Brief Description
Three scholarships are offered to support the training and development of the next generation of leaders in global health, and strengthen the capacity of health systems and health-related research in Africa.
These highly competitive scholarships are available to applicants intending to study on a one-year, full-time, London-based MSc programme at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
Award details
Each scholarship will cover:
tuition fees, including any mandatory field trip fees; anda tax-free stipend (living allowance) of GBP 17,175.00.
Eligibility
To be eligible for these scholarships, applicants must:
be nationals of, and resident in, countries in sub-Saharan Africa; intend to return to sub-Saharan Africa on completion of their MSc year at LSHTM; confirm that they would not otherwise be able to pay for the proposed programme of study by submitting the supplementary questions form with tick-box checked; meet LSHTM’s minimum English language requirements; hold a first degree at either a first or upper second class equivalency level; and hold an offer of admission for 2020-21 for one of LSHTM’s 18 London-based MSc programmes of study.
Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate (in their application documentation) the potential to make significant contributions to public health and/or health-related research in Africa.
Deadline is 12 February, 2020
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