DAAD-ARPPIS Doctoral Scholarship 2016 for study at icipe, Kenya

The international Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya, in partnership with the German Academic Exchange service (DAAD) in country/In-Region Scholarships programme and African university partners, request applications for doctoral research scholarships in the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Sciences

Eligibility
A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum pass of second-class, upper division.
A Master’s degree taken with both coursework and research in the field of natural sciences or other field relevant to the PhD project.
The Master’s degree must have been completed less than six years ago at the time of application.
The applicant must be a national of a country in sub-Saharan Africa.
Qualified female candidates and candidates from less privileged regions or groups as well as candidates with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
Qualified nationals of French- and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa are also especially encouraged to apply.
Preference will be given to applicants with a maximum ages of 36 years (men) or 40 years (women) by 31st December 2016.
Additional specific entrance requirements will be considered for admission, depending on the PhD project(s) selected by the candidate (seelist of projects for specific requirements).
A good command of the English language (written & spoken).
Completed application forms and accompanying supporting documents

Note
It is highly recommended that you submit your application well before the deadline, especially if you commonly experience slow Internet speeds or frequent Internet outages.
It is also highly recommended that you reduce the sizes of your files as much as possible to make them easier to upload.
Accepted formats for documents: doc, docx, ppt, pptx, pdf, rtf, zip, rar, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, tif, gif
Maximum size for any one file is 5 MB.
DO NOT submit your application by email. Only applications and accompanying documents submitted online will be accepted.

Deadline: March 22, 2016

To apply and for more information visit here