant Breeding
Environmental Management
Medicinal Plant Research and Drug Development
Sports Management and Policy Development
Veterinary Medicine (Avian Medicine option )
Veterinary Medicine (Vaccine production & Quality Control option )
PhD
Geosciences (Mineral Exploration option)
Geosciences (Petroleum Geosciences option)
Health Sciences (Reproductive Health option)
Health Sciences (Reproductive Biology option)
Plant Breeding
Environmental Management
3) Pan African University Institute for Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS), at the University of Yaounde II and the University of Buea, Cameroon.
Masters (MA)
Governance and Regional Integration
Conference Interpreting
Translation
Transborder languages and Intercultural Communication
PhD
Governance and Regional Integration
4) Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences -including climate change (PAUWES), at the University of Tlemcen, Algeria.
Masters (MSc)
- Water (Engineering option)
- Water (Policy option)
- Energy (Engineering option)
- Energy (Policy option)
