PhD Scholarships (earlier announcement from 2022)

Applicants must:

1. Be holding a relevant master's degree in one of the following subjects: English/English Education, General Education/Foundations of Education, Mathematics/Mathematics Education, or Music/Music Education  
2. Be a Ugandan citizen, aged not more than 45 years
3. Be able to stay in Norway for a period of one year during their PhD training
4. Not be holding any other scholarship for PhD studies
5. Demonstrate the ability to think creatively and work independently] 
6. Be able to work in a team of researchers from Uganda and Norway
7. Take on an education-related PhD research project in any of the fFour (or blend of the) subject areas named above, or a combination of two of these subject areas
8. Be a tutor/lecturer in one of the Ugandan CABUTE partner institutions (Makerere, Kyambogo or UNITE) or another Teacher Training College in Uganda

Interested applicants should submit the following sets of documents:

1. An application letter for scholarship for PhD studies
2. A research Concept Note of maximum five (5) pages (see guidelines given below)
3. A current CV (maximum five (5) pages), which includes a detailed description of previous education at university level (all courses and grades)
4. A description of the applicant’s master thesis (topic, method, theory, results)
5. A certified copy of the applicant’s Bachelor and Master’s degree/diploma
6. Certified transcripts of grades from all courses at university level
7. At least two (2) letters of recommendation from academic referees, signed and dated from 2022.
8. Copy of appointment letter from the Education Service Commission, Ministry of Education and Sports, or proof of employment from own Head of Department/Dean.
9. Citizenship Proof; copy of national identity card or passport
10. Three recent passport size photos

The Concept Note must include:

1. A description of the applicant’s research interest in at least one of the above subject areas, and of the topic of the applicant’s PhD project
2. A description of the applicant’s background in this research area
3. An account of the applicant’s motivation for conducting PhD studies
4. A discussion on what outputs the applicant expects to realize through the PhD studies.

All application documents must be zipped up into one file folder named Application for CABUTE PhD Scholarship.

The application with supporting documents should be submitted electronically on email to:

Dr. Paul Birevu Muyinda

Coordinator of CABUTE at Makerere University

paul.birevu@mak.ac.ug

Copies should be sent to:

Assoc. Prof. Steinar Sætre

Principal investigator for the CABUTE project, University of Bergen

steinar.satre@uib.no

Professor Buyinza Makadasi, Directorate of Research and Graduate Training, Makerere University

Overall Coordinator of NORHED II Programme at Makerere University

mbuyinza@mak.ac.ug

No hardcopies of application documents will be required due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation. Extended application submission deadline is Thursday April 28^th 2022 at 5pm. Interviews will be conducted at an appropriate date to be communicated. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

ANY APPLICATION SENT AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL BE REJECTED.

These are competitive PhD scholarships. The applications shall be vetted by a selection panel consisting of professors selected from Makerere University, Kyambogo University, Uganda National Institute of Teacher Education (UNITE), Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and University of Bergen in, Norway.

The admission for PhD in Education with specialization in English/English Education, General Education/Foundations of Education, Mathematics/Mathematics Education, or Music/Music Education is independent of the scholarship award and hence candidates must follow the existing admission processes/regulations at Makerere University.

Successful candidates for the scholarship who are not yet admitted at Makerere University will be required to follow Makerere University PhD application procedure and secure admission before commencement of the PhD training in September 2022.

The CABUTE-project is aiming to improve equality and inclusion of marginalized groups in teacher education, and women, members of ethnic and cultural minorities, and other marginalized groups are therefore strongly encouraged to apply.

For more details on the different research areas, contact:

Assoc. Prof. Paul Birevu Muyinda, PhD
Coordinator CABUTE Project at Makerere University

Deputy Principal, College of Education and External Studies

Makerere University
E-mail: (paul.birevu@mak.ac.ug)

or

Assoc. Prof. Steinar Saetre

Principal Investigator for the CABUTE Project

Department of Education

University of Bergen

E-mail: (steinar.satre@uib.no)