The Africa Scholarship Programme (ASP) offers talented and motivated students from Africa the unique opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree at Wageningen University and to support capacity building in Africa.
Available scholarships: 10
Application deadline for MSc programme: 3 January 2022 Start MSc programme: 1 September 2022 or February 2023
Components of the scholarship:
- Travel to and from Wageningen
- Living allowance for the duration of the programme (24 months)
- Tuition fee coverage for the duration of the programme (24 months)
- Visa costs and costs for health insurance
- A budget for one seminar in Europe (travel, stay, registration fee)
- A budget for participation in the ‘reach your full potential programme’
Requirements:
1. You are a citizen of an African country
2. You are an excellent student with a First class honours degree or a GPA of 80% or higher in a Bachelor degree
3. You have applied for one the master’s programmes of Wageningen University & Research before 3 January 2022. For the MSc application please see: How can I apply for the master’s programme? (Non EU/EFTA)
Selection procedure
The selection procedure for this scholarship is based on invitation. It’s not possible to apply directly.
Important dates for the ASP at a glance:
- 3 January 2022: Deadline to apply for an MSc programme
- 15 March 2022: Invitation of selected candidates to take part in the further selection process (approx. 60 candidates will be selected)
- 30 March 2022: Deadline of the assignment
- 11 April 2022: Decision about Skype interviews communicated (approx. 20 candidates will be interviewed)
- 18 April – 29 April 2022: Skype interviews
- 16 May 2022: Results of the selection process communicated
