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UDSM MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2022/2023

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

The University of Dar es Salaam is pleased to announce 64 merit-based scholarships, 52 for undergraduate and 12 for postgraduate students (at the Master’s Level) for the 2022/2023 academic year.

Successful candidates will register for studies at the University of Dar es Salaam and her constituent’s colleges (the Dar es Salaam UniversityCollege of Education [DUCE] and Mkwawa University College of Education [MUCE]).

1. UNDERGRADUATE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY

The applicant:

(i) Must be Tanzanian,

(ii) Must have outstanding/excellent performance at the Ordinary (‘O’) Level of Secondary Education and with at least 12 points in THREE subjects at the Advanced (‘A’) level of Secondary Education or equivalent (Note: A = 5; B = 4; C = 3; D = 2; E =
1; S = 0.5 and F = 0 point),

(iii) Must be admitted to the University of Dar es Salaam,

(iv) Must not be older than 25 years at the time of application,

(v) Candidates applying for the UDSM Merit scholarships are encouraged to simultaneously apply for bursaries through the Higher Education Students’ Loans Board (HESLB).

However, Scholarship awardees will be required to relinquish the HESLB
support, and

(vi) The scholarship award is tenable for one academic year and renewable for successive academic years on condition the recipient maintains a minimum GPA of 3.8.

Required Application Documents

1. Copies of Secondary education certificates for both the ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels (pdf),

2. Copy of birth certificate or National ID (pdf).

Scope of Scholarship

<> The scholarship will cover tuition fee, meals and accommodation.

<> All the Merit Scholarship awardees are guaranteed accommodation at the UDSM’s hostels throughout their scholarship period.

<> Special requirements and final year projects will also be supported as specified in their respective official programme requirements.

2. POSTGRADUATE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY

Application Requirements

The Applicant must meet programme specific admission requirements as found in the Postgraduate Prospectus 2020/2021 on the UDSM website. In addition, the applicant must:

(i) Be a citizen of Tanzania,

(ii) Be a graduate of the University of Dar es Salaam,

(iii) Have obtained admission to an appropriate Master’s programme,

(iv) Not be older than 30 years at the time of application,

(v) Be prepared to accept duties as a postgraduate teaching assistant,

(vi) Have completed his/her first degree within two years at the time of scholarship application, and

(vii) Have an undergraduate degree GPA of 3.8 (on a 5 – point scale) or higher.

UDSM is an “Equal-Opportunity” institution of higher learning, committed to a policy of student admission regardless of one’s race, ethnicity, religion, gender or physical disability.

How to apply:

Applicants must submit applications online at https://udsm.admission.ac.tz

Required Application Documents

1. Copies of university degree transcript (pdf),

2. A copy of birth certificate (pdf),

3. One recommendation letter from persons familiar with your academic achievements, character and personality, and

4. A one-page motivation letter.

Scope of Scholarship

The scholarship will cover tuition fee, stipend, books and stationery as well as research costs as stipulated in the University of Dar es Salaam Fee Structure.

Applications for the Merit Scholarships will be open from 20th September 2022 to 15th October 2022.

Selection and awarding outcomes will be communicated within four weeks after the application deadline.

For more information please visit the University website (www.udsm.ac.tz)

NB: WARNING

It is an offence to submit false information when applying for scholarship. Applicants discovered to have submitted forged certificates or any other falsified information will not be considered and appropriate legal action will be taken against them.