School of Public Health, University of Ghana accepting applications for international postgraduate scholarship in research and training in Tropical Diseases. Scholarship is available for full-time postgraduate (masters, MSc and PhD) programmes, with a focus on Implementation Research, for the 2016/2017 academic year, commencing August 2016.

The free scholarship application will be focused on courses relevant to a career in implementation research. Implementation research is a growing field that supports the identification of health system bottlenecks and approaches to discuss them, and is particularly useful in low and middle-income countries where many health interventions do not reach those who need them the most.

The goal of this scheme is to enhance graduate training capacity and boost the number of researchers in low and middle-income countries. Further information on implementation research is available on the official website.

Available Courses

Master’s Degree Scholarships (12 months – full-time)
– Master’s in Public Health
– MSc Applied Health and Social Sciences
– MSc Occupational Health/Hygiene

PhD Scholarships (48 months – full time)

Scholarship Benefits

The scholarship is tenable at the University of Ghana, School of Public Health and covers:

– return economy airfare between the home country of the student and Accra, Ghana.
– tuition fees and a basic medical and accident insurance
– monthly stipend to cover living expenses equivalent to local living cost
– provision of a laptop computer
– allowance toward recommended learning materials
– support for research project/thesis expenses during data collection
– intensive English language course to improve integration in the host institution environment, if applicable (for Francophone and Lusophone students)

Scholarship Eligibility

– Nationals and residents from low and middle-income countries – World Bank Country and lending groups and WHO African Region.

– Applicants should normally be under 35 years old for the Master’s programme, and under 40 years of age for the PhD.

– Meet the standard University admission requirements for international graduate students.

– For postgraduate admission requirements at the University, visit the how to apply to postgraduate programmes page.

– Qualified nationals of French and Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, female candidates and candidates from less privileged regions or groups as well as candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply

How to Apply

Applications for the TDR international postgraduate scholarship must be submitted online http://www.24newspage.com/apply-online-university-ghana-international-postgraduate-scholarship-academic-year-20162017/