‣ The PAMAPS Project is a mobility programme in the area of postgraduate medical academic specialities.
‣ The PAMAPS Postgraduate Scholarship project is designed to facilitate movement of Masters Students, PhD students and Staff between selected partner Universities in four regions of Africa (West, Central, East and South).
‣ The project will focus on postgraduate medical education and research as a means of capacity development by making available a variety of postgraduate degrees and research opportunities to students in the field of medical sciences.
‣ These Students and Staff mobility activities have the potential to increase the competitiveness and attractiveness of the participating Universities towards the overall aim of encouraging ‘brain gain’ rather than ‘brain drain’ in Africa.
‣ The selected PAMAPS Postgraduate Scholarship applicants will receive scholarship including payment of tuition fees (when applicable), travel costs to and from the host country and a health, travel and accident insurance and monthly stipend, depending on the type of mobility they will carry out.
Eligibility
‣ PAMAPS is only committed to providing PAMAPS Postgraduate Scholarship to individuals who studied medicine, dentistry and purity clinical-related specialties to pursue postgraduate academic degree outside their country of birth/nationalities.
‣ For students mobility: In order to be eligible for a PAMAPS scholarship under this Intra-ACP EU funded project, applicant must:
a. Be a national of one of the AFRICAN Countries.
b. Have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of the official languages of teaching in the hosting countries.
c. Belong to either Target Group I or Target Group II
‣ For academic and administrative staff: The staff mobility, academic and administrative staff, offers additional opportunities of personal and professional development, through the possibility of doing practical training, researching and teaching in a partner institution. This type of mobility always involves the active participation in teaching, research and in the daily life office activities. By submitting his/her application the applicant must be aware not only of the eligibility criteria but also of the tasks that the mobility will demand. In order to be eligible for a PAMAPS scholarship, the academic and administrative staff applying to a mobility scholarship must:
Be a national of one of one of the AFRICAN countries of the PAMAPS partners institution;
Have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses or of one of the official languages currently spoken in the hosting countries;
Work for full time in a PAMAPS partner University;
Base the mobility activities on the partnership agreements and the sustainability strategy defined by the members of PAMAPS partnership;
Agree with the home and host universities on the programme of activities, namely: lectures or administrative work to be delivered by the visiting staff; the research activities to be carried out; the type of training to be followed; etc.
Selection Criteria for PAMAPS Postgraduate Scholarship
‣ The home and host universities of the consortium will work with PAMAPS Mobility Selection Committee to evaluate the applications based upon the following criteria:
Academic merit
Motivation for the mobility period
Student’s Learning Agreement and/or Study Plan
Research/Teaching Plan (for PhD and academic staff)
Scholarship Application Method
‣ Students need to take the following steps, to apply:
Check for Programme of their interest among those available for funding.
Contact the under listed contact persons about admission requirements and process.
Register as an applicant immediately on this website to be able to log on.
Complete the PAMAPS Scholarship Application Form.
Download the Student’s Learning Agreement and print
Complete the Student’s Learning Agreement, sign and send scanned copy to the Contact Persons in the University of your choice.
‣ Scholarship Applications are due on 31 January, 2015.
‣ Application forms and guidelines can be download from the official website
‣ It is important to read the application procedure, and visit the official websites (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
For more Information about PAMAPS Postgraduate Scholarship
http://www.pamaps.net/
Mer 7 Jan 2015 - 17:45 par Big Brother