Scholarship Positions for Burundi Students

Burundi is a well known country located in Eastern Africa. Education in Burundi is compulsory for six years. Students after completing their senior secondary education wish to pursue their studies abroad from the renowned universities.
Scholarship is an amount that can help the students who needs funds to pursue their studies and fulfill their dreams. There are many organizations formed to provide funds to the students who belong to Burundi.
Scholarships and grants are available to those willing to pursue their university degree like undergraduate, postgraduate, MPhil, and research etc. Funds and financial aids are even available for Journalists, Broadcast trainers, Managers and for Training Program also. Scholarship opportunities for Burundi students are offered by different universities like University of Edinburgh in UK, University of Groningen in Netherlands, Autonomous University of Yucatan in Germany etc. Please have a look on the list below-
Scholarship Program:  Garden Scholarship in Surgical Sciences at University of Edinburgh
Employer:  University of Edinburgh
Level of Study: Masters
Scholarship Description:  The University of Edinburgh will offer one Master’s scholarship for the MSc in Surgical Sciences distance learning Master’s programme offered by the University.
 Scholarship Website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-funding/postgraduate/international/medicine-vet-medicine/garden
Scholarship Program: King’s Africa Masters Scholarships at King’s College London
Employer:  King’s College London
Level of Study: Postgraduate, MPhil
Scholarship Description:  The Graduate School at King’s College London is offering 1 scholarship to students of African nationality who wish to pursue a full-time postgraduate masters or MPhilStud degree programme in any discipline at King’s College London.
 Scholarship Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=389
Scholarship Program:  Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund Research Fellowship
Employer:  The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF)
Level of Study: Research
Scholarship Description:  The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF) is a competitive grant that enables scientists from national research institutes and universities within the eastern and central Africa region to conduct research at the world-class research facilities of the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), in Nairobi, Kenya. We seek applicants who have exceptional ideas for short-term research projects (3-6 months) that can be carried out at the BecA-ILRI Hub.
 Scholarship Website: http://hub.africabiosciences.org/about-abcf/africa-biosciences-challenge-fund-2012-fellowship-announcement.html
Scholarship Program:  RNTC Fellowships Fund for Developing Countries
Employer:  RNTC
Level of Study: Journalists, Programme-makers, Broadcast trainers and Managers
Scholarship Description:  RNTC’s Fellowships are available for professional journalists, programme-makers, broadcast trainers and managers coming from the following countries (a combined NFP list and low-middle-income countries according to the World Bank criteria).
 Scholarship Website: http://www.rntc.nl/RNTCfellowships
Scholarship Program:  Mosaic PhD Scholarship for Developing Countries
Employer:  Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
Level of Study: PhD
Scholarship Description:  Ethnic minorities are currently under-represented in Dutch academic research. The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science are keen to promote diversity and are concerned about the present loss of talent to the academic world. NWO and the Ministry of OCW conceived a programme that aims at helping representatives of ethnic minorities into the world of science.
 Scholarship Website: http://www.nwo.nl/nwohome.nsf/pages/NWOP_5RNBJK_Eng
Scholarship Program:  University of Bradford Countries in Crisis Scholarships
Employer:  University of Bradford
Level of Study: Master’s
Scholarship Description:  These scholarships are to aid students in financial hardship due to the fact that they are domiciled in a country that is in crisis as a result of the political situation, war, natural disaster etc.
 Scholarship Website: http://www.bradford.ac.uk/fees-and-financial-support/university-support/prospective-students/eu-and-international/countries-in-crisis/
Scholarship Program:  Call for Applications: Master in Applied Economics
Employer:  CIEREA
Level of Study: Master
Scholarship Description:  The Conference of Education and Research Institutions in Economics and Management in Africa (CIEREA) is pleased to announce, as part of the academic year 2012-2013, its scholarship program for Call for Applications: Master in Applied Economics in the context of the Interuniversity  Postgraduate Program in Economics (PTCI).
 Scholarship Website: http://www.ptci-edu.org/index.php/en/component/content/article/1-nouvelles/53-appel-a-candidature-pour-lannee-academique-2012-2013-master-en-economie-appliquee-nptci-phase-ii
Scholarship Program:  Eric Bleumink Funds for Developing Countries at University of Groningen
Employer:   University of Groningen
Level of Study: Master and PhD
Scholarship Description:  The primary objective of the Eric Bleumink Fund, established on 23 May 2000, is to provide financial support to Master’s students and PhD students from developing countries who wish to pursue a Master’s degree or a doctorate.
 Scholarship Website: http://www.rug.nl/prospectiveStudents/scholarships/ericBleumink
Scholarship Program:  REACH-Informatics Fellowships Program for East African Citizens
Employer:  The Regional East African Center for Health Informatics (REACH-Informatics)
Level of Study: Postdoctoral
Scholarship Description:  The Regional East African Center for Health Informatics (REACH-Informatics) in Eldoret, Kenya, was created in 2009 and builds on the long-term collaboration between Indiana and Moi Universities and the global informatics leadership of the Regenstrief Institute. REACH-Informatics is offering a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship aimed at developing informatics expertise to implement and use health information technology to enhance research and improve health care quality, efficiency, and outcomes.
 Scholarship Website: https://sites.google.com/site/reachinformatics/
Scholarship Program:  PhD Scholarship Position in Agricultural Science at the Autonomous University of Yucatan 
Employer:  The International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD)
Level of Study: PhD
Scholarship Description:   The International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) invites applications for a PhD scholarship position at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan (Mexico) for a student from an ODA recipient country * , who aims to pursue his/her PhD in agricultural science.
 Scholarship Website: http://www.daad.de/entwicklung/index.en.html
Scholarship Program:  Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Students
Employer:  Swiss Government
Level of Study: Research
Scholarship Description:  : Through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), the Swiss Government grants foreign researchers university scholarships (Swiss universities, Federal Institutes of Technology and Universities of applied sciences). These scholarships are offered either on the basis of reciprocity (fixed number of scholarships for each country) or within the framework of a pool (scholarships without fixed distribution by country).
 Scholarship Website: http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vkaz/embast/eskas.html
Scholarship Program:  African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Continental Awards
Employer:  African Union Commission
Level of Study: Research
Scholarship Description:  The Commission of the African Union is committed to support the use and development of science in Africa and has initiated with its key development partners the African Union Scientific Award Programme. In July 2010, the African Union Heads of State and Government took a decision to rename this Programme as “African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards”.
 Scholarship Website: http://www.ruforum.org/news/african-union-kwame-nkrumah-scientific-awards-2012
Scholarship Program:  Call for Applications: PhD in Applied Economics
Employer:  Conference of Education and Research Institutions in Economics and Management in Africa (CIEREA)
Level of Study: PhD
Scholarship Description:  The Conference of Education and Research Institutions in Economics and Management in Africa (CIEREA) is pleased to announce, as part of the academic year 2012-2013, its scholarship program for PhD in Applied Economics in the context of the Interuniversity  Postgraduate Program in Economics (PTCI).
 Scholarship Website: http://www.ptci-edu.org/index.php/en/component/content/article/1-nouvelles/52-appel-a-candidature-pour-lannee-academique-2012-2013-phd-en-economie-appliquee-nptci-phase-ii
Scholarship Program:  CUD Scholarships Program for Developing Countries
Employer:  The University Commission for Development
Level of Study: Masters and Training
Scholarship Description:  Within the programme for international courses and training programmes, CIUF-CUD grants each year 150 scholarships for participation into the courses and 70 for participation into the training programmes.
 Scholarship Website: http://www.cud.be/content/view/339/208/lang,/