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The first UKUDLA Summer School was hosted in Cape Town in 2025. Photo Diaulos Media/UKUDLA.

African and German doctoral candidates are urged to apply for the African German Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems and Applied Agricultural and Food Data Science’s (UKUDLA) 2026 PhD scholarship call. This is a final reminder to submit your applications by 6 February 2026.

UKUDLA is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service, with funds from Germany’s Federal Foreign Office; the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space; and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity. In turn, UKUDLA offers scholarships to German and African applicants to support PhD-thesis research projects in Southern Africa in cooperation with one of its partner institutions.

These partner institutions, known as the UKUDLA Consortium, are:

• University of Hohenheim
• University of the Western Cape
• University of Pretoria
• University of Mpumalanga
• Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR).

The primary aim of UKUDLA is to develop the expertise of young scientists in sustainable and resilient food systems and applied data science. Applications that integrate both aspects are particularly encouraged.

The scholarship covers a period of 36 months (with an optional extension of six months). It includes a subsistence allowance, travel and flight costs, and applications can be made for additional research funds.

Please note that there are specific calls and conditions for German and African applicants. Find out more via the UKUDLA website.

The application deadline is 6 February 2026.

Your application must relate to a research topic published on the UKUDLA website. Further information, conditions and application forms can be found at:

• https://ukudla-coe.ac.za/opportunites/
• https://ukudla.uni-hohenheim.de/en