REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2018/2019 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) is inviting suitably qualified Zambians to apply for forty (40) Postgraduate Scholarships for the 2018/2019 academic year, of which 70% will go to females and 30% to males. Of the Forty (40), ten (10) are at PhD level while the remaining Thirty (30) are at MSc level.
These Scholarships are tenable in any of the following fields of study;
Geology, Engineering, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Pharmacognosy, Forensics, Renewable Energy, Food Science, Agriculture, Nutrition, Pathology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Mining, Nilclear Science and Technology, Space Science and Technology and Education with Science subjects. This is in line with the Ministry’s long term obj ective of promoting increased participation of women in Science and Technology studies for the purposes of lecturing in the universities or conduct research in the scientific institutions.
Eligibility
The Scholarships will be offered to candidates who will meet the following requirements:
- Must be Zambian and in possession of a Green National Registration Card (NRC);
- Must possess letters of acceptance from a recognized accredited local Public Universities;
- MSc applicants must have a Bachelor of Science or its equivalent in a science related field which is an acceptable prerequisite to the field being applied for;
- PhD applicants must have a Master of Science Degree or its equivalent in a science related field which is an acceptable prerequisite to the field being applied for; and
- Maximum age of 35 years for male and 45 years for female at MSc and 40 years for male and 50 years for female at PhD.
The Applicants should submit the following:
- An application letter responding to the advertisement;
- Authenticated copies of Degree Certificates, official transcripts of results, photocopy of NRC;
- A photocopy of the acceptance Letter from a recognized accredited local Public University;
- Letters of recommendation from employers. However, those in informal employment must submit supporting documents showing their entrepreneurship in science and technology related field;
- Curriculum Vitae with names and addresses of three (3) traceable referees; and
- Any other documents in support of the application.
Note that successful candidates shall be bonded either by their employer, according to their institutional training policy, or by the Government, for the duration equivalent to the period of the sponsorship.
Applications must be clearly marked “S&T Postgraduate Scholarship” and must be submitted to the following address:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Higher Education
P. O. Box 50464,
Maxwell House,
Los Angeles Boulevard,
Longacres,
LUSAKA
Attention: Director Science and Technology
For more information, please contact the Ministry of Higher Education or email [email protected]
Note: Only successful candidates will be communicated to
Closing Date: 31st July, 2018