Published: 22 Apr 2020 2,165 views
The university of Ghana is inviting applications from qualified PhD students for its 2020 University of Ghana Nestle PhD scholarships for research excellence.
The University of Ghana has, through a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding, received a grant from Société des Produits Nestlé SA to support PhD students in conducting interdisciplinary research in the broad areas of Food and Nutrition Security, and Climate Change. The specific research themes, with some related topics, are as follows:
a. Affordable nutrition: addressing nutritional needs of low-income settings by developing innovative affordable food matrices from locally sourced crops and ingredients, potentially pulses and legumes.
Implications of climate change on food security and nutritional quality of food for low income settings.
Scientific substantiation of the public health impact of the Nestle Iron Awareness Campaign
Application Deadline | May 15, 2020 |
Country to study | Ghana |
School to study | University of Ghana |
Type | Ph.D |
Sponsor | Nestle |
Gender | Men and Women |
Funding for the programme is for a maximum of four (4) years (First year applicants) and three (3) years (Second year applicants).
The grant is mainly directed to the funding of PhD students and will provide support for tuition, research costs and stipend starting from the 2020/2021 academic year.
Shortlisted applicants would be contacted for an interview. Interviews are expected to take place at the end of June, 2020 after which successful applicants will be notified. The selected candidates are expected to start academic work/research at the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic year (August, 2020).
Interested applicants should download and complete the application form (link inserted below), and include the supporting documents indicated above, into a single PDF file. Applications should be emailed to:
The Director
Institute of Applied Science & Technology
College of Basic & Applied Sciences
University of Ghana
P.O Box LG 25, Legon Email: [email protected]
OR
submitted to:
The Assistant Registrar
Institute of Applied Science and Technology
DI Old Chemistry Building
Cruise O’Brien Road (Opposite the Recreational Quadrangle)
University of Ghana
Tel: 0244793703/0208540099
For application link, click here
For more details, visit University of Ghana website