Scholarships: Exchange support

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It is funded by the State of Cameroon

 Each year, the state of Cameroon provides needy students a little assistance to support their studies abroad. This assistance can take many forms. The government through the Ministry of Higher Education sometimes offers airline tickets to students benefiting from grants from friendly countries. In many cases, as these awards are generally not consistent, Cameroon strengthens with so-called supplementary grant: a small charge of the student.

To those who study at their own expense, the state provides small aids. The amounts vary depending on the area, information Thérèse Wanah Litumbe, director of the assistance and academic works in the Ministry of Higher Education. They go to 75.00F 150.000F per student per month for the African region; from 200,000 to 750.000F per month per student for Europe and from 750.000F for the United States.

In general, the sciences, information technology and engineering are favored, because of the technical challenges facing Cameroon, explains Professor. Komon, technical adviser to the Ministry of Higher Education. Disabled people are a priority. A equal, women are preferred in awarding these scholarships. Very few media campaigns are done around these scholarships. But related information are available on various sites of the Ministry of Higher Education. And information travels by word of mouth. A commission headquarters after the process to review files and assign budgets.  

Indicative transmission periods scholarship deals MINESUP

India	January	GCE ‘A’ Level–Bachelor–Master
China	January – February	GCE ‘A’ Level–Bachelor
Russia	February – March
Slovaquia	March – May	GCE ‘A’ Level–Bachelor–Master
Cuba	March – April	GCE ‘A’ Level
Egypt	April – May	GCE ‘A’ Level–Bachelor–Master
Macedonia	April – May	GCE ‘A’ Level
Turkey	April – July	GCE ‘A’ Level
Common Wealth (New Zealand, Kenya, South Africa)	May – June	Master – PhD
Greece	May – July	GCE ‘A’ Level–Bachelor degree
Algeria	June – July	GCE ‘A’ Level
Morocco	June – July	Reserve for GCE ‘A’ Level–Bachelor degree–Master
Ukraine	June – July	GCE ‘A’ Level
Tunisia	June – July	GCE ‘A’ Level
Common Wealth (Great Britain)	July – August	Master – PhD
Switzerland	August – September	Master’s degree

Source: Ministry of Higher Education Yaounde