Makerere University Applications for PhD Scholarships – Certifications of Citizenship in Africa (CERTIZENS) Research Programme
TWO PhD SCHOLARSHIPS – DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (CHUSS), MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH PROJECT – CERTIFICATIONS OF CITIZENSHIP IN AFRICA (CERTIZENS)
COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS – THE INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA & THE CENTRE OF AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN
SUPPORTED BY – THE DANISH DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
With funding from the Danish Development Research Council, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University is inviting applications from well-qualified students for two interdisciplinary PhD positions as part of the Uganda country component of a cross-country collaborative research programme titled Certifications of Citizenship in Africa (CERTIZENS). This is a collaboration between the Department of Development Studies at Makerere University, the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana and the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen.
CERTIZENS is an interdisciplinary, multi-layered research project, which explores the complexities of regimes of citizen certification and the forms of identification these generate, circulate, manage and attempt to control, in selected African settings.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications are made online through the electronic application form found at: www.mak.ac.ug. Click on ‘Admissions’ then ‘Online Applications’. To access the form, you will need to create an account if you do not already have one, and then use the email address and password from your account.
The completed application form and accompanying support documents, must be submitted online by Friday, 4th September.
TIMELINE
The PhDs are fully funded for four years, starting in January and concluding in December.
Details on the scholarship, specific and general requirements, eligibility, funding and contact persons in the document attached here.
Final Call for Applications – PhD Scholarships.pdf
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: – 0414-542803