The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a public research university on Keppel Street, Bloomsbury, Camden, London, and specialized in public health and tropical medicine and a constituent college of the University of London.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is offering two highly competitive PACF Scholarships for sub-Saharan African students. Scholarships are available to study one-year, full-time MSc programme.
The programme’s objective is to develop strategies to address in-country health gaps and accelerate country-level responses, with a particular focus on community-led interventions.
WORTH
- Tuition fees, including any mandatory field trip fees, and
- Tax-free stipend (living allowance) of GBP 16,500.00, and
- GBP 2,000.00 towards MSc project costs, and
- A training support grant for the practical learning element of the award.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for these scholarships, applicants must:
- Be nationals of, and resident in, countries in sub-Saharan Africa; and
- Intend to return to sub-Saharan Africa on completion of their MSc year at the School; and
- Have 2 years experience working with within community-based HIV/AIDS and/or public health interventions, and
- Confirm (by submitting an application for this scholarship) that s/he would not otherwise be able to pay for their proposed programme of study, and
- Agree to undertaking a 3 month placement with PACF, in their London office, during the summer (whilst simultaneously undertaking their MSc project); and
- Meet the School’s minimum English language requirements, as required for admission to study, if short-listed;
DEADLINE: April 23 2017
To apply and for more information visit here
