Scholarship details
Two fellowships were funded by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and GSK, individually, offer help for a 2 years time preparing for medical statistics. For the main year of study, the successful candidates will examine for the MSc degree in Medical Statistics at the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (LSHTM). This will be trailed by a one-year proficient connection at one of the African focuses related with the examination program of the MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group (TEG) at LSHTM. During the professional connection, Fellows will build up their measurable and research abilities by working at considers with direction from TEG researchers.
This help is planned to cultivate magnificence in the field of therapeutic insights and the study of disease transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. The cooperation will give expenses to charges/fees, stipend (£16,400/23,100$ US Dollar per annum) and return air travel.
To be qualified, applicants must:
- be an occupant in and a national of a nation in sub-Saharan Africa.
- be in a good possession of an excellence degree in mathematics and statistics.
- have no less than 1 year of work involved in medicinal insights or the study of epidemiology.
Applicants should finish an application form and give an educational curriculum vitae, two references, and academic transcript.
The end date for applications is thirteenth April 2018. Applications got after the end date won’t be considered. Short-listed applicants will be interviewed by phone. All documents must be emailed to [email protected].
