An Aerial View of CEDAT Old and New Buildings and Kikoni area as shot by a drone hovering above the Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.
The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications from suitable candidates FROM UGANDA for fully funded PhD scholarships in Engineering for the 2022/2023 Academic Year tenable in the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT).
The scholarships are part of a partnership between Makerere University and King’s College London under the Association of Research Universities in Africa (ARUA) PluS Alliance. The scholarships complement ARUA’s existing and in-development programmes to enhance the research and development capacity in Africa. With a particular focus on Engineering, the scholarships also seek to facilitate close working relations with industry in order to build research and innovation ecosystems within universities – including training in commercialization and knowledge transfer. It is expected that upon graduation, the students would contribute towards frameworks for technological innovation and sustainable development in Africa.
Key Priority Research Areas
The scholarships are to support research in the following key priority areas:
Affordable and clean energy encompassing renewable energy production, energy storage, energy distribution, monitoring and evaluation systems.
Sustainable production and consumption covering material development (including nano-material design), manufacturing and supply chain systems, as well as waste management and valorisation.
Food security focusing on food production, food processing and quality control as well as food waste remediation and valorisation.
All these areas are broadly conceived, and students should be able to identify and articulate a research issue within them. Students are also encouraged (but not required) to identify 1-3 company(ies)/industry(ies) they would consider appropriate for the industry-stay component of the scholarship.
Sign up using full name, e-mail and Mobile No. Please note that your name must be similar to the one on your supporting academic documents for your application to be considered valid.
A password will be sent to both your e-mail and mobile number.
The system will prompt you to change the password to the one you can easily remember.
To fill a form (all form sections must be filled) the applicant clicks on the APPLY NOW button (for first time applicants) or MY PORTAL button (for renewal of application) displayed on the appropriate scheme i.e. Taught PhDs, Masters & Postgrad Diplomas, and OR PhD by Research.
All academic transcripts/certificates and passport photos should be scanned and uploaded on the system.
Obtain a payment ref no. by clicking on “Pay for Form” button
Make payments at any of the banks used by Uganda Revenue Authority. Application fee = UGX 50,000
NB: 2 sets of the system generated application forms, certified copies of academic documents and 4 copies of the concept note should be submitted to office no. 410, Level 4, Senate Building, and email scanned copies of the documents as a single PDF document to cedat.soe@mak.ac.ug.
In addition to the application for admission, for the scholarship application, applicants must also submit a six-page (in single space, font size 11) research synopsis covering the Title of the Study; Study Background, Problem Statement; Key research question, Study objectives, Significance/rationale for the study; Conceptual Framework, Methodology and a Literature review of not more than three pages of six-page synopsis.
The research synopsis should come from any one of the priority research areas identified for this call.
Please see Downloads for the detailed call and additional requirements.
For any further information about the scholarship, contact the Dean, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) via email at cedat.soe@mak.ac.ug
Closing date for Applications: Friday 31 March 2023
The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released admission lists of candidates admitted under the Talented Sports Men & Women, Disability and District Quota Schemes with Government sponsorship 2026/27 Academic Year including appeals and remarked cases.
Other admission lists released include A-Level Applicants with Ugandan and those with Foreign Qualifications, Diploma in Performing Arts, Mature-Age Entry and Bachelor of Education (EXTERNAL Batch 2) for the Academic Year 2026/2027 under self sponsorship.
72 undergraduate students of Makerere University have successfully been admitted to the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2026, an initiative of the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) and United Nations Academic Impact. Makerere’s Fellows were selected from a record-breaking 76,000 applicants from over 6,000 campuses across 174 countries to participate in the ambitious programme.
According to the Fellowship website, the programme aims to make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UN Academic Impact Principles a reality on campuses, in classrooms and throughout communities. Millennium Fellows are university undergraduates selected for their leadership on sustainable development projects in their communities. As Fellows, they complete a semester-long leadership development programme that strengthens their student organizing, partnership-building and community-impact skills.
In his congratulatory message to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Sam Vaghar the Executive Director, MCN shared that Over 330 campuses across 60 nations have been selected to host 2026 Millenium Fellows. “Congratulations to you and Makerere University for having a cohort of Millennium Fellows from your student body again this year!”
Below is a sample of the work of the Class of 2026.
At Harvard University, a UN Academic Impact member institution in the United States of America, Millennium Fellows are expanding OpenDoor, an AI-powered platform that helps people navigate retraining, job opportunities and pathways into high-demand careers. The project grew from their work with people experiencing homelessness and from seeing how difficult workforce programmes can be to navigate even when support exists. Advancing SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, it expects to reach about 7,500 people during the Fellowship.
At the University of Ilorin, a UN Academic Impact member institution in Nigeria, Millennium Fellows are building what they describe as Africa’s first green AI policy framework, helping policymakers and developers understand how artificial intelligence can advance while reducing energy use, pollution and material waste. Aligned with SDG 13: Climate Action, it expects to reach about 75 people during the Fellowship.
At BRAC University, a UN Academic Impact member institution in Bangladesh, a Millennium Fellow is advancing SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production through a start-up replacing single-use products with environmentally friendly alternatives. Its current focus is a paper pen that uses roughly 90 per cent less plastic than a conventional pen, with a seed built in so it can grow into a plant when properly disposed of. The project expects to reach about 450 people.
At Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, a UN Academic Impact member institution in Moldova, a Millennium Fellow is advancing SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being by studying how environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity may affect recovery after brain surgery. By bringing simple digital monitoring tools into postoperative care, the project aims to help doctors make timelier decisions.
We wish our Millennium Fellows an impactful fellowship.
Makerere University‘s position in the July 2026 edition of the Webometrics Rankings has improved from 925th to 776th globally and from 13th to 11th on the Continent, compared to the January 2026 edition. Makerere remains the top-ranked University in Uganda and East Africa.
The new rankings are as a result of improved performance in the Impact Rank, which measures the number of external domains referring/linking to Makerere (from 1,593 to 1,185) and the Excellence Rank, which measures Research papers in the top 10% most cited between 2019 and 2023 (from 1,095 to 715).
Please see the attached screenshots for details or view Makerere‘s rankings online using the link below:
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities aims to recognize and promote the digital transformation of higher education institutions by evaluating how effectively they reflect their academic, research, and societal contributions online.
We remain committed to ensuring that all our good work in teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, and partnerships continues to be reflected online through various journals and other platforms.
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