2022 Malawi-Liverpool Pre-Masters & Pre-Doctoral Scholarships for International Students
Applications are ongoing for the 2022 Malawi-Liverpool Pre-Masters & Pre-Doctoral Scholarships for interested and qualified eligible international students.
The Pre-Masters & Pre-Doctoral programme is to be taken at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences with awarded budgets ranging from £14,000- £17,000 for Pre-Master interns and £18,000 – £23,000 for Pre-PhD interns per person.
These funds include a monthly taxable stipend plus eligible research costs, such as research consumables or relevant personal development activities including short courses and travel.
Scholarship Details:
Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme -MLW and Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), formerly College of Medicine (CoM) are committed to promoting research and research training led by Malawian & International Scientists.
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The aim is to improve the health of people in Malawi and elsewhere in the Region. Collectively, the MLW and KUHeS have a unique translational research portfolio that links an excellent laboratory research base to strong hospital and community-based research and high-level policy formulation.
The MLW Research Strategy is built on the six research thematic areas: Infection Biology, Maternal Neonatal, and Child Health, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Vaccines, Population Health, and Social Science from which Research Groups are derived.
Scholarship Requirements:
To be considered for the scholarship, you must:
- Have a bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines
- Possess high academic performance and research potential
- High quality of the proposed research
- High alignment of the research to MLW-KUHeS research areas
Scholarship Duration and Reward
- Awarded budgets will range from £14,000- £17,000 for Pre-Master interns and £18,000 – £23,000 for Pre-PhD interns per person.
- These funds include a monthly taxable stipend plus eligible research costs, such as research consumables or relevant personal development activities including short courses and travel.
- Non-allowable costs include tuition fees, pension, life insurance, supervisor allowance/honoraria, and indirect costs
Required Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
- An application letter detailing your suitability for the scholarship, motivation, and career ambition
- The research group you would like to work with and why and a letter of support from the research group
- A letter of support from a potential (co-)supervisor with a proven research track record in the applicant’s chosen research thematic area.
- A detailed CV, includes information on academic performance and achievements to date, including any awards and personal distinctions, research grants and/or fellowship funding received, and any relevant outputs, including publications and presentations.
- Photocopied certificates and transcripts
- A 2-page outline research concept and internship plan with a budget. (Including any other existing funding sources that may contribute to the internship).
How To Apply
Applications will need to show how the scholarship will help the candidate develop a competitive MSc or PhD degree training application.
Shortlisted candidates will be requested to further develop their research concept and a 2-page internship plan, under the supervision of the proposed supervisors, before being interviewed by a panel of senior scientists for the final selection of successful candidates.
Information on research groups/themes can be found on the aforementioned websites.
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The Application Deadline is 22nd July 2022
Documents & Guides
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