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Master's cohort · registration until 29 November

Three master's applications ready, without going it alone

You choose your targets in the first session, then prepare the applications with a group of 15. You submit them yourself.

Master's

80,000 FCFA (about €122)

or 2 instalments of 40,000 FCFA (about €61). PhD: 120,000 FCFA (about €183). Postdoc: 160,000 FCFA (about €244).

Reserve my place

  • Secure payment
  • Mobile money possible
  • Receipt by email
  • Places15, starts once 10 are confirmed
  • Sessions6 or 7 live, 90 minutes each
  • Your documents2 or 3 reviews of 20 minutes
  • First sessionSaturday 5 December 2026

Is this cohort for you?

It's for you if

  • You hold a bachelor's degree or higher and you aim for a funded master's.
  • You follow dozens of opportunities and none has become an application.
  • You can give 3 to 5 hours between two sessions.
  • You submit yourself: I show you where and how.

It's not for you if

  • You expect someone to write and submit for you.
  • You cannot free 3 to 5 hours between two sessions.
  • You aim for a job: take the audit.
  • You do not hold a bachelor's degree yet.

What you will have at the end

  1. Three master's applications prepared, each with its deadline and its list of documents.

  2. The applications whose deadline falls during the cohort, submitted by you after a document-by-document check.

  3. A CV and a letter reviewed by me; for PhD and Postdoc, your research proposal too.

  4. A method to build your next application without starting from zero.

How it works

  1. You register with the form, before Sunday 29 November.

  2. The contract and the payment link arrive by e-mail. You read before you pay.

  3. You confirm your place with the first payment, before Friday 4 December.

  4. You attend six live sessions, the first on Saturday 5 December.

  5. You submit your applications. Session 6 is for checking everything.

Your place

80,000 FCFA (about €122)

or 2 instalments of 40,000 FCFA (about €61). PhD: 120,000 FCFA (about €183). Postdoc: 160,000 FCFA (about €244).

  • Your level sets the price: Master's 80,000 FCFA, PhD 120,000 FCFA, Postdoc 160,000 FCFA. Same calendar and rules, 15 places per level.
  • First instalment (or full payment) before Friday 4 December. Second instalment on Monday 4 January 2027.
  • Mobile money or another method: you see the ones available in your country when you pay.

RefundIf the group does not start, everything you have paid is refunded, through the payment method you used.

Reserve my place

  • Secure payment
  • Mobile money possible
  • Receipt by email
The programme: six sessions, seven for PhD and Postdoc

  1. Session 1

    Your targets and your calendar

    You leave with your master's targets, their deadlines and the link to their official page.

  2. Session 2

    Criteria and documents

    You compare each criterion with your profile and list the documents to gather for each target.

  3. Session 3

    CV and background

    You write the CV for each target from facts you can prove.

  4. Session 4

    Motivation letter and project

    You write a first draft that answers each programme's criteria.

  5. Session 5

    References, language and administrative documents

    You gather your recommendation letters, your language proof and your administrative documents.

  6. Session 6

    Submission

    You check each application document by document, submit it and note what to follow up.

  7. Session 7

    Your research proposal (PhD and Postdoc)

    On Saturday 30 January 2027, at the same time as the other sessions. You write your proposal: question, objectives, method and fit with the lab. For a postdoc, it is tailored to the host lab and the fellowship you target (MSCA style, for example). A third individual review of 20 minutes reads it.

Session time in your city

  1. Cotonou

    same time as Paris

  2. Abidjan

    one hour earlier than Paris

  3. Douala

    same time as Paris

  4. Paris

    reference time

  5. Berlin

    same time as Paris

Practical details

The first session takes place on Saturday 5 December 2026. The time and the dates of the next ones are sent to participants whose place is confirmed.

The sessions can be followed on a phone, a computer or a tablet. For your documents, a computer is more comfortable.

Targets come from the site's more than 400 verified opportunity pages, each of which links to the official page.

The masterclass price is not deducted from the cohort: each offer has its own price and can be taken without the others.

Hesitating with another offer?

  1. I first want to decide what to submit.Masterclass
  2. I have a precise target and a lot at stake.One-to-one support
  3. I do not know where to start.Free audit

Your questions

Is this one more video course?

No. The six sessions are live, in a group of 15, and each one covers a part of your application that you work on for real.

Is there a selection?

No. The form is used to send you the contract and the payment link, and your place is confirmed by the first payment.

What level of English do I need?

The sessions are in French. The level you need is the one your targets ask for: session 5 has you look, for each target, at the language required and the proof to provide.

How do I pay, and is mobile money possible?

Payment is online and secure, with a receipt by e-mail. Mobile money is possible depending on your country: you see the methods available where you live when you pay. If none suits you, write to [email protected].

Can I do it alone with the free kits?

Yes, if you can hold a calendar on your own and tell what holds up against your targets. The free kits give the direction. The cohort adds the live sessions, the rhythm of the group and two rounds of feedback from me on your documents.

I aim for a doctorate or a postdoc. What should I do?

Choose PhD or Postdoc at the first question of the form. You join a group at your level, on the same calendar, and you also leave with your research proposal written: a seventh session is devoted to it and a third individual review reads it. 120,000 FCFA for the PhD, 160,000 FCFA for the postdoc, payable in 2 instalments.

Who supports you

After my bachelor's degree, I could not afford a master's and I worked for three years. I then won more than 20 scholarships and grants. I put that method into the cohort.

Dr Medard Kafoutchoni · PhD in Genetics & Bioinformatics · Scholarship Strategist.

Your place is open until Sunday 29 November.

You receive the contract and the payment link by e-mail.

Reserve my place

  • Secure payment
  • Mobile money possible
  • Receipt by email

The application form is in French for now

The English version of this form is not written yet. You can apply in French: the form is short, one question per screen.

Open the form in French

Questions in English: [email protected]