About the African Scientific, Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) Scholarship 2021

The African Scientific, Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) is a special advisory body to the African Union mandated to implement the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024) and to promote scientific research and innovation in order to address the challenges of Africa’s socio-economic development. It also mobilizes African research excellence and provides a platform for dialogue among African scientists and serves as a voice of the scientific community in building and sustaining continental research and innovation nexus, that including the building requisite technical capabilities. ASRIC was launched in 2018 and the African Union Scientific, Technical and Research Commission (AU-STRC) is the Secretariat of the ASRIC.

The ASRIC and UEMF offer 10 scholarship slots for the academic year 2020-2021 for African PhD students to carry out their doctoral research work at the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (UEMF), Morocco. The duration of the study and that of the scholarship is three years.

The scholarship includes; tuition fees of about $9,000 annually, one return ticket from your home country with a maximum contribution of $1,000 during summer vacation, and stipend allowance of $1,000 monthly for 11 months every year.

Fields Of Study

The candidate MUST be ready to undertake a research in the following areas:

• Artificial Intelligence;
• Additive Manufacturing;
• Green hydrogen and Power-to-X;
• Batteries;
• Sensors.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be national of the one of the African Union Member State;
•  Applicants must be less than 35years of age at the end date of this call;
• Must have Master’s Degree (in science or engineering), Diploma or Engineering Diploma or any other equivalent diploma (baccalaureate + 5); and
• The candidate must demonstrate remarkable ability and devotion along with experiences in conducting research in the selected field of study.

Application Forms

The application form to this call should be completed and submitted before the deadline of the call. The following also to be attached to the application form (Download Application Form HERE):

1. An updated CV;
2. A certified copy of the baccalaureate;
3. A certified copy of the master's diploma or the engineering diploma or any other equivalent diploma (Bac + 5);
4. A copy certified transcript(s) of all university-level coursework completed corresponding to the diploma or masters;
5. A copy of the Master (or equivalent) thesis or dissertation;
6. A certified copy of the international passport.
7. 2 personal passport size photographs

All application and supporting documents should be submitted to the ASRIC Secretariat by email to [email protected] and CC [email protected] before the call deadline.

For any further inquiries, contact:
African Union Scientific, Technical and Research Commission
Plot 114 Yakubu Gowon Crescent,
Abuja, Nigeria
Email: [email protected] and CC [email protected]
Telephone: +234 806 589 1643

Application Deadline

The call will be ended on the 30th July, 2021 at 17.00 hours (GMT+0) Rabat Local time. Any application that is received after the deadline will be rejected.

ASRIC-UEMF PhD Application Form.docx