SCHOLARSHIPS TENABLE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2013/2014

Applications are invited from qualified Tanzanians for Undergraduate and Doctorate degree scholarships tenable in The Russian Federation for the year 2013/2014. The medium of instruction is Russia

1.     FIELDS OF STUDY

     UNDERGRADUATES

Course duration is 4 years

• 131000 – Oil and Gas Engineering
• 111500 – Industrial Fishing
• 280100 – Environmental Engineering and Water Consumption

     DOCTORATE

     Course duration is 3-4 years

• 14.01.01 – OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

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2. QUALIFICATIONS

   UNDERGRADUATES

       Applicants must:

• have completed and passed Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education at a date not exceeding 3 years by September 2013.
• have obtained passes not below ‘C’ grade in the relevant subjects and no ‘F’ mark in any subject of Advanced Secondary Education Examination or  Secondary Education Examination.
• not be admitted in Higher learning institutions
• not be older than 25 years of age by September 2013
• have good health

DOCTORATE

    Applicants must:

• have Master degree with an average of grade ‘B’
• have completed present degree between 2010 and 2013
• not be older than 35 years of age by September 2013
• attach list of publications and a 2 page synopsis on the subject of research with translation into Russian.
• be in good health

3. SELECTED CANDIDATES

   (i) Selected candidates will have to:

• purchase own tickets to Russia (average cost of USD 1,000.00 - one way) and an inland travel tickets (average cost of USD 250.00) from Moscow to the place of study.
• purchase warm clothing and footwear ideal for winter season
• purchase own air tickets to Tanzania when circumstances necessitate coming back home before completion of studies.
• cover all general expenses each month (USD 450.00) for the whole period of study.
• pay for Health Insurance ( about USD 250.00 per year)
• learn the language of instruction before entering into the specialty.

(ii) LOAN: Needy selected candidates may apply for a loan from the Higher Education Students Loans Board to cover items mentioned above.

(iii) The Government of Russia will provide selected candidates with:

• Monthly allowance of 38 USD (undergraduate) and 50 USD (Doctorate degree)
• Hostel accommodation according to the price fixed for Russian students.
• Medical care in accordance with the laws of the Russian Federation.

4. MODE OF APPLICATION  

• All applicants must attach photocopies of Academic Certificates,Transcripts, and birth certificates (Result Slips or Statement of results are strictly not accepted).

• Doctorate degree applicants must attach a letter from Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB) certifying that they are paying or have paid undergraduate students loans
• Applications from Zanzibar should be channeled through the Higher Education Unit, in the   Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Zanzibar
• Applicants must indicate reliable contact telephone numbers.
• All applications should be addressed to:

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Education and Vocational Training

P.O. Box 9121

            DAR ES SALAAM

      so as to reach him not later than 16th  May. 2013