DRP WASCAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Doctoral Research Programme in West African Climate Systems (DRP-WACS) of the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) hosted at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria, seeks to admit the sixth batch of students for the PhD programme in the field of West African Climate Systems and its applications.
WASCAL is a West African international organization with a focus on academic and multidisciplinary research, building graduate-level scientific capacity and serving policymakers in West Africa with science-based advice on adaptation to climate change impacts and land use management. It cooperates with many agencies and universities in the West African region, providing a knowledge platform of excellence for its partners. WASCAL is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), multilateral and bilateral partners and its 12 West African member countries, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, The Gambia, Togo and Guinea Bissau.
The main goal of the programme is to build capacity in meteorology and climate science applications and risk management aimed at solving climate-related socio-economic challenges in Africa. The programme is geared towards producing professional personnel equipped with the research and technological skills to manage climate-related issues in priority areas such as health, water, energy, agriculture (food security) and disaster risk reduction. The PhD programme is thus primed to bridge skills gaps by providing transformative climate management solutions to atmospheric, agriculture, water resources, health, coastal, urban issues, environmental and other socio-economic problems occasioned by the interplay of extreme weather and climate.
Applications are invited from holders of M.Sc. in Meteorology, Climate Science, Climatology, Geography, Physics, Computer Science, Agriculture, Hydrology, Mathematics or any other related discipline in the 12-member WASCAL Countries (Nigeria, Senegal, The Gambia, Cote d’Ivoire, Republic of Benin, Togo, Ghana, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and Mali).
At DRP WASCAL FUTA Nigeria, we have graduated over 40 Students in 5 different batches.
For more details, click on the link below to download the guide on how to apply.
