TAITA TAVETA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

(A Constituent College of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology)

DAAD In-Country/In-Region Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies, Eastern Africa

MASTERS DEGREE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MAY 2016 INTAKE

Taita Taveta University College (TTUC) in conjunction with the German Academic Exchange Services
(DAAD) is pleased to announce the availability of 2015/2016 DAAD funded scholarships for students who
are citizens of a country in Sub-Saharan Africa and are interested in the following programmes at TTUC.
S/No.
SCHOOL
1
School of
Business,
Economics and
Social Sciences
(SBESS)

School of Mines
and Engineering
(SME)

COURSE
Master of Business
Administration
(Natural Resource
Management
option)*
MSc. in Mining
Engineering*

REQUIREMENTS
Be a holder of a First Class Honours
or a strong Upper Second Class
Honours Bachelors degree in areas
such as Geology, Mining Engineering,
Geography, Environmental Studies,
Resource Management or related
disciplines
Be a holder of a First Class Honours
or strong Upper Second Class
Honours Bachelors Degree in Mining
Engineering, Process Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, Civil
Engineering, or any related
geosciences

DURATION
2 Academic
years

2 Academic
years

* Please note that only these programmes/study fields are eligible for scholarships as stated in the DAAD Letter of Offer

Duration and Commencement

These Masters degree scholarships are available for a maximum of TWO (2) YEARS. The scholarships
will initially be granted for ONE (1) YEAR and may be extended upon individual request and receipt of a
complete application made on the provided form
Equal Opportunities
Female candidates and candidates from less privileged regions or groups as well as candidates with
disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

Application Procedure and Deadline

Applications for the above courses shall be made on the official TTUC Application Form for Registration for
Postgraduate Studies which is available from the Office of the Registrar (Academic, Research and
Outreach) or can be downloaded from the TTUC website: www.ttuc.ac.ke. Duly completed application
forms together with all required additional documents must be returned to the Registrar (ARO), P. O. BOX
635-80300 VOI; Kenya, Email: registrar-aro@ttuc.ac.ke by not later than Friday 29th January 2016 at 5:00
pm.
In addition, a complete set of Application Documents in soft copy only comprising of the application
documents required by TTUC, the duly completed DAAD Application Form together with all
documents required by the DAAD Information Sheet for Scholars, must be submitted directly to
DAAD at: applications@daadafrica.org
Application Documents
The following application documents must be submitted:
1. All the requirements in the DAAD Information Sheet for Scholars (download the information sheet here)
2. DAAD Application Form (download the application form here).
3. The TTUC Application Form For Registration For Postgraduate Studies (download here)
Documents Checklist:
Confirm you have included all the required documents with your application (download the documents
checklist here)
For further inquiry, please contact:
Dr. Kiptanui J. A. Too: registrar-aro@ttuc.ac.ke Tel: 020-243-7267 or
Mr. Bonface Nyagah: bonface@daadafrica.org