Location: Africa
Program: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programs
Eligibility: African students
Duration: Full Duration of Program
Deadline: September 20, 2026
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The MMoCRA (Multidisciplinary Mobility for a Climate Resilient Africa) programme is an EU-funded academic mobility initiative funded through the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). The programme connects leading African and European universities to strengthen climate resilience across Africa through multidisciplinary research and training. MMoCRA offers 95 fully funded mobility scholarships and grants across four target groups Master’s students, Doctoral candidates, short-term trainees, and university staff enabling academic exchange between the six consortium partner universities in Uganda (Busitema University and Kyambogo University), Kenya (Strathmore University), Namibia (Namibia University of Science and Technology), South Africa (University of Cape Town), and the Netherlands (University of Twente).
The MMoCRA consortium brings together six internationally recognised institutions: BusitemaUniversity (Uganda), Kyambogo University (Uganda), Strathmore University (Kenya), Namibia University of Science and Technology — NUST (Namibia), the University of Cape Town (South Africa), and the University of Twente (Netherlands). Together, these institutions represent a powerful multidisciplinary consortium spanning engineering, environmental science, agrifood systems, green energy, data science, and social sciences, committed to building a new generation of African scientists and engineers equipped to deliver climate-resilient solutions for sustainable development.
Benefits of the Programme
This programme will provide the following to its recipients:
- Full scholarship covering tuition fees
- Monthly living stipend
- Travel costs
- Short-term mobility grants for university teaching and administration staff
- Connect with researchers and institutions across different countries
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Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this programme, applicants must meet the following:
- Must be an African student, early career researcher, or university staff member from or affiliated with one of the MMoCRA consortium partner institutions
- Must be from East & Central Africa, the Indian Ocean Region, or Southern Africa
- Must be applying for a mobility opportunity in one of MMoCRA’s thematic focus areas: Climate and Energy (including green energy, environmental sustainability, water and air pollution management, biodiversity conservation, sustainable critical raw materials), or Agrifood Systems (including climate-smart agriculture, sustainable crop production, food security and nutrition, land degradation mitigation, and agricultural innovation)
- Master’s applicants: must hold an undergraduate degree relevant to the chosen thematic area and programme
- Doctoral applicants: must hold a Master’s degree relevant to the chosen thematic area
- Traineeship applicants: must be enrolled students or early career researchers with relevant academic background
- Staff mobility applicants: must be lecturers, researchers, supervisors, mobility coordinators, or project administrators at a consortium partner institution or eligible affiliated institution
Note: Kindly check the official webpage for full and detailed requirements.
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Selection Criteria
Applications are reviewed by the MMoCRA consortium in accordance with the EU Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme requirements. Candidates are assessed on academic merit, relevance of the proposed mobility to MMoCRA’s thematic focus areas (Climate and Energy and Agrifood Systems), alignment with the consortium’s research and training priorities, and the quality of the submitted application documents as outlined in the Application Guidelines. The programme integrates gender equality and social inclusion as a cross-cutting priority and actively encourages applications from women and underrepresented groups. All applications must be submitted through the MMoCRA online application portal by September 20, 2026.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to visit the official webpage and submit your application.
