FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Enrollment/Registration is the official recognition of a student’s relationship with the university. Registration is the basic authorization for a student’s access to campus resources including campus labs, assistantships, fellowships, travel grants, etc. each semester.
Postgraduate funding is a source of financial support for enrolled postgraduate students. To receive funding, including assistantships, fellowships, stipends, and travel grants, a student must be registered for the semester in which they will receive the funds.
Postgraduate students are funded to pursue their degrees through a combination of competitive internal and external fellowships and research and teaching assistantships. Funding packages may include tuition, health insurance/health fee, and a stipend.
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Scholarships, Fellowships & Grants
The University of Dar es Salaam has various awards, scholarships and awards to assist postgraduate students in funding their graduate studies. The Directorate of Postgraduate Studies (DPGS) administers scholarships announcements in collaboration with the offering unit.
Scholarships and awards are funded by a variety of sources, including the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the generosity of our many donors. -
Assistantships
Full-time PhD and master’s students may be awarded assistantships, which fall into two general categories: teaching assistant and technical assistant. These awards are administered by departments.
Heads of Departments shall advertise available positions for postgraduate students in conspicuous places accessible to all postgraduate students three weeks before the commencement of the Semester in which the course is to be taught or technical assistance required. Each postgraduate student desirous of being engaged in teaching or provision of technical assistance shall be required to apply for the post through his/her respective Head of Department clearly stating the course he/she wants to be engaged in.
The teaching or technical assistance positions and opportunities advertised shall indicate clearly courses or modules, hours involved in terms of preparation, delivery, assessment and training that will be required for the teaching role or provisions of technical assistance. To ensure that teaching standards are maintained, the selection process carried out at the Units shall include an assessment against qualifications to ensure that students have the necessary qualifications, skills and experience for the teaching or technical assistance activities allocated. Units shall draw up a matrix of teaching or technical assistants’ activities and allocate these to students who have been selected. Selected students will be provided, in writing, with the teaching matrix which confirms details of the teaching or technical assistance activities allocated and a breakdown of the agreed hours of engagement.
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Travel Funding
The Directorate of Postgraduate Studies, when available, is pleased to provide doctoral degree students. the opportunity to travel the world to enhance their scholarship. Eligible students are encouraged to apply for grant funding related to professional conferences and research travel when opportunities are provided.
However, various departments tend to have few opportunities for travel funding that is associated with scholarships, fellowships and awards. Postgraduate students are encouraged to enquire. -
Tuition Rates
Tuition varies with each graduate field and degree program. Thefees for each programme has been indicated under the respective academic unit offering that programme. It is also worth to note that short-term and occasional students shall pay their fees prorata, in accordance with what is prescribed for regular postgraduate students, while students on extension shall pay the same amount of fees for the semester as others who are in their normal period of study.
Other Costs
1. Direct University Costs
| Cost Item | Tanzanian Students (TZS) | Non-Tanzanian (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee (paid once) | 50,000 | 50 |
| Student Union | 20,000 | 15 |
| Registration | 20,000 | 15 |
| Caution Money | 50,000 | 50 |
| Student ID | 5,000 | 5 |
| TCU fee | 20,000 | 20 |
2. Direct Student Costs
| Cost Item | Tanzanian Students (TZS) | Non-Tanzanian Students (USD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGD | Masters | PhD | PGD | Masters | PhD | |
| Stationery | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 65 | 125 | 125 |
| Books | 350,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 220 | 315 | 315 |
| Stipend | 6,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 7,200,000 | 3,780 | 3,780 | 4,560 |
| Thesis production* | 0 | 350,000 | 500,000 | 0 | 220 | 315 |
| Independent study/Practical Training/Research Paper/Teaching Practice for PGDE | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6,950,000 | 7,050,000 | 8,400,000 | 4,565 | 4,440 | 5,315 |
*Cost for thesis production shall be paid to students in the final year of study.
3. Research Funds
| College/School/Institute | Tanzanian Students (TZS) | Non-Tanzanian Students (USD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | PhD | Masters | PhD | |
| CoET, CoNAS, CoAF, SoAF, SoMG & IMS | 10,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 6,310 | 12,615 |
| CoICT | 5,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 3,155 | 9,460 |
| UDSE, IKS, SJMC, CoSS, CoHU, IDS, IRA, UDBS, MUC, DUCE & MCHAS | 4,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 2,525 | 7,570 |