Scholarship Opportunities to Study MSc in Biostatistics
Application deadline for Masters scholarships is 24th October 2017
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 (S2ACABT), a consortium of twenty 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
Scholarship package
The scheme will provide full scholarships for 3 Masters students fellows in the 2017/2018 academic year and covers the following:
2. SSACAB partial financial support (1 position)
An opportunity is available under SSACAB to apply for partial financial support to study for Master of Sciences in Biostatistics with the University of Malawi.
Eligibility
Scholarship package
The scheme will provide partial scholarship for 1 masters student in the 2017/2018 academic year and covers the following:
3. Mathematical Sciences Biostatistics Challenge (1 position)
The Mathematical Sciences Biostatistics Challenge is a new scholarship facility introduced by the Mathematical Sciences Department to support good but financially underpriviledged students to study for a Master of Sciences in Biostatistics at Chancellor College, University of Malawi.
Eligibility
Scholarship package
The scheme will provide partial scholarship for 1 masters student in the 2017/2018 academic year and covers the following:
Additional information
Applicants should provide the academic training institution with:
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 S2ACABT 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
University of Malawi – Chancellor College
P. O. Box 280, Zomba
With email copies to: sec.maths@cc.ac.mw; biostat-unima@cc.ac.mw; jsimbye@cc.ac.mw
Chancellor College is the largest among the constituent colleges of the University of Malawi. Ever since its establishment, the college has produced graduates who have gone on to become leaders in various sectors of Malawian society.
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