African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards

Scholarship Description: The Commission of the African Union is committed to support the use and development of science in Africa and has initiated with its key development partners the African Union Scientific Award Programme. In July 2010, the African Union Heads of State and Government took a decision to rename this Programme as “African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards”.

This decision reflects and underscores a success story and the critical role of science and technology in the development and integration of Africa. The objective of this programme is to award Cash Prizes and Recognition Certificates to excelling African researchers for their achievements in Earth and Life Sciences, and Basic, Science, Technology and Innovation sectors.

The value of the Continental Scientific Award shall be US$100,000 (One hundred thousand US Dollars for each scientific sector) conferred by the African Union Commission on the award winners in each sector. 2012 African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Continental Scholarship Awards, Uganda : 2012/ 2013 College Scholarships, PhD Scholarships, Postdoctoral, Graduate International Scholarships Fellowships 

Scholarship Application Deadline: 9th of September each year. For more information, click on this link :

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