The DRD offers the scholarship opportunity for PhD studies in the fields of Development Studies Governance, Public Policy and Public Management. The PhD programme is presented in conjunction with the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy at the Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany. There will be a taught component which will take place in Germany and a thesis component. The information provided in the following section is mainly related to the PhD in International Development Studies (PhD IDS) of Ruhr-University Bochum which offers the taught component of the programme. The DRD-SA offers two PhD scholarships to well qualified students from Sub-Sahara Africa.