Applications are invited from suitably qualified staff members for Staff mobility programmes (academic and admin) within COTRA, in any of the Higher Education Institutions in the partnership namely: Makerere University (Uganda), Rhodes University (South Africa), Mzuzu University (Malawi), Official University of Bukavu (Congo) and University of Eldoret (Kenya).

Eligibility: To be eligible for support from COTRA, applicants must:

  1. Be a national of an African Union member state and resident in Africa at the time of application
  2. A staff of one of the partner institutions
  3. Must be prepared to move from home country to another country where COTRA has a partner institution
  4. Females and candidates with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Eligible Countries: Africa

To Be Taken At (Country): CoTRA calls for applications tenable at Makerere University (Uganda), Rhodes University (South Africa), Mzuzu University (Malawi), Official University of Bukavu (Congo) and University of Eldoret (Kenya).

Type: Masters, PhD

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: 

  • Research cost
  • Travel and visa costs
  • Living costs and insurance
  • Family responsibility allowance for female scholarship holders

Duration of Program: 2 years and 3 years for Masters and PhD scholarships respectively

Method of Application: Applicants must submit fully-filled scholarship application forms which are available on the programme website (http://cotraintra-africa.org/year-five-application-intra-africa-academic…) online through email provided in the application downloads below:

 Download COTRA Call for Staff Mobility Application/Advert

 COTRA Scholarships Application procedures

 Host Institutes Admission procedures

Application Deadline: 29th September 2022 (23:59 HRS East African Time).

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