What is the objective of the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme? The Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme 2010-2013 and Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme 2016-2020 by building on its successful past experience, aims to contribute to the economic, social and human development of Africa by improving the skills and competences of students, trainees and university staff in different areas, through learning mobility opportunities across the African continent.
Who is the Lead Coordinator? Moi University (MU) – established in Kenya
Who are MOTION Project target 1 partners? Moi University (MU) – Kenya,, University of Mines and Technology (UMaT)- Ghana,, Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi (EPAC)-Benin,, CopperBelt University (CBU) – Zambia and University of ORLEANS (ORLN)-France as the Technical partner. http://motion.mu.ac.ke/partners/
Who are Target 2 participants. MSc & PhD students will come from any African university. However, there is a commitment towards five universities/countries that gave support letters at the time of proposal writing. Countries: University of Béjaïa (Algeria), Universidade Lusíada de São Tomé e Príncipe, University of Gezira- Sudan and any other African country not considered as target 1
What are the mobility programmes under MOTION Project? Masters programmes: Master of Science in Physics (MU; CBU), Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MU), Master of Science in Computer Science (UMaT; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (UMaT), Master of Science in Computer Science (CBU), Master of Science in Civil Engineering (EPAC) and Master of Science in Mechanical and Energetic Engineering (EPAC). Doctorate programmes : Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (MU; CBU), PhD. Electrical and Electronic Engineering (UMaT) and Doctor of Philosophy in Energy engineering and Environment (EPAC).
What is the budget allocated to scholarship contribution of the mobility? – (unit-costs) The project funds allocated for scholarship contribution of mobility will be calculated on the basis of the monthly unit costs (pro-rata of the actual number of days)
Staff: EUR 2, 370/month × duration in months of the mobility
Master student: EUR 890/month × duration in months of the mobility
Doctoral student: EUR 1, 230/month × duration in months of the mobility
Trainee: EUR 1, 230/month × duration in months of the mobility
Can my scholarship period be extended? No. PhD is strictly 36 months and Masters is 24 months.