Scholarship Opportunities to Study MSc in Biostatistics
Application deadline for Masters scholarships is 18th January 2019
Below are scholarship opportunities to study for a Master of Biostatistics Degree at Chancellor College, University of Malawi.
1. SSACAB Full-Time Fellowships (3 positions)
The Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistical Training (SSACAB), a consortium of 20 African and Northern institutions with the University of the Witwatersrand as the lead applicant; and KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programmes, Universities of KwaZulu-Natal, Warwick and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as co-applicants, secured funding from the Wellcome Trust/AESA through the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Traning and Science (DELTAS). The funding will cover Masters and PhD programmes in Biostatistics in participating training institutions to develop and improve biostatistical skills among researchers, with an ultimate goal of creating research nodes of excellence to grow the discipline and a biostatistical network to nurture researchers with advanced skills and expertise. The consortium is therefore calling for full time scholarship applications for Masters in Biostatistics tenable at Chancellor College University of Malawi. Three positions are available under this call.
Eligibility
· The scholarships are open to candidates with strong background in either Statistics, Mathematics, Demography, or any other quantitative fields, including competent candidates from the lab/health field such as biomedical sciences, pharmacy, medicine who may benefit from a postgraduate course in biostatistics.
· The potential fellows should have been offered a place in the University of Malawi to study Master of Science in Biostatistics
· Applicants should normally be under 35 years.
· The scholarship is open to nationals of low and middle income countries in the Sub-Saharan African Region that are resident in the region. (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups#Sub_Saharan_Africa ) and partnering institutions in the consortium.
Scholarship package
The scheme will provide full scholarships for 3 Masters students fellows in the 2019/2021 academic year and covers the following:
2. GSK Full-Time Fellowships (2 positions)
An opportunity is available under GSK (also under DELTAS Africa) to apply for financial support to study for Master of Sciences in Biostatistics with the University of Malawi.
Eligibility (as above)
Scholarship package
The scheme will provide full scholarships for 2 Masters students fellows in the 2019/2020 academic year and covers the following:
3. ACEPHEM Half-Tuition Female Scholarships (4 positions)
The Africa Center of Excellence in Public Health and Herbal Medicine (ACEPHEM) at the College of Medicine is a University of Malawi Center of Excellence spearheading postgraduate studies and research (public health and herbal medicine) within the University of Malawi. As part of this initiative the centre is providing scholarships to eligible female students in areas of study that support public health, especially urban health, adolescent health, and injuries, and herbal medicine.
During the 2019/2020 academic year, the ACEPHEM will support 4 eligible female students in the MSc. Biostatistics programme at Chancellor College with half tuition fees.
Eligibility
· The scholarships are open to female candidates with strong background in either Statistics, Mathematics, Demography, or any other quantitative fields, including competent candidates from the lab/health field such as biomedical sciences, pharmacy, medicine who may benefit from a postgraduate course in biostatistics.
· The potential fellows should have been offered a place in the University of Malawi to study Master of Science in Biostatistics
· Applicants should normally be under 35 years.
· The scholarship is open to candidates whose Masters thesis will be in the areas of urban health, adolescent health, injuries, and herbal medicine.
Scholarship package
The scheme will provide financial support to 4 female masters students in the 2019/2020 academic year and covers the following:
4. ACEPHEM 1-4-BS Tuition Support (4 positions)
The Africa Center of Public Health & Herbal Medicine (ACEPHEM) at the College of Medicine-CoM (University of Malawi) will offer K1,000,000 (One Million Kwacha) to up to four people each year for two years towards tuition fees for eligible Malawian Master of Science in Biostatistics (MSc Biostatistics) who will enrol for in the MSc degree programme of the University of Malawi. The1-4-BS Program starts immediately with the new intake that the University has released.
This initiative is separate for the other which was only open to female candidates. Applicants for this initiative must not be holders of any tuition support grant within the University of Malawi.
For further information, please email: amuula@medcol.mw or tsirizanikaombe@yahoo.com.
Eligibility (as in 2 or 3 above)
Scholarship package
The scheme will provide financial support to 4 masters students in the 2019/2020 academic year and covers the following:
Additional information
Applicants should provide the academic training institution with:
1. A comprehensive curriculum vitae including relevant research and work experience
2. Letter of motivation explaining why you want be considered for scholarship.
3. Certified copies of academic transcripts and degree certificates
4. Evidence of acceptance to study Biostatistics with University of Malawi in the 2019/2020 academic year
5. Two confidential referee reports should be sent directly to the address below.
Preference for SSACAB scholarships will be given to candidates who are likely to strengthen the SSACAB institutions either as academic staff members or affiliation to research institution within the consortium.
Further, SSACAB recipients’ careers will be tracked with the new Wellcome Trust DELTAS S2ACAB alumni that will monitor the impact of the programme, as well as networking and increased visibility opportunities for the Fellows.
4. How to apply
Applications should be hand delivered to the the following address
The Programme Secretariat
Master of Science in Biostatistics
Mathematical Sciences Department
Chancellor College - University of Malawi
P. O. Box 280
Zomba, Malawi
With email copies to: sec.maths@cc.ac.mw; biostat-unima@cc.ac.mw; jsimbye@cc.ac.mw; tsirizanikaombe@yahoo.com; amuula@medcol.mw
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