{"id":79478,"date":"2021-08-21T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plopandrei.com\/?p=79478"},"modified":"2021-08-21T15:52:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T15:52:00","slug":"100-phd-scholarships-fourth-call-for-applications-is-now-open-partnership-for-skills-in-applied-sciences-engineering-and-technology-paset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/21\/100-phd-scholarships-fourth-call-for-applications-is-now-open-partnership-for-skills-in-applied-sciences-engineering-and-technology-paset\/","title":{"rendered":"100 PhD Scholarships- Fourth Call for applications is now open\/ Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79479\" src=\"http:\/\/plopandrei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/239243934_1256953091441317_6559840725276776626_n.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<h5 class=\"text-blue-dark\">PhD Scholarships- Fourth Call for applications is open<\/h5>\n<hr class=\"small-hr bg-blue\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row mt-2\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"text-black text\">\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/programs\/paset\">Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET)<\/a>\u00a0is an African-led initiative with the goal of strengthening skills in the Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology to further socio-economic transformation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsif-paset.org\/\">Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF)<\/a>\u00a0is the flagship program of PASET. RSIF focuses on transformative technologies that have a far-reaching positive impact on society. It is funded by African governments, the European Commission, the World Bank and the Government of Korea and facilitated by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icipe.org\/\">International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (<em>icipe<\/em>)<\/a>\u00a0in Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>RSIF aims to train quality PhD students and post-doctoral researchers at selected African universities (\u2018African Host Universities\u2019) to address the human resource gap of highly qualified specialists in the fields of applied sciences, engineering, and technology (ASET) and to contribute to improving research and innovation capacities in those fields in SSA. RSIF supports training, research and innovation in five PASET Priority Thematic Areas: (1) ICT including big data and artificial intelligence, (2) Food security and agri-business, (3) Minerals, mining and materials engineering, (4) Energy including renewables and (5) Climate change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility\u00a0<\/strong>(<u>Further information and application guidelines available on the RSIF website<\/u>).<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for a RSIF PhD Scholarship, applicants must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a relevant master\u2019s degree in one of the fields of study.<\/li>\n<li>Meet the specific admission requirements of the RSIF African Host University where they would like to pursue a PhD (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsif-paset.org\/partners\/\">Link<\/a>\u00a0to the AHU PhD programs)<\/li>\n<li>Be a citizen of a sub-Saharan Africa country.<\/li>\n<li>Preference will be given to applicants who are 35 years of age and below.<\/li>\n<li>Be willing to enroll full-time in a PhD program at an RSIF African Host University in the 2021-2022 academic year.<\/li>\n<li>Should not be holding another PhD scholarship, or currently be enrolled in any PhD Program when applying to the RSIF PhD scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>Be willing to spend 6-24 months in a \u2018sandwich\u2019 research placement at an international partner institute.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate that their research goals are well aligned to the Priority Thematic Areas and contribute to Africa\u2019s development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong>\u00a0The RSIF PhD Scholarship covers university tuition and related fees, competitive stipend to<br \/>\ncover living expenses, travel, medical insurance, and research costs. Graduates will have access to RSIF competitive research grants upon completion of their PhD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications:\u00a0<\/strong>Applications are accepted through this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.rsif-paset.org\/rcu\/forms\/2021_phd_application.php\">online application platform<\/a>: Applications submitted by email or in hardcopy will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline for submission:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>30th September 2021<\/strong>\u00a0at 5:00 pm (East Africa Time; UTC+3)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please address any questions to<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rsifscholarships@icipe.org\">rsifscholarships@icipe.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information on RSIF please visit:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rsif-paset.org\/\">www.rsif-paset.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See the call in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsif-paset.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/French.pdf\">French<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">|\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsif-paset.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Portuguese.pdf\">Portuguese<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsif-paset.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/English.pdf\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For more information please open this link<br \/>\nApply Here<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6DD30H2ueA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsif-paset.org\/phd-scholarships\/phd-scholarships-fourth-call-for-applications-is-now-open\/\">PhD Scholarships- Fourth Call for applications is open<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;PhD Scholarships- Fourth Call for applications is open&#8221; &#8212; The PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rsif-paset.org\/phd-scholarships\/phd-scholarships-fourth-call-for-applications-is-now-open\/embed\/#?secret=6DD30H2ueA\" data-secret=\"6DD30H2ueA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; PhD Scholarships- Fourth Call for applications is open The\u00a0Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET)\u00a0is an African-led initiative with the goal of strengthening skills in the Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology to further socio-economic transformation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). 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