Under the Transforming African Agricultural Universities to meaningfully contribute to Africa’s growth and Development program, another 193 scholarships have benefited from undergraduate degree scholarships under the program which ends in 2024. This is aside from 27 others who have undertaken doctorate studies under sponsorship of the program. The initial aim of the project was to directly support the training of 220 students (110 undergraduates and 110 postgraduates) from economically disadvantaged backgrounds from across Africa, but it has since been scaled up. “The funding targeted delivering 220 students under direct scholarships. However, through frugal use of funds, we have delivered 245 students through the direct scholarship process and additional 290 through the associated scholarship access such as through the community action research aspects of the programs,” he told The PIE News.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 31, 2022 14:06 UTC