African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative

POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS - 2009

About AMMSI

The African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative (AMMSI) is a distributed network of mathematics research, training and promotion, throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with five Regional Offices located in Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya and Nigeria. It was established through the initiative of the Millennium Science Initiative (MSI), a programme administered by the Science Initiative Group (SIG), the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). AMMSI currently operates in collaboration with the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). One of the main goals of the AMMSI is to strengthen mathematics learning and culture by supporting the training of postgraduate students in African institutions, through a number of mechanisms.

Invitation for Scholarship Applications

For the year 2009, The International Mathematical Union (IMU), through the Developing Countries Strategy Group (DCSG), has provided funds to enable achievement of the goal indicated above. Applications are therefore invited for the 2009 AMMSI Postgraduate Scholarships, by sub-Saharan African nationals, for Ph.D, M.Sc and Postgraduate Diploma studies in mathematics, to be undertaken at any university in Africa. The maximum award is USD 2,000 (Two thousand US dollars).

Applicants must hold a good Bachelor’s degree for M.Sc or Postgraduate Diploma studies, or a Master’s degree for Ph.D studies.

How to Apply for the Scholarship

The application forms can be downloaded from the AMMSI website (http://www.ammsi.org) or they may be obtained, on request, from the contacts given below. The filled application form and accompanying documents should be sent by e-mail only as follows:

• In English, to the AMMSI Administrator at ammsi@uonbi.ac.ke OR progoffice@ammsi.org;
• In French, to Prof.Hamidou Toure at toureh98@yahoo.fr OR toure@ammsi.org.

Please note that no hard copies of the applications will be accepted.

Application Deadline

The application form and accompanying documents must be submitted not later than
31st December 2009.

Further Information

For further information in English, contact:

Professor Wandera Ogana
AMMSI Programme Director
School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi,
P.O. Box 30197, GPO 00100, Nairobi, KENYA

Tel: (+254 20) 235 8569 E-mail: ammsi@uonbi.ac.ke OR progoffice@ammsi.org

For further information in French, contact:

Professor Hamidou Toure
AMMSI Regional Coordinator
Laboratoire d’Analyse Mathématique des Equations (LAME), UFR-Sciences Exactes et Appliquées, Université de Ouagadougou, BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, BURKINA FASO

Tel : +226 50 30 74 18 Email : toureh98@yahoo.fr OR toure@ammsi.org