icipe is one of 14 universities (7 in Africa and 7 from the UK universities) that will participate in a PhD scholarship programme recently launched by the President of the Republic of Mauritius, Professor Ameena Gurib-Fakim, in her capacity as Vice President of Planet Earth Institute Foundation. Media coverage has been obtained as follows: 

http://www.lemauricien.com/article/pei-et-gates-foundation-rs-28-m-phd-scholarship-programme