The Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana is accepting applications for the award of the 2020/2021 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarships to pursue Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Population Studies at RIPS.

RIPS is committed to training and development of the intellect, independence, and character of the most competitive graduate students and faculty.

Eligible Countries: West African Countries

Type: Master and Doctoral

Value Of Award: Tuition Fee

Number of Awards: Not Specified

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree and obtained a second class lower minimum to qualify for the MA program or a Master’s degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 to qualify for the PhD program.
  • Applicants must have completed their last university degree not more than 6 years ago at the time of application.
  • Applicants must be nationals or permanent residents of a West African country (Inclusive Cameroon).

How To Apply: Applicants have need apply admission at the University and email the print out of completed application form with scanned copies of required documents to daadrips@ug.edu.ghor or daadscholarship@rips-ug.edu.gh

Applicants are required to uploaded the following documents:

MA applicants:

  • Undergraduate Certificate
  • Undergraduate Transcript
  • One-page personal statement
  • TOEFL/IELTS examination grades not more than two years at the time of application (if applying as national or permanent resident of Francophone/Lusophone country)

PhD applicants:

  • Graduate and Undergraduate Certificates
  • Graduate and Undergraduate Transcripts
  • One-page personal statement
  • Research proposal (this must include a research background, proposed research objective(s)/question(s) and methods sections) (3-page maximum, 1.5 line spaced minimum)
  • Master’s degree obtained with a Master’s dissertation/thesis written in English (if applying as national or permanent resident of Francophone/Lusophone country)

OR

TOEFL examination grades not more than two years at the time of application (if applying as national or permanent resident of Francophone/Lusophone country)

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Application Deadline: December 15th, 2019