Summary
The programme seeks to strengthen universities and TVET institutions to better serve communities by skilling and empowering Africa’s young people and their institutions to drive inclusive, equitable and climate resilient transformation of agriculture and agrifood systems. The TAGDev 2.0 programme will support young African students that are economically disadvantaged but academically competent to access university education. The scholarship is open to both female and male applicants. However, females, refugees, internally displaced persons, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.
Benefits
The scholarship offers the following benefits:
This is a full board comprehensive scholarship that covers: tuition fees, research costs, workshop and conference costs, living expenses including stipend and hostel, laptop, internship attachment, community engagement and field attachment, and entrepreneurship training.
Consequently, considering the level of investment, successful applicants will be required to become high achievers, highly engaging and focused students/ graduates and change makers contributing to outreach services in the communities, capable of creating enterprises that create jobs for themselves and others and have personal satisfaction and dynamism.
Eligibilities.
Scholarships are open to candidates in Uganda from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Candidates from conflict and post-conflict areas of Africa residing in Uganda are also encouraged to apply.
The applicant has to be in position to qualify for admission into undergraduate and/or postgraduate Programmes at Gulu University. All applicants should read and thoroughly understand the admission criteria for the relevant Programmes at Gulu University.
Students already having a scholarship of any kind are not eligible to benefit from this scholarship opportunity. Anyone with a double scholarship if found will automatically be discontinued.
Former beneficiaries of TAGDev Scholarships are not eligible to apply.
Deadline 1st April 2025
How to apply:
The procedure for submitting the TAGDev 2.0 scholarship application through the RUFORUM Information Management System (RIMS) is as follows:
i. Access the RIMS Web Portal through; https://rims2.ruforum.org/
ii. Create your account by clicking on Register Here
iii. An email will be sent to your valid email address to activate your account. Please check in the Spam or Junk for message incase activation mail is not reflected in your inbox.
iv. Login using your email and password you used for creating.
v. After successful login, the Applicant Dashboard will appear with different options.
vi. Go to Calls – > Scholarship Calls
vii. Select the Call ID: RU/2025GuluUniv./ TAGDEV2.0
viii. Click Apply to start filling the Application Form.
ix. Remember to save while filling the form by “Clicking Save Draft”
x. Download, print and submit it with your application form for admission to the University.
xi. Submit the document in hard copy or simply attach it on the university online portal
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