EICA Scholarships for International Students in Egypt 2015

EICA Scholarships for International Students in Egypt 2015

EICA annually awards Training Scholarships which include five principal scholarships and five additional scholarships for each country from Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean and East Europe. Scholarships will be awarded for ten regular Training Programs. Each training programme accommodates 25-30 participants and will last for 11 weeks. Participant should be a holder of B.Sc. in agriculture. Application forms should be sent through official channels (Embassies of Egypt), before closing date established for each course i.e. 3 months before the beginning of the course.

• Scholarships are awarded for the following regular Training Programs: Project Analysis, Integrated Pest Management, Vegetable Production, Cotton Production & Technology, Agricultural Services, Poultry Production & Health, Integrated Rural Development, Animal Production & Health, Soil & Water Management and Fish Culture Development.
• Scholarships are available for pursuing Training Programs.
• The Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) is providing these scholarships.
• EICA offers annually (5) principal Scholarships and (5) additional scholarships for each country from Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean and East Europe. Each training programme accommodates 25-30 participants.
• The course will last for 11 weeks as follows:
• Project Analysis and Integrated Pest Management: January 15th –  March 31st
• Vegetable Production: February 15th  –April 30th
• Cotton Production & Technology and Agricultural Services: April 1st  –June 15th
• Poultry Production & Health and Integrated Rural Development: July 10th  –September 25th
• Animal Production & Health, Soil & Water Management, Fish Culture Development: October 1st  –December 15th
• The Principal scholarship covers the following:
  • -Round trip air ticket.
  • -Training expenses.
  • -Full-Board accommodation.
  • -Domestic transport within the programme.
  • -Free medical care.
  • -Pocket money allowance.
  • The Additional scholarship covers the following:
  • -Training expenses.
  • -Full-Board accommodation
  • -Domestic transport within the programme.
  • -Free medical care.
  • -Pocket money allowance.
• The nominating country support ONLY the round trip air ticket)
• For a third nominee, the nominating country will be charged with   the total expenses of the course
• Upon the successful completion of the programme, the Centre awards a certificate of achievement to participant.
• Application forms should be sent before closing date established for each course (3 months before the beginning of the course).

Eligibility:
-Participant should be nominated by his/her own government.-
-Participant should be a holder of B.Sc. in agriculture.
-Participant should preferably have three (3) years experience in the subject matter of the program.
-Having good command of one of the working languages at EICA  (English, French or Spanish).

• Students of Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean and East Europe can apply for these training scholarships.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application