The Hawassa University, Ethiopia invites applications from outstanding African students who wants to pursue a masters program in the institution.
The scholarship award covers the following:
- Tuition fees
- A round-trip economy rate air ticket from candidate’s home country
- Boarding at campus of Hawassa University in provided facilities
- Monthly stipend of 300 US$ to support living expenses
- Total amount of 1,200 US$ to support Masters Research. (In case this fund is not sufficient, the student should find other supplementing sources).
Eligibility
- Applicants must be Africans.
- Applicants must have completed their bachelors degree program in any recognized university with at least a second class upper division or its equivalent.
- Applicants must be 32 years or below.
- Applicants must be fluent in English Language.
Application Process
Interested applicants should download and completely fill in the application form.
Applications are accompanied with the following:
i. Summarized CV including education, work experience and publications if any.
ii. Certified copies of relevant certificates, and transcripts.
iii. Personal details page of national passport.
iv. Recent clear passport size photograph.
v. Recommendations from two academic referees with contact addresses.
vi. An essay of not more than 500 words that explains the motivation for applying the chosen field of study, its importance to Africa’s development, and how the qualification will enable the candidate to serve the African continent.
Completed forms should be sent alongside required documents to To: OlgaA@africa-union.org;LeonI@africa-union.org. 
Cc: info@hu.edu.et; atuesu@gmail.com.
Application Deadline
The application deadline for this scholarship program is on 19th November 2016.
For more information visit the official page