Two full-time Ph.D. scholarships are available to students for a research project on media, empowerment and democracy in East Africa. The deadline for applications is August 10.

The studies will take place in Kenya and Tanzania. The student in Kenya will study communication, e-participation and digital inclusion at the University of Nairobi, while the student in Tanzania will study media use, citizenship and participatory governance at the University of Dar es Salaam.

The scholarships will be using ethnographic perspectives for a period of 36 months, starting on January 1, 2010.

Students with an MA in social sciences or humanities and with experience in qualitative empirical research are welcome to apply. Applicants should be prepared to work extended periods in the field. Applicants must also be able to communicate in the relevant vernacular language, besides English.

For more information, visit http://orecomm.net/mediea/call-for-phd.