Two highly
competitive PACF Scholarships are available to applicants from sub-Saharan
Africa intending to study at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
on a one-year, full-time, London-based 2018-19 qualifying MSc programme.
It is intended to
support an excellent candidate who would be unable to take up a place of study
without this financial support.
London School’s
mission is to be a world-leading school of public and global health, working
closely with partners in the UK and world
wide to address contemporary and
future critical health challenges.
The London School of
Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and
postgraduate education in public and global health.
Scholarship
Description:
- Application
Deadline: February 18, 2018 - Course
Level: Scholarships
are available to pursue MSc programme. - Study
Subject: The
qualifying programmes are: MSc Control of Infectious Diseases, MSc
Epidemiology, MSc Health Policy, Planning & Financing, MSc Public
Health, MSc Public Health for Development, and MSc Reproductive &
Sexual Health Research. - Scholarship
Award:
Each scholarship will cover: - Tuition
fees, including any mandatory field trip fees, and - A
tax-free stipend (living allowance) of GBP 16,750.00, and - GBP
2,000.00 towards MSc project costs, and - A
training support grant for the practical learning element of the award. - Nationality:
Sub-Saharan
African countries - Number
of Scholarships: Two highly competitive PACF Scholarships
are available to applicants - Scholarship
can be taken in the UK
Eligibility
for the Scholarship:
Eligible
Countries: Nationals
of, and resident in, countries in sub-Saharan Africa are
eligible to apply.
List of countries:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo
(Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Ivory Coast,
Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,
Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,
Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Entrance
Requirements: 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 in any function (board, staff, volunteer etc.)
within a grassroots community-based organization with a focus on
HIV/AIDS and/or public health intervention. The selection committee
considers a grassroots community organization to be a non-profit group
that works with local communities in delivering HIV/AIDS and/or public
health interventions. Applications are encouraged from volunteers, youth
group leaders, peer-support group leaders who are delivering locally based
interventions. - 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 undertake 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; and - hold an
offer of admission for 2018-19 for one of the following London-based MSc
programmes of study: - MSc
Control of Infectious Diseases - MSc
Epidemiology - MSc
Health Policy, Planning & Financing - MSc
Public Health - MSc
Reproductive & Sexual Health - MSc
Public Health for Development
Applicants should
ensure they demonstrate outstanding experience and qualifications in their
study and scholarship applications, as appropriate. Preference will be given to
those candidates who show how their skills and knowledge might be applied to
community HIV/AIDS interventions, and who explain how they will be effective
catalysts of change in their communities, particularly with regard to community
HIV/AIDS interventions, once they have completed their MSc programme of study.
English
Language Requirements: Students
must meet the School’s minimum English language requirements, as required for
admission to study if short-listed.
Application
Procedure:
How to
Apply: Applicants
should complete both steps below by the scholarship deadline.
Step 1: Submit an application for
an eligible 2018-19 London-based MSc programme of study, as per
instructions under the ‘How to Apply’ tab on the relevant programme of study
page, ensuring that all necessary supplementary documents (including references)
are submitted via the Admissions portal as soon as possible to ensure that an
offer of admission is held by the scholarship deadline.
Step 2: Submit an online
scholarships application, selecting the option ‘PACF MSc Scholarships’. A
completed Supplementary Questions Form for
this scholarship must be uploaded as part of the Scholarship
application. (This is the only document which should be uploaded to the
Scholarships online application.)
