• First ten winners of the “Her Excellency Mrs Ameenah Gurib-Fakim PhD Scholarship Programme” were announced at a ceremony in Mauritius on Thursday 21st July
• PhD grants awarded will cover the full costs of research in world-leading institutions in key areas of energy; water and sanitation; agri-business; health; blue sky research
• Programme is managed by the Planet Earth Institute Foundation in partnership with the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
The first ten Mauritian researchers to be awarded the “Her Excellency Mrs Ameenah Gurib-Fakim PhD Scholarship Programme” were announced on Thursday 21st July, at a ceremony held at the State House, Le Réduit, Mauritius. The PhD Programme is managed by the Planet Earth Institute (PEI), an international NGO and charity working for the scientific independence of Africa, in partnership with the African Academy of Sciences and support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The ceremony was hosted by HE Mrs...