The Africa Health Research
Institute/UCL MSc Scholarship /FULLY FUNDED
Brief Description
AHRI/UCL MSc Scholarship 2022 – 2023
Applications are open for the
2022-2023 Africa Health Research Institute/UCL MSc Scholarship.
This
scholarship is a singular award for the UK academic year September 2022 to September
2023. It is funded by UCL’s Division of
Infection and Immunity. The scholarship is administered via AHRI and is for
applicants whose academic background and interests are aligned with the
programmes of research at AHRI.
This
opportunity is open to applicants who permanently reside in South Africa.
Applicants must have a high-quality academic record to be considered for this opportunity.
Candidates
will go through a competitive round of selection at AHRI and the successful
candidate will be nominated to go through to the UCL selection. Application for
acceptance onto a MSc taught course is separate, and the AHRI nominee will be
guided through this process.
The
successful candidate’s research project for the MSc is expected
to be aligned with the programmes of research at AHRI.
Host Country
Ø London/ UK
Host Institution
Ø University College of London
Program Funded by
Ø UCL’s Division of
Infection and Immunity
Eligibility Criteria for Applying The
Africa Health Research Institute/UCL MSc Scholarship
The
candidate:
1.
Must
be permanently based in South Africa at the time of application.
2.
Must
hold a valid passport at the time of application.
3.
Must
have an Honours degree equivalent to a Bachelor (Honours) degree with Second Class Division 1
Honours or 70% in an appropriate subject.
4.
The
successful applicant will need to be in London to start their chosen course in
September 2022.
Women are
particularly encouraged to apply.
The Africa Health Research
Institute/UCL MSc Scholarship Cover
The Scholarship
will cover:
1.
Full
UCL tuition fees for a one-year full-time taught master’s degree.
2.
A
round-trip economy air fare to and from the UK.
3.
A
monthly stipend to cover housing and living costs for 50 weeks.
4.
National
Health Service (NHS) surcharge and Tier 4 visa costs.
AHRI/UCL MSc Scholarship Application
Procedure:
Please complete the online AHRI/UCL MSc Scholarship application form Click HERE and provide a copy of your *academic transcript and CV.
*An
academic transcript is a list of the programmes you have been enrolled on and
the grades that you have received during your programme of study. Some
institutions may also list the credits for each module. You must provide a copy
of an official transcript from the Academic Registry or Student Records Office
at your institution. The transcript must be: on institutional-headed paper;
stamped and signed by the issuing office.
Application form guidelines:
1. Personal statement.
You are
requested to complete a ‘Personal statement” which allows you to express your
motivations and suitability for the programme you are applying to. There is a
1000-word limit for the personal statement.
The personal
statement should be written considering the following questions:
Ø Why do you want to undertake the
programme or research?
Ø What are your academic interests?
Ø Why do you wish to study at UCL?
Ø What educational experience do you
have?
Ø Do you have any relevant work
experience?
Ø Have you completed any
extracurricular and voluntary activities relevant to the programme?
Ø What are your career aspirations?
2. Details of two referees:
At least one
of your references must be academic and someone who has taught you at degree
level. If you wish you may provide one professional reference in place of the
second academic reference. Please ensure you have spoken to your chosen
referees, so they are expecting an invitation to provide a reference for you
and are happy to do this. When providing the email address for your referee
please use an academic or professional one rather than a personal one, e.g.
john.smith@university.ac.uk rather than johnsmith@hotmail.com
3. The title of the UCL MSc course you wish to study:
Please see
below a list of UCL’s Masters courses related to AHRI’s research areas. This
includes but is not limited to:
Global Health and Development MSc
Health and Society: Social Epidemiology MSc
Health Economics and Decision Science MSc
Health Informatics
Health Data analytics
Health data science (CODING)
Health Psychology MSc
Infancy and Early Childhood Development MSc
Infection and Immunity
Medicine MScs (includes Infection and Immunity)
Paediatrics and Child Health: Global Child Health MSc
Population Health MSc (USA, Japan, Europe)
Prenatal Genetics and Foetal Medicine MSc
Reproductive Science and Women’s Health MSc
Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Women’s Health MSc
Application
Deadline
Application
Deadline for Africa Health Research Institute/UCL MSc Scholarship is 2022-04-01