UKUDLA Master’s Scholarship for Food Systems and Data Science

The African German Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems and Applied Agricultural and Food Data Science (UKUDLA) is inviting applications for its master's scholarships. Funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, these scholarships offer financial support for full-time master's studies at the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa.

UKUDLA aims to advance knowledge in agri-food systems and applied data science by training master’s students, researchers, and educators. The program focuses on integrating modern data-science methods to enhance agricultural productivity, sustainability, and resilience in the face of environmental and socioeconomic challenges. Participants will work on projects involving data analysis, machine learning, and geospatial analysis.

Priority fields of study include Data Sciences with applications in food systems, the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus, farming systems and animal sciences, and agricultural economics and policy. The scholarship supports up to 24 months of study and provides financial benefits including a monthly stipend, rent subsidy, medical aid contribution, tuition coverage, and access to special modules, workshops, and summer schools.