PhD Programs in Midwifery

• Academic criteria

• Applicants to the postgraduate midwifery training at the doctoral level should have a Midwifery background and a health-related master’s degree through a thesis-based program.
• Candidates who pass the preliminary screening can be invited for an entrance examination.

N.B: A group of senior researchers, as well as Ph.D. student representatives, are on a regular basis managing admission applications.

Non-academic requirements

• The age limit of the candidate must be < 45 years old
• Appropriate work experience requirements after obtaining the MSc degree must be at least two years

Applicants should also fulfill the following documents to the registrar during the application:

• Letter of recommendation (3 letters of recommendation) from people that supervised you in academic, employment, and community service. At least one should be from a university professor familiar with your academic work.
• Curriculum vitae
• Motivation letter
• Research concept note
• An official letter for sponsorship
• Official transcripts from all previously attended institutions of higher learning
• Secured funding source (if any)

Selection procedure

• Applicants will be selected based on the following criteria
• Research concept note (40%)
• Cumulative postgraduate grade point average (25%)
• Publication(s) (30%)
• Candidate with secured fund sources (5%)
• Candidates who have 3-6 years of work experience (3%), 7-10 years’ work experience (6%) and 11 and above (10%).
• Top scoring applicants will be selected based on the annual intake capacity of the department