{"id":147205,"date":"2025-01-15T11:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T11:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/?p=147205"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:33:12","slug":"international-travel-scholarships-and-grants-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/international-travel-scholarships-and-grants-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"International Travel Scholarships and Grants for Students 2025 | How To Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"
International Travel Application Form 2025 | How to apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n Below, are the details on the International Travel application Form 2025, including requirements, eligibility,\u00a0 qualifications needed, application guidelines, application deadline, how to apply, closing date, and other opportunities links for South Africans are published here on Southafricaportal.com<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0as well as on the official website\/application portal.<\/p>\n The\u00a0International Travel application details<\/strong>\u00a0have been published here. All Eligible and Interested applicants may apply online for this opportunity before the application deadline-closing date.<\/p>\n NOTE:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The following travel scholarships and awards are available to university lecturers, teachers, and students.<\/p>\n Research travel scholarships are additionally offered for trips to Asia, Australia, Europe, America, and Africa.<\/p>\n To enhance economic policy research and training in Africa, the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) was founded as a public, non-profit organization in 1988.<\/p>\n The mandate and strategic objective of the Consortium are based on the idea that professional economists with appropriate training who are based locally are essential for the region\u2019s sustained growth.<\/p>\n Through the provision of funding in the fields of policy research and graduate training, AERC advocates for the supply of capacity building in economic policy in Francophone and\u00a0Anglophone African countries.<\/p>\n For candidates from Francophone and Anglophone sub-Saharan African countries, AERC has issued a call for applications for MSc and Ph.D. scholarships.<\/p>\n The following universities in the Region, with whom AERC has partnerships, will be included in the scholarship program:<\/p>\n (The list changes from year to year. Be sure to check that the institution you are applying to is on the current list from the links below.)<\/p>\n Awards Requirements & Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. A candidate must be accepted by one of the aforementioned collaborating or partner universities.<\/p>\n 2. The applicant must hold a degree in agricultural economics, agribusiness management, agricultural sciences, economics, or a closely connected discipline with at least a second-class honors (upper division) or equivalent.<\/p>\n 3. Interested candidates must submit their admissions applications directly to the relevant universities (the application process is available on each university\u2019s website).<\/p>\n 4. Upon receipt of an admission letter from a specific university, the applicants shall submit the following documents for the scholarship to the AERC Programme Manager at cmaae@aercafrica.org<\/p>\n To qualify, an applicant must:<\/p>\n 1. Have applied to and been accepted by one of the partner universities listed;<\/p>\n 2. Possess a degree in economics or a similar discipline with at least Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or its equivalent from an approved university;<\/p>\n 3. Possess a master\u2019s degree in economics,\u00a0agricultural economics, or a comparable discipline from an accredited university (including coursework and a thesis component).<\/p>\nInternational Travel Application Instructions\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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International Travel Scholarships<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/span>1. African Economic Research Consortium Awards\u00a0<\/strong>(AERC)<\/h3>\n
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