Wellcome Master’s Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine for low income countries 2019 - Applied Scholarships

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Wellcome Master’s Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine for low income countries 2019

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Wellcome Master’s Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine for low income countries 2019 is open for Developing Countries . The scholarship allows Masters, PhD level programm(s) in the field of Public Health, Tropical medicine taught at selected organisations. The deadline of the scholarship is August 30, 2019

This scheme offers nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at Master’s degree level.

Degree Level: Masters and PhD Programms

Available Subjects: Masters Degree Programme in a subject related to Public Health or Tropical Medicine offered at any University around the world. Distance learning Master’s Programmes are supported.

The research project can be undertaken at an eligible organisation and should be within the Trust’s science remit and focus on a health priority in a low- or middle-income country.

Scholarship Benefits: The fellowship is worth £120,000 including salary, studentship stipend, fees and research expenses. The fellowship is normally for 30 months (12 months taught Master’s course and 18 months research project).

Eligible Nationalities: students from low and middle income coutnries are eligible. As per OECD following countries fall under this category.

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central , frican Republic, Chad, China (People’s Republic of), Colombia, Comoros, Democratic , Republic of Congo, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic , epublic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Eligbility Criteria: You can apply for a Master’s Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine if you:

• are a national of a low- or middle-income country

• your proposed research focuses on a health priority in a low- or middle-income country

• you have sponsorship from an eligible host organisation in a low- or middle-income country.

You must also:

• hold a clinical or non-clinical undergraduate degree in a relevant subject

• be at an early stage in your career with limited research experience (but you must have demonstrated interest in, or aptitude for, research).

Application Procedure: You must submit your application through the Wellcome Trust Grant Tracker (WTGT). Applications are considered twice a year.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.


Deadline: 30 Aug 2019 (annual)

Scholarship Link

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