GSK/Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) Masters Scholarships for African Students 2018

Application Deadline: 31st July 2018

Eligible Countries: African countries

To Be Taken At (University):

1. University of the Witwatersrand
2. Universities of KwaZulu-Natal
3. University of Nairobi, Kenya
4. Stellenbosch University
5. University of Malawi
6. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Unversity College, Tanzania.

About the Award: The Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) training, a consortium of twenty African and northern institutions with the University of the Witwatersrand as the lead; and KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programmes, Universities of KwaZulu-Natal, Northumbria University and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as co-applicants, has secured funding from the Wellcome Trust/AESA through the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science (DELTAS Africa). The full list of participating institutions is listed above.
The GSK and the consortium is therefore calling for full time scholarship applications for MSc degrees.

Type: Masters

Eligibility: 

• The GSK MSc scholarships are open to candidates with strong background in Statistics, Mathematics, Demography and any other quantitative fields, including competent candidates from the lab/health fields such as biomedical sciences, pharmacy, medicine who may benefit from a postgraduate course in biostatistics.
• Applicants should normally be under 35 years for the MSc Programme.
• The potential fellows should have applied for a place at one of the postgraduate biostatistics degree programmes being offered by partner institutions.

MSc scholarships will be given to candidates who are likely to strengthen the GSK/SSACAB collaboration. Awarded Fellows will be tracked with the new SSACAB alumni to increase their visibility and to monitor the impact of the programme.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: The scheme will provide full scholarships for MSc Fellows in the 2018 academic year and covers
the following:

• Tuition fees and basic medical and accident insurance
• A monthly stipend to cover accommodation and living expenses
• Reasonable support for the MSc research project and supervision
• Bench fees to research institution hosting the MSc student
• Travel costs to and from academic training institution and the host research institution

How to Apply: The application process is two-fold:

1. Applications for places should be made to the preferred host training institution(See Above).
   Institutions and their contact persons are listed in Advert in Program Webpage Link below.
2. The application for the GSK scholarship should be made separately and in writing, as outlined in the MSc scholarship section above. Scholarship applications should be sent to: Dr. Pascalia Munyewende:
   pascalia.munyewende@wits.ac.za and copied to Dr. Eustasius Musenge: eustasius.musenge@wits.ac.za

Applications must provide the academic training institution with:

• A comprehensive curriculum vitae including relevant research and work experience
• Letter of motivation explaining why you want to pursue an MSc in biostatistics
• Certified copies of academic transcripts and degree certificates
• Evidence of acceptance or application to study Biostatistics at a partner institution in 2018 academic year
• Two confidential referee reports should be sent directly to the training institution

Visit the Program Webpage for Details

Award Providers: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB)