DAAD-RIPS MA and PhD Scholarships in Population Studies at University of Ghana
DAAD Scholarships at RIPS for African
Students at University of Ghana 2022
Call for DAAD-RIPS 2022/2023
Scholarship Applications
The Regional
Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana (UG) is
accepting applications for the award of the 2022/2023 German Academic Exchange
Service (DAAD) Scholarships to pursue Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Population Studies.
Worth of Award
The DAAD
scholarship will cover
Ø Tuition
Ø Stipends and
Ø Accommodation for one-year Master of
Arts (MA) and four-year Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students.
Eligibility Scholarships for DAAD Scholarships
at RIPS for African Students at University of Ghana 2022
DAAD
scholarships can only be awarded to applicants who:
Ø Have successfully completed generally
a three/four-year university degree for those applying to MA (duration of MA is
one year) with above average results of SecondClass Upper Division or
equivalent.
Ø Have successfully completed generally
one- or two-years MA/MSc./MPH/MFA/MPhil, etc. university degree (for doctoral
candidates) with above average results of Second Class Upper Division or
equivalent (for First degree).
Ø Clearly
show motivation and strong commitment
Ø Have
thorough knowledge of the English language
Ø Have
generally completed their last university degree not more than 6 years ago at
the time of application
Ø Are
nationals or permanent residents of a Sub-Saharan African country
Women and
people working in population-related sectors are encouraged to apply.
Application Requirements
MA
applicants’ required documents:
ü Undergraduate Certificate
ü Undergraduate Transcript
ü One-page motivational statement
(Heading: Motivational Statement & your Name)
ü TOEFL/IELTS examination grades not
more than two years old at the time of application (if applying as national or
permanent resident of non-English speaking African country)
PhD
applicants required documents:
ü Undergraduate Certificate
ü Undergraduate Transcript
ü One-page motivational statement
(Heading: Motivational Statement & your Name)
ü Graduate Certificate
ü Graduate Transcript
ü Research proposal (this must include
a project title, problem statement [500-word limit], proposed research
objective(s)/question(s) [100-word limit], methodology [900-word limit] and
references) (3-page maximum, 1.5 line spacing)
ü TOEFL/IELTS examination grades not
more than two years at the time of application (if applying as national or
permanent resident of non-English speaking African country) (Exemption: if your
Master’s dissertation/thesis was written in English).
Admission Process
Your
admission process will go through the steps below. Please take note of
deadlines.
1. Candidate’s application submitted to
RIPS on or before January 14 th, 2022
2. RIPS to submit shortlisted candidates
to DAAD by February 4 th, 2022.
3. DAAD will directly contact
shortlisted candidates
4. Shortlisted candidates to submit
their applications via DAAD portal by February
17 th , 2022 5. Scholarship awardees to receive notification from DAAD at
the appropriate time
5. All shortlisted candidates will
be notified to apply to the University of Ghana for admission when the
admission portal for entrance to UG opens.
APPLICATION FORM
Click on
https://bit.ly/3mvP2nl for application form
INSTRUCTION FOR UPLOADING REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS
Your
documents should be labelled as follows:
Last
name_document name_programme applied for.
For example,
Owusu_mphilcertificate_PhD
Kaba_motivational
statement_MA
Please note again: For PhD applicants, we require you
to submit the following documents (preferably in PDF format) in addition to
your form:
ü Graduate Certificate
ü Graduate Transcript
ü One-page motivational statement
ü Research proposal
ü TOEFL/IELTS/ Evidence of
dissertation/
For M.A.
applicants, we require you to submit the following documents (preferably in PDF
format) in addition to your form:
ü Undergraduate Certificate
ü Undergraduate Transcript
ü One-page motivational statement
ü TOEFL/IELTS examination grades not
more than two years old at the time of application (if applying as national or
permanent resident of non-English speaking African country)
All
enquiries should be directed to rips@ug.edu.gh