Eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria

To apply to this call, students should have proficiency in Plant breeding, Biotechnology, Nutrition and Food Technologies or related fields. Students showing interest of applying digital technologies to above mentioned fields are encouraged to apply. In addition, to be eligible for a scholarship ‘’students’’ must comply with the below criteria at the time of the application for a scholarship:

  1. at the time they apply for a scholarship, candidates must be national of and resident in an African country
  2. be registered/admitted in or having obtained a degree in a HEI  from:
    • one of the HEIs included in the ORPHAN consortium (Target group 1). This target group includes students from all partner universities as follows
      • University of Nangui Abrogoua, Côte d’Ivoire
      • University of Abomey-Calavi, Republic of Benin
      • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
      • Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
      • University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
    • HEI not included in the ORPHAN consortium but established in an EACEA eligible country (Target group 2). This target group includes students registered/admitted in or having obtained a degree from another HEI other than University of Nangui Abrogoua, University of Abomey-Calavi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Ebonyi State University, University of Zimbabwe, but established in Africa.
  3. Have sufficient knowledge of the language of the courses in the host countries
  4. Should also meet the enrolment criteria of the university he/she would want to apply to.  

The consortium involves Francophone and Anglophone countries and will promote bilingual aptitude in students throughout the implementation of the project. Language courses will be offered to help students improve their skills. 

Students having benefited from scholarship(s) under the previous intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme are eligible to receive scholarship under this current call.