Applications are invited for International Master's Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine for low-income countries. Applications are open to pursuing Masters and PhD degree in the field of Public Health, Tropical medicine taught at selected organizations. The deadline for the scholarship is 30 August 2019. 

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).

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 organization and should be within the Trust’s science remit and focus on a health priority in a low- or middle-income country.

Eligible Nationalities: students from low and middle-income countries 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,

Eligibility 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 organization 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).

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.