2024/2025 Admissions
Homegrown Clean Energy Project:
Mobility for Clean Energy Solutions to promote energy independence and environmental well-being through collaboration and innovation, addressing climate challenges across Africa.
Background:
Africa, a continent with potential, faces a critical challenge: ensuring energy access and tackling climate change. Over 50% of its population lacks electricity, and relying on unsustainable practices threatens their health and the environment. Yet, Africa possesses a wealth of untapped renewable resources – a golden key to unlocking a brighter future.
The Homegrown Clean Energy (HCE) Solutions Project addresses these challenges with a vision driven by African ingenuity. We empower universities, the private sector, and local communities to develop clean energy solutions tailored to their needs.
The objectives of Homegrown Clean Energy:
• Promote the development of Homegrown Clean Energy (HCE) solutions for underrepresented communities.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and technology transfer among participating institutions.
• Enhance entrepreneurship skills in clean energy solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa.
• Promote gender equality and social inclusion in clean energy solutions.
Participating Institutions:
• Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMIN), Nigeria
• Makerere University, Uganda
• University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Benin
• Uganda Martyrs University (UMU), Uganda
• University of Nigeria (UNN), Nigeria
• University of Zimbabwe (UoZ)
Mobility Groups:
The Mobility of the scholarship is categorized into two groups- Target groups I and II
a. Target Group 1: Applicants in this category should be registered/admitted in or have obtained a degree (or equivalent) from one of the African Beneficiaries included in the Homegrown Clean Energy Project, (I.e Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMIN), Makerere University, University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Uganda Martyrs University (UMU), University of Nigeria (UNN) and University of Zimbabwe (UoZ).
b. Target Group 2: Applicants in this category include students registered/admitted in or who have obtained a degree (or equivalent) from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in other African countries which is not in partnership with HCE but established in one of the eligible African countries. (I.e., a university based in Africa BUT not included in the partnership) Countries in this category include South Sudan, Namibia, Mali, Cameroon DR Congo and Liberia.
Mobility Level:
a. Masters or Doctoral level mobility:
• PhD Students: full degree opportunities of 36 months duration
• Master’s degree students: full degree opportunities of 24 months duration abroad.
This mobility option can be either short-term or for the entire duration of an academic programme. The short term is for credit-seeking opportunities.
b. Staff members Mobility: 4 staff exchange opportunities of up to 3 months duration abroad is available for Academic, Administrative, and Technical Staff members working in any of the partner institutions in HCE consortium.
c. Traineeship mobility: 7 trainees’ opportunity for up to 3 months duration abroad. To qualify, you must be enrolled in a Bachelor/Master/PhD programme at one of the partner institutions in HCE consortium.
Mobility Flow:
The Mobility Flow explains the partnering universities that various groups of applicants can apply to. Applicants registered/admitted in or have obtained a degree (or equivalent) from one of the partnering universities and cannot apply to the same university or country.
