Fully Funded Governance for Development in Africa Initiative: PhD Scholarship at SOAS in UK 2025
SOAS University of London
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SOAS University of LondonStudy Level
PhDArea of Study
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Fully Funded ScholarshipsIntroduction
The Fully Funded Governance for Development in Africa Initiative: PhD Scholarship is open to African nationals. Applications are invited for PhD studentships focused on state capacities, governance, and bureaucracy for development. These may include projects designed to understand public sector governance capabilities, political settlements, state business relations, the governance of state-owned enterprises, the governance of development policy design and implementation, and so on.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, through the Centre of African Studies at SOAS University of London, offers a PhD scholarship for African nationals as part of the Governance for Development in Africa Initiative (GDAI). This scholarship supports doctoral research that addresses public sector governance, state capacities, and bureaucracy, focusing on governance for development in Africa.
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Benefits
The scholarship covers full tuition and provides a maintenance stipend for the duration of the PhD program.
Eligibility
African nationals who have obtained an unconditional offer for a PhD in one of the eligible departments at SOAS by the deadline.
Others
To apply, submit the following documents by 31 March 2025:
- Unconditional offer letter for the PhD program.
- CV (with email address).
- Two-page statement on your interest and knowledge in governance-related issues.
- Research proposal (as submitted to SOAS).
- One academic reference was sent directly by the referee to [email protected].
