Scholarship Announcement: Makerere University – CAG University, Turkey Erasmus+ Programme

***** CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS: ERASMUS+ KA171 STUDENT MOBILITY FOR STUDIES APPLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT

ERASMUS STUDENT MOBILITY FOR STUDIES WITH PARTNER COUNTRIES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE 2025-1-TR01-KA171-HED-000341674 PROJECT

Makerere University, in partnership with Cag University, Turkey invites applications from suitable candidates from Uganda for a fully-funded Scholarship for the 2026/2027 Academic year. Applications are invited from Makerere University students in Accounting and Finance, Business Administration, Marketing, International Trade & Logistics, International Studies Program/ International Relations, Psychology and English Language Translation and Interpreting for the Mobility Program at Cag University, Turkey supported by the Erasmus+ Mobility Programme. The Programme is funded by Erasmus+ Programme under ICM /Erasmus+ KA 171 project. Erasmus+ KA171 is an exchange program conducted with partner universities in countries outside the European Union. The Programme supports students and staff in the frame of International Credit Mobility / KA171 * Cooperation on academic and cultural research. The Erasmus+ Programme aims at promoting equity and inclusion by facilitating access to participants with disadvantaged backgrounds and fewer opportunities compared to their peers. It is expected that upon graduation scholarship beneficiaries can proactively contribute towards socio—economic transformation of their communities. Student mobility will only be carried out in the fields specified in the project and with the project partner institutions. Exchange with another institution in the relevant partner country is not possible. More on Erasmus+

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

1. Target Scholarship beneficiaries and criteria for the scholarship

i. Applications are free of charge.

ii. All full-time undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students enrolled may apply. The applicant must be a full-time student during the period in which they plan to carry out the mobility.

iii. Undergraduate students cannot apply while they are in the Preparatory class.

iv. Undergraduate students must have a minimum GPA of 2.20/4.00, and graduate students must have a minimum GPA of 2.50/4.00.

v. The Applicant must be a citizen and resident of Uganda at the time of the application and ready to stay and work in Uganda upon completion of the study

vi. The applicant should have at least a one-year work experience in the field of study

vii. Should be below 35 years of age at the time of applying

viii. Must be from a genuinely poor, vulnerable or disadvantage socio-economic background

ix. Must be ready to take on fulltime studentship at Cag University, Mersin Turkey

x. Should demonstrate specific interest in pursuing a career in the field of choice

xi. Female applicants, people with disabilities, individuals from ethnic minority and marginalised communities are strongly encouraged to apply

xii. The duration of the study mobility is at least 2 months. This period cannot be reduced except in cases of force majeure. If the mobility period is below the minimum duration, no grant payment will be made for the mobility, and the student will be reported as a zero-grant participant.

xiii. The mobility will take place during 2026-2027 Fall semester.

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