Scholarship Opportunity for PhD Studies Tenable at UDSM (Tanzania) 2014/2015 Academic year
University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), in conjunction with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) is enhancing capacity building on climate change in relation to vulnerability and resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities with an explicit focus on coastal resource governance, community access, control, and rights to coastal resources, participation in decision-making, and gender roles in coastal Tanzania and Zanzibar. The project is supported by Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) under the Norwegian Programme for Capacity Building in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED).
The goal of the project is to promote people and ecosystem resilience to climate change and strengthen livelihoods in the coastal communities in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. The intended outcome is to promote adaptation to climate change and resilient livelihoods among coastal communities in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar through capacity development in higher education and research.
Centre for Climate Change Studies (CCCS), University of Dar es Salaam and Tropical Research Centre for Oceanography, Environment and Natural Resources (TROCEN), State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) are now accepting scholarship applications for PhD studies tenable at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). Seven positions are tenable this year, with at least 4 females and 3 males. Students will spend 50% of their time in Norway and the rest in Tanzania during year 1 and year 3 of the project timeframe. During year 2 and 4, students will spend 100% of the time in Tanzania collecting data and finalizing their studies. The fellowship will cover tuition, a modest stipend and field costs.
The goal of the project is to promote people and ecosystem resilience to climate change and strengthen livelihoods in the coastal communities in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. The intended outcome is to promote adaptation to climate change and resilient livelihoods among coastal communities in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar through capacity development in higher education and research.
Centre for Climate Change Studies (CCCS), University of Dar es Salaam and Tropical Research Centre for Oceanography, Environment and Natural Resources (TROCEN), State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) are now accepting scholarship applications for PhD studies tenable at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). Seven positions are tenable this year, with at least 4 females and 3 males. Students will spend 50% of their time in Norway and the rest in Tanzania during year 1 and year 3 of the project timeframe. During year 2 and 4, students will spend 100% of the time in Tanzania collecting data and finalizing their studies. The fellowship will cover tuition, a modest stipend and field costs.
