Alex Ekwueme PhD Scholarship Programme 2015

The
fellowship is called after Nigeria’s first vice president and the
founder of the political party PDP. He risked his life to stand up to
the military dictatorship in Nigeria thus ending the country’s military
rule and commencing our present democratic government which started in
1999. For more
information on the fellowship donor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ifeanyichukwu_Ekwueme

Starting March 2016 (application deadline 15 October 2015), the GPAC2
programme offers the option to apply for the Ekwueme fellowship.

Fellowship provisions:
The fellowship will be offered every other year, with first fellow
selected in the application round with application deadline 15 October
2015. The eligibility conditions for enrollment in 2016 are:

• Fellows must be Nigerian nationality.
• Fellows must be working on Governance research.
• Fellow is younger than 40 when applying
• The fellowship recipient receives a fellowship including a coverage
  of the tuition fees for enrollment in the years 2, 3 and 4. (6.000 euro
  each, in total 18.000 euro)
• The fellowship recipient will pay him/herself the tuition for year
  one (8.000 euro), as well as tuition for all years that he/she will
  remain enrolled after year four.
• The fellowship recipient will pay his/her own travel expenses ,
  visa/permit expenses, accommodation expenses in Maastricht, fieldwork
  expenses, books and other expenses.
• The fellowship recipient will complete the application form – and
  fulfill all programme application requirements, before 15 October 2015.
• The fellowship recipient applies for the fellowship, starting the GPAC2 programme on 1 March 2016.

How to Apply
To apply for the Ekwueme fellowship, please Click Here. Check the appropriate box
on the application form, and submit all other requested materials. For
more information and in case of remaining questions on the fellowship,
please visit http://www.merit.unu.edu/training/dual-career-training-programme-to-obtain-a-phd-in-governance-and-policy-analysis-gpac2/ekwueme-fellowship/