Master Degree Scholarship Offered at KNUST, Ghana

Institute: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Country of Study : Ghana
Program : Masters Degree in Animal Science
Scholarship amount: GH5,000.00 during the 2015/2016 academic year
Application deadline :  30th June, 2015.

Scholarship Donor: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumas
Scholarship Description:

The scholarship  "BEAUCHEMIN-McGUINN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN AGRICULTURE" is named  to honor the donor , a famous scientist of Africa, Karen Beauchemin-Mcguinn. Dr. Karen Beauchemin-Mcguinn has generously donated her Berteboo cash prize to the Department of Animal Science, KNUST, Kumasi. The interest accruing from the cash prize invested will be given as scholarship annually to support graduate female education. Applications are therefore invited from qualified females interested in studying for a Master’s degree in Animal Science.

Course Level: 

Award is available for pursuing master’s degree in the Department of Animal Science at KNUST.

Eligibility:
 Only qualified female applicants with a First Class or a Second Class Upper degree in Agriculture, Biochemistry or Biology will be considered.

Scholarship Open for International Students: International Students who are  Female Ghanaian  can apply for this award only.

How to Apply: 
Interested applicants may apply by duly filling out a Postgraduate application form and writing a 5-page proposal in any discipline of Animal Science related to addressing issues of sustainable animal agriculture, environment and aspects of rural development or ecology. Applicants who have already filled out the Postgraduate forms need only to send the proposal. 

Scholarship Application Deadline:
The application deadline is 30th June, 2015.

For more information please visit : Official Scholarship Information and Application