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2025-26 GSK SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FUTURE HEALTH LEADERS

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Application Deadline: 23:59 (GMT) on Wednesday, 05 March 2025.

LOCATION: England

Three scholarships are offered to support the training and development of the next generation of leaders in global health, and strengthen the capacity of health systems and health-related research in Africa.

These highly competitive scholarships are available to applicants intending to study on a one-year, full-time, London-based (face-to-face) MSc programme at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for these scholarships, applicants must:

be nationals of, and resident in, countries in sub-Saharan Africa; and

intend to return to sub-Saharan Africa on completion of their MSc year at LSHTM; and

confirm that you would not be able to pay for the proposed program of study without access to this fund by applying through the online scholarship portal; and

meet LSHTM’s minimum English language requirements; and

hold a first degree at either a first or upper second class equivalency level, and

hold an offer of admission for 2025-26 for one of LSHTM’s London-based intensive MSc programmes of study

Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate (in their application documentation) the potential to make significant contributions to public health and/or health-related research in Africa.

BENEFIT:

Three scholarships are available for the 2025-26 academic year. Each scholarship will cover

tuition fees, including any mandatory field trip fees, and

a tax-free stipend (living allowance) of GBP 22,000.00.

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OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES (OCIS) SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Deadline: December, 2024/ January, 2025

LOCATION: England

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies is an institution for the advanced study of Islam and the Muslim world. The Centre provides a meeting point for the Western and Islamic worlds of learning.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be applying to start a new full-time Master’s or DPhil course at Oxford.

You must be either:

ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and from a Muslim community (with preference given to those from a financially disadvantaged household), or

a national of, and ordinarily resident in, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

You should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed.  

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Financial need will be assessed using the information provided in your Oxford application. 

You should be intending to undertake study in a field derived from or of relevance to the Islamic tradition, or which is of relevance and/or benefit to the Muslim world.

This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses or non-matriculated courses.

Candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2025-26 will not be considered for this scholarship.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship will cover 100% of course fees and a grant for living costs (at least £19,237). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course. Awards may be offered in conjunction with other sources of funding, although this will be taken into account when determining the value of the award.

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