{"id":820,"date":"2026-08-14T16:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/rsif-phd-scholarship\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:30:19","slug":"rsif-phd-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/rsif-phd-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"PASET RSIF PhD Scholarship for Sub-Saharan Africans: Current Status"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phd"],"acf":{"host_country":"Sub-Saharan Africa (varies by call)","host_school":"Selected African Host Universities with international partners","closing_date":null,"study_type":["International Students"],"level_of_study":["phd"],"study_area":["Applied Sciences","Engineering","Technology"],"scholarship_value":"Full scholarship when a call is active &mdash; tuition, stipend, travel and insurance (per the last call)","description":"<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> The <strong>Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF)<\/strong> &mdash; the flagship of the African-led PASET initiative &mdash; funds <strong>3&ndash;4 year PhDs in applied sciences, engineering and technology<\/strong> at selected African host universities, including a 6&ndash;12 month &ldquo;sandwich&rdquo; placement at an international partner. Citizens of any sub-Saharan African country, <strong>including Nigeria<\/strong>, are eligible when a call is open.<\/p><p>As of August 2026, <strong>no new application call is open<\/strong>. The most recent intake (the Sixth Call) closed on 16 September 2024 &mdash; and note it reserved 16 of its 20 slots for Kenyan nationals, a quota that changes with each call&rsquo;s funders. The RSIF website still shows the old call marked &ldquo;open&rdquo;; that is stale content, not a live window. Watch <strong>rsif-paset.org<\/strong> (or the apply.rsif-paset.org portal) for a Seventh Call.<\/p>","eligibility":"<ul><li>Citizen of a sub-Saharan African country &mdash; Nigerians apply directly on the RSIF portal, no nominating agency.<\/li><li>Master&rsquo;s degree in an RSIF priority field (applied sciences, engineering, technology).<\/li><li>Aged <strong>35 or below<\/strong> (per the last call&rsquo;s terms).<\/li><li>Priority for women and for early-career university staff without a PhD.<\/li><li>Country quotas vary per call &mdash; check the call text when one opens.<\/li><\/ul>","official_scholarship_link":"https:\/\/www.rsif-paset.org\/phd-scholarships\/","additional_info":"<p><strong>What to do now:<\/strong> prepare your Master&rsquo;s documents and a research concept in an RSIF thematic area, and register on <a href=\"https:\/\/apply.rsif-paset.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">apply.rsif-paset.org<\/a> so you can apply quickly when a new call opens. 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