Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience |  University of Cape Coast

MPhil and PhD students admitted to the ACECoR programme are eligible for a scholarship award to facilitate completion of the programme. The scholarships cover tuition, accommodation, monthly stipends and field research grants as well as other material and technical support. The scholarship will support students to present their innovative research results at local/international conferences and cover publication fees for research papers submitted to high impact journals. Continued funding support is contingent on academic output based on annual performance reviews.

Selection Process

Applications to the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) programme will be checked for complete provision of all required forms, documents and information in accordance with the admissions criteria. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Independent assessments will then be conducted on all eligible applications by the academic advisory board of ACECoR in accordance with the following criteria:

Applicants who score 70% or higher in the above criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Apply for ACECoR scholarship now!

Visit the scholarship page on the ACECoR Admissions portal to learn more about scholarship plans for Ghanaian and International MPhil and PhD students as well as the criteria for selection.

Females and nationals of other Central and West African countries and are highly encouraged to apply.