2017 DFID REACH Postdoctoral African Fellowship in Hydro-Economics, UK

REACH is offering Postdoctoral African Fellowship in hydro-economics funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID). Applicants from Sub-Saharan African Countries are eligible to apply for this fellowship.

REACH aims to generate improvements in water security for the poor by working at the interface of water security risk and poverty reduction research and practice, spanning across the themes of resource sustainability, inclusive services, and sustainable growth. It aims to improve water security for 5 million poor people in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by 2022.

REACH is a global research program to improve water security for the poor by delivering world-class science that transforms policy and practice.

Course Level: Fellowships are available to pursue postdoctoral programme.

Study Subject: Fellowships are awarded in hydro economics. The focus of this Fellowship aligns with the REACH Observatory, Sustaining Growth through Water Security.

Scholarship Award: Funding:

Funding available for this project is subject to a maximum £60,000 for the entire period.
Funding requests cannot exceed this amount.
All budgets must not allocate more than 20% of direct costs to overheads. Per diems will not be permitted under the REACH funding agreement but travel costs will be covered such as accommodation, food, and others as per REACH guideline.

Number of Scholarships: Not Known

Scholarship can be taken in the UK

Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:

These Fellowships are intended for early to mid-career academics and researchers. Applicants must be nationals of a Sub-Sahara African country and should hold a PhD at the time of application. Applications from PhD candidates will not be considered. ‘Early to mid-career’ is defined as within 10 years of completion of a PhD at the time of application; however, career breaks can be taken into account and should be made clear in the CV.
REACH partners are eligible to be host institutions.

Each host institution must be able to demonstrate that it:

Have internal controls which provide reasonable assurance that the use of resources is consistent with all relevant laws, regulations, and award terms; and
Is able to safeguard resources against waste, loss, and misuse; and will obtain, maintain, and fairly disclose reliable data in reports.

Nationality: Applicants from Sub-Saharan African Countries (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) are eligible to apply for this fellowship.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirements: These Fellowships are intended for early to mid-career academics and researchers.

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.

UK Scholarships

How to Apply: You will need to fill in the Application Form and Declaration from your host institution. You can download both documents below:

Application Form;
Declaration from Host Institution;

Once you are ready to submit, please upload both forms via this link.

The following documents will be required as part of your proposal:

Description of proposed research (up to 4 A4 pages)
Career development plan (up to 1 A4 page)
Research into action (up to 1 A4 page)
Budget / Justification of resources requested
CVs (maximum two pages) for the Fellow and host institution supervisor
Letter of support from host institution/s expressing its intention to collaborate and endorsement of the proposed Fellowship, and the value of the proposed Fellowship. This should also include a declaration from host institution with the letter of support.
Letter of support from your nominated supervisor outlining their relationship to you, the role they have had in developing the proposal and their agreement to supervising you.

Application Form

Application Deadline: Fellowship application deadline is September 11, 2017.

Scholarship Link

See also

International Scholarships for Tanzanians to Study Abroad

HESLB | Higher Education Students Loan Board |

Fisheries Education and Training Agency | FETA |

TCU | Tanzania Commission for Universities |

National Council for Technical Education | NACTE |

Admissions for Universities in Tanzania

Examination Results for Universities in Tanzania

Selected Candidates / Applicants