Makerere and University of Washington PhD Exchange Fellowship

About the 2023 programme

The Department of Computer Science at Makerere University launched the 2023 PhD exchange programme with the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle, United States.

The programme supported Makerere University PhD students undertaking a one-year research visit at the University of Washington. The original programme planned to support three PhD students per year for three years from 2021. It was funded by Paul Maritz.

This is an archived fellowship call. The application deadline was 15 July 2022 at 11:00 p.m. East Africa Time and applications are closed.

Support provided

The fellowship provided:

• a monthly stipend for the one-year stay in Seattle;
• a laptop; and
• travel to Seattle.

Three positions were available for 2023, with travel expected in January 2023.

Eligibility

Applicants had to be citizens of Uganda and current PhD students in Computer Science or Software Engineering at Makerere University. Applicants who were not yet admitted had to secure PhD admission by August 2022.

The programme preferred applicants in the early to middle stages of their PhD studies.

Applications

The deadline for this call was 15 July 2022 at 11:00 p.m. East Africa Time. The original online application form (opens in a new tab) is retained for reference but no longer accepts applications for this round.

An online information session was held on 29 June 2022 at noon.

Programme partners

The exchange joined Makerere University’s Department of Computer Science with the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering (opens in a new tab) at the University of Washington (opens in a new tab).

The coordinators named in the archived call were:

• Engineer Bainomugisha, Makerere University;
• Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende, Makerere University; and
• Richard Anderson, University of Washington.

For questions about the archived call, contact Computer.Science@mak.ac.ug.