Scholarships

OSISA Guy Mhone Scholarship 2017/2018 for Young Southern Africans.

May 17, 2017

Application Deadline: June 30th 2017
The Masters in Public Policy and Governance programme is an outcome of a partnership agreement between Africa University and OSISA which started in 2009 with the aim of developing a three-week capacity building programme for mid-career policy practitioners working in the public and private sectors. This postgraduate degree programme is designed to address both the demand side of intellectual capacity challenges that civil society leaders and policy makers face as well as the supply side constraints that policy makers in the state and elsewhere encounter around not just the formulation of policy, but more especially the implementation thereof. The course is organic, modern and relevant for our times as it is a product of interaction with civil society, state and academics over the last five years of OSISA’s work and partnership with the Africa University in this particular area.

The goal of the Guy Mhone Scholarship is promote open society ideals and societies in southern Africa by strengthening the capacity of emerging civil society leaders to understand, articulate and advocate for progressive, transformative policies the generation of knowledge, skills and attitudes in public policy responsive to the development and democratic-oriented challenges in Africa.

This scholarship also contributes to the development of a critical mass of policy makers motivated enough to design relevant and context specific policies responsive and accounting to the principles of good governance, transparency in a praxis-oriented environment.

Successful applicants will be contractually obligated to return to their place of work for an agreed period of time in order to give back to their community and organisation. Furthermore, during the period of study, students will be expected to contribute pieces of written work to the OSISA website as well as longer academic pieces for the Journal of Public Policy in Africa (JOPPA). Scholarship recipients are particularly encouraged to explore areas of research related to the following areas of study:

Natural Resource Governance and Policy in Africa
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainabilityin Africa
Marginalisation and Exclusion in Policy Making
Democracy and Governance in Africa
Renewable Energy Policy
Social and Economic Justice
Economic Policy, Trade and Development in Africa
Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
Policy Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
Gender and Policy Making in Africa
Health Care and Health Policy in Africa
Migration and Refugee Policy in Africa
Resilience and Sustainable Cities in Africa

The Guy Mhone Scholarship includes the 1 return cheapest airfare travel expenses. Accommodation and meals during semester breaks are not covered.

Eligibility Criteria

Any candidate working in the field of policymaking and policy implementation is eligible to apply. Candidates must have attained a CGPA/GPA of 3.0 B grade or better. In addition, this scholarship is for candidates from the following SADC countries:

(Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe).

NB: Application for scholarship is a separate process from application for admission. For more information regarding graduate application please visit www.africau.edu website OR make inquiries at [email protected] .

Required application documents: