Government of Belgium Scholarships in Uganda for Masters, Bachelors and Short Training Programmes

The Government of Belgium, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports, will award bilateral SCHOLARSHIPS to Health Workers working in the Public sector and PNFPs, Ugandan professionals working in the Education sector for Public Institutions and Ugandan nationals (civil servants, employees from the private sector and the civil society) for the academic year 2011/2012.



The Belgian Government provides scholarships for Masters, Bachelors and Short Training Programmes at Local, Regional, and Belgian universities.

The Belgian Government actively promotes gender balance in its scholarship programme and candidates working upcountry will be given priority. Studies at reputable universities all over Uganda can be funded.



Who can apply for a scholarship?



You can apply for a scholarship if you meet the following requirements.



For Master studies:

¨       Ugandan national

¨       You do not exceed 35 years old on 31/5/2011.

¨       You  have a Bachelors Degree

¨       The course is relevant to your work

¨       You have a valid letter of admission to the relevant university by 30th June 2011.

¨       You have the written authorization of your employer and a letter of guarantee of employment after completing the studies



For Bachelor studies (Health Workers and BTVET institutions only):



¨       Ugandan national

¨       You do not exceed 30 years old on 31/5/2011

¨       You have an A-level certificate or an equivalent

¨       You have a letter of admission to the relevant university by 30th June 2011.

¨       You have the written authorization of your employer and a letter of guarantee of employment after completing the studies

 

For Short Training Programmes (Belgium / Region/Uganda):



¨       Ugandan national

¨       The course is relevant to your work

¨       You have the written authorization of your employer and a letter of guarantee of employment after completing the studies

¨       You have a valid letter of admission to the relevant programme



For which Programme can I apply?

Programmes listed on this website are legible for funding at all reputable and chartered institutions all over Uganda.  Candidates must be ready to start during the year of award of the scholarship and NOT later.



Priority courses for funding under the Health Sector for Masters and Bachelors. (Kindly note that you can only apply for Bachelors strictly for these courses: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Nursing and Pharmacy)



§         Master of Medicine Specialisation: Anaesthesia, Pathology, Community Practice (family medicine), Psychiatry, Neuro-Surgery, ENT Surgery, Ophthalmology, Radiology

§         Oral Facial Maxilla Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, General Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics

§         Sub Speciality (super specialist) Training: Urology, Neurology, Nephrology, Otology, Audiology, Dermatology

§         Nursing Specialist Training: Intensive Care Nursing, ENT Nursing, Oncology, Spinal Nursing, Ophthalmic Nursing, Theatre Nursing, Cardiac Perfusion, Neonatology, Neurology, Dialysis, Paediatrics

§         Other training priority training areas:

§         Leadership and Management

§         Palliative Care; Counselling; Quality Care

§         Health Service Management; Hospital Management; Health Promotions & Education; Biostatistics & Applied Epidemiology; Policy, Planning & Management; Health Economics

§         Biomedical Engineering, Haematology, Clinical Pharmacy., Clinical Medicine, Information Communication & Technology (ICT); Informatics



Priority courses for funding under the Education Sector



For, Bachelors (Exclusively for applicants from BTVET institutions ONLY), Masters studies in Uganda for Field Staff serving in Public Institutions applications are welcome from the following institutions for the courses indicated.



INSTITUTION
   

NATURE OF COURSE (Masters) in Uganda

National teachers Colleges (NTCs)
   

·    Science , Maths and Information ,Education Technology

Uganda Technical  Colleges (UTCs)
   

·    Electrical Engineering

·    Mechanical Engineering

·    Civil Engineering

·    Architecture

·    Education Technology ET

·    Water Engineering

Uganda Colleges of Commerce (UCCs)
   

·    Information Technology

·    Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development

Health Training Institutions(HTI)
   

·    Public Health  and management

·    Nursing

·    Radiology

·    Orthopaedics

·    Education Management/ Administration

Teachers/Lecturers and Tutors















Head teachers and deputies
   

·    English Language

·    Sciences

·    Mathematics

·    Special Needs Education(SNE)

·    Education Technology

·    Guidance and Counselling

·    Fine Art

·    Sports Science

·    MBA- (Human Resource Management)

·    HRM/Project Management

·    MED (Education Management)

Public Universities
   

·    Petroleum Studies

·    Textile Technology

·    Food Technology and Value Addition

·    Health and HIV and AIDS

·    Irrigation Engineering

·    Procurement Management

·    Sports Science

·    MA Education Management

BTVET institutions
   

·    Bachelor of Science in engineering fields



General programme: Priority areas for other applicants who work outside the Health and Education sectors) (Civil Servants, Employees from the private sector and from the Civil Society) for Masters.



Courses applied for MUST be directly related to the sectors and the themes of the Belgian Development Cooperation. These are: agriculture and food security, basic infrastructures (water, irrigation, secondary roads, rural electrification, etc.), conflict prevention and peace building, equal promotion of men and women, protection of the environment, promotion of social economy.



How and when can I apply for the scholarship?

Applicants can obtain application form for the academic year 2011 /2012 from the Embassy of Belgium website; www.diplomatie.be/kampala and Belgian Development Agency website; www.btcctb.org. These forms are only available on the websites.

Filled in application forms should be returned to the Embassy of Belgium at the address below from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 1 pm latest Tuesday 30th November 2010 at 12:00pm. Please do not send your file by e-mail.

Note: Only candidates complying with the criteria should apply for a scholarship. Short listed candidates will be invited to the Belgian embassy for an interview at a later date that shall be communicated through the above websites.



ROYAL BELGIAN EMBASSY

Rwenzori House, 3rd Floor, Lumumba Avenue,

P.O. Box 7043

Kampala

Note:

The Scholarships Programme for the 2011/2012 Academic Year is now CLOSED