African Railway Center of Excellence (ARCE) 2020-2021 MSc Scholarships in Railway Engineering for African Students

African Railway Center of Excellence (ARCE) is offering competitive scholarships to citizens in African countries to pursue MSc studies in Railway Engineering specializing in Civil Infrastructure, Rolling Stock and Traction and Train Control for the 2020/21 academic year.

frican Railway Center of Excellence (ARCE) is one of the African Center of Excellence II projects supported by the World Bank. Through this support from the WB, the center aspires to become sustainable regional hub for training and research in Railway Engineering and Management, capable of leading efforts to address priority development challenges and improve lives in South and Eastern Africa. The aim of the center is to strengthen railway professionals’ development through short-term training, MSc and PhD level education, and research in Ethiopia and the region at large.

• Table of Content
• About African Railway Center of Excellence (ARCE)
• ARCE MSc Scholarships in Railway Engineering
• Aim and Benefits of ARCE MSc Scholarships in Railway Engineering
• ARCE MSc Scholarships in Railway Engineering Courses
• Requirements for ARCE MSc Scholarships in Railway Engineering Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About African Railway Center of Excellence (ARCE)

Great plan of railway construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures are actively executed in eastern African countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti and others. As one of the top priority national projects, Ethiopia alone has an ambitious plan of constructing more than 5000Km railways, including 736Km Addis Ababa-Djibouti line that will be completed in few months and the Addis Ababa light railway lines that started operation in September 2015. In fact, East African Railway Master Plan has allocated 29 billion USD for repair works and construction of new lines, causing huge ... continue reading

ARCE MSc Scholarships in Railway Engineering

Aim and Benefits of ARCE MSc Scholarships in Railway Engineering

• Type A. Full Scholarship: Covers monthly stipend (USD600 for MSc students), tuition fee, health insurance and transportation cost.
• Type B. Half Scholarship: Covers monthly stipend (USD250 for MSc) and tuition fee.
• Type C. Part Timer Scholarship: Covers tuition fee only.
• Type D. Self-Sponsored Students: Student should cover all the expenses.

ARCE MSc Scholarships in Railway Engineering Courses

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Requirements for ARCE MSc Scholarships in Railway Engineering Qualification

Applicants have to:-

1. Have completed their last degree less than Five years ago during the time of application
2. Be Citizens of African countries
3. Applicants should have Bachelor’s degree qualification with at least a CGPA of 3.00/4.00 for males and 2.5/4.00 for females (grading shall be converted to 4.00 scale or at the level of Upper Second Class Honors or above).
4. The applicant should write a personal statement/motivation letter describing the candidate`s interest to join the program.
5. The applicant should have two letters of recommendations of advisors/ supervisors from previous educational institutions.
6. All regional(Non Ethiopian Citizens) applicants shall submit a certificate that states English language is a media of instruction in your previous degree issued university Female candidates and candidates from underprivileged regions or groups as well as candidates with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

Eligible Fields of Study: 

1. For MSc in Railway Engineering (Civil Infrastructure): Applications may come from engineering subject areas with strong relevance in Civil Engineering including Structural, Geotechnical, and Construction Technology, or related fields.
2. For MSc in Railway Engineering (Rolling Stock): Applications may come from engineering subject areas with strong relevance in Mechanical Engineering including Mechanical Design, Industrial Engineering, and Thermal Engineering, or related fields.
3. For MSc in Railway Engineering (Traction and Train Control): Applications may come from engineering subject areas with strong relevance in Electrical Engineering including  Electronic Communication Engineering, Power Engineering, Industrial Control Engineering, Computer Engineering, Microelectronics Engineering, or related fields

Documents Required for Application

1. Filled ARCE 2010/21 Scholarship form (Link for Application form)
2. Signed curriculum vitae scanned in PDF; please use the Europass CV template (http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu)
3. Scanned copies of all university degree certificates
4. Scanned copies of all university transcripts
5. Letter of motivation (Maximum 2 pages)
6. Academic reference from senior lecturer and proof of employment if applicable (scanned copy)
7. All the documents listed above should be scanned in a single PDF (COMPILED) document. Applications submitted separately will be considered incomplete

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The applicants should submit their document in a single PDF (COMPILED) file through email addresses; - [email protected]. The application file name must be [applicantname_Field of Study.Pdf] for example jhon_Rollingstock.pdf and application only be complete if the following documents are submitted

For more details, visit ARCE website.