SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS

These Scholarships will cover tuition, monthly stipend, research funding and conference attendance both locally and internationally.

The Scholarship will cover the entire period of study based on satisfactory academic progress every semester.

ELIGIBILITY

The MOTSHAMEKO O PHEPA scholarship is open to citizens of Botswana seeking full-time Masters and/or PhD/Doctorate Studies in any of the disciplines as reflected above, at the University of Botswana website. To qualify, applicants must be admitted or be eligible for admission to either a Masters or PhD programme at UB (i.e. Both current and prospective students are eligible). The Scholarship will be awarded to the top-ranked applicants with outstanding academic achievements or research potential in all disciplines/fields as they apply to gambling.

The MOTSHAMEKO O PHEPA scholarship will not be awarded to an applicant who is holding another award which directly duplicates the purpose of the UB Post-Graduate scholarship initiatives.

Applicants should be between 18-40 Years and must be citizens of Botswana.

APPLICATION PROCESS

An application should be submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Botswana as a single PDF document with the following;

1. 1. Application letter which includes motivation for applying for the scholarship (1000 words maximum) as it relates to the area of Gambling.
   2. Applicant’s abridged CV (2 pages maximum) detailing academic record, teaching and other work experience, research outputs and engagement.
   3. Research proposal (1000 words maximum outlining the research topic, the problem statement, objectives, key research questions and the methodology). This should in one way or another reflect relevance to the area of Gambling.
   4. Provide reference letters or letters of support especially from those people who can articulate your academic or research ability.
   5. Provide certified copies of academic certificates and transcripts.

Applications should be submitted online to:

Faculty Administrator,
School of Graduate Studies,
Private Bag UB 00706,
Gaborone, Botswana.

Please Email to: SOGRAS@ub.ac.bw

**NB: Only those applications submitted online shall be considered.**

For further inquiries please contact:

Phone: +(267) 3552960/3552861/3554712/3554690/3552862