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For Individuals – Benefit Types in Higher Education – For Students

Summer/ Autumn School Participation

Description and Eligibility

Summer Schools (may also be named Spring or Autumn School) provide an opportunity for students from our supported universities to connect with students from other national or international universities. LEARN Logistics supports the exchange of knowledge and student experience across the supported universities and provides financial scholarships to enable selected students the participation in such great events.

LEARN Logistics generally supports three types of Summer Schools:

Summer School Type 1

LEARN together with one or more of its supported universities will organize a joint Summer School. The venue, duration, topics, and program will be determined jointly by the organizational committee. Each participating university will inform its students who are eligible to participate – and will further design and apply the selection process. Applications from outside of the university or eligible study programs are unable to participate unless specifically invited by the organizers or LEARN Logistics.

Summer School Type 2

LEARN Logistics collaborates closely with Kühne Logistics University (klu.org). Every year, KLU offers an international Summer School at its venue in Hamburg, Germany, and for the duration between one and three weeks. The Summer School usually targets undergraduate students and LEARN Logistics will sponsor a limited number of places for students from its supported universities. Due to the potentially high number of applications and limited number of available places, LEARN Logistics decided to apply a lottery system for the selection of the students who can attend the annual KLU Summer School. Every undergraduate student from an eligible Logistics and Supply Chain related program from LEARN Logistics supported universities will automatically be considered in the annual lottery carried out by LEARN Logistics. Each university will provide the list of students to LEARN Logistics from which the winning students for the Summer School Scholarships will be drawn.

LEARN Logistics will not address any pro-active application for the sponsoring of attending the KLU Summer School due to the described procedure that is already active. The winning students for the KLU Summer School Scholarship will be informed automatically by LEARN Logistics and its university.

Summer School Type 3

LEARN Logistics may provide scholarships to students who have pro-actively identified a targeted Summer School they wish to attend. Please see the next sectionApplication and Funding Conditions of how to apply for financial support by LEARN Logistics. The Summer School, a student wishes to attend must related to the theme of logistics and supply chain management, be delivered by a reputable university and provide a specific program for the duration of the event. 

Generally, all already enrolled students from the LEARN Logistics supported study programs are eligible to be considered for the Summer School funding. Therefore, please consider that LEARN Logistics currently offers Summer Scholarship types 1-3 only to students from the following universities. Please note that not all the listed universities always offer funding by LEARN Logistics and for all study programs. The amount of available funding for Summer School Scholarships is generally limited. 

Supported Universities by LEARN Logistics in East- and West-Africa

  • Addis Ababa University, School of Pharmacy
  • Addis Ababa University, School of Commerce
  • Bahir Dar University
  • Mekelle University
  • Jimma University
  • University of Lagos
  • Lagos State University
  • Kaduna State University
  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
  • Makerere University Business School
  • University of Nairobi
  • Strathmore University
  • University of Dar es Salaam
  • Mzumbe University

Application and Funding Conditions

In this section you can apply for Type 3-scholarship funding to attend your preferred and individually selected summer school i.e., please note again that you cannot apply for Summer School types 1 and 2. Concerning the eligibility of your application, please see the previous section Description and Eligibility. We strongly recommend that you apply for the Type 3-scholarship funding by LEARN Logistics PRIOR to applying or registering for the selected summer school with the hosting university. Please consider the time it takes to assess your application and factor in the visa-application process (if required).

If your application for a Type 3-scholarship is successful, LEARN Logistics may fund the following items:

  • Registration fees for the selected summer school
  • Travel to and accommodation at the summer school venue
  • Stipend for living cost
  • Visa cost (if applicable)

To obtain financial support as part of the Summer School Scholarship, you must submit your application here, using the online application form. Do not apply for funding, if you are not eligible (check here if you are eligible for funding Description and Eligibility. Any ineligible and unreasonable applications will be rejected, and the student may be blocked from any future support by LEARN Logistics or participation in one of its events.

Application for Type 3 - Summer School Scholarship

Your online application must contain the following mandatory data and information. Please have all documents and copies available for uploading prior to starting the process. You cannot save your input during the application but must finish the application in one attempt. If you lack mandatory documents or information, you may need to re-start the application later again.

Funding Type 3 (Summer School Scholarships):

  1. Personal Data of the student
  2. Copy of your passport
  3. Details of the university that will host the selected summer school 
  4. Link to hosting organization and Summer School information page (if available)
  5. Allocated supervisor from the student’s university/study degree program / Academic from your home university for reference
  6. Registration fee (if any) 
  7. Is travel and local accommodation required as student home and Summer School venue do not allow for commuting
  8. History of previous engagement/funds obtained by LEARN Logistics
  9. Attachments
    • Motivation Letter of why LEARN Logistics shall support you with a Type 3-Summer School Scholarship (max. 1 page)
    • Overview of your most recent certificate or grades (e.g., Bachelor certificate if you are a Master student; pre-liminary certificate about the latest grades for, etc…)
    • Recommendation letter from your academic supervisor or a faculty member of your study program

Disclaimer

The final decision about any form of financial or organizational support by LEARN Logistics for the applying student related to any, but particularly Type 3-Summer School funding, is solely and exclusively with LEARN Logistics. It is LEARN Logistics’ sole discretion to i) accept or reject applications; ii) to determine the total number of funded students; iii) to stop or add funding opportunities; iv) and to withdraw funding commitment if the student fails to comply with LEARN Logistics requirements, and/or provides false or incomplete information and data.