ELIGIBILITY:

The scholarship is open to applicants who have been accepted onto the 2024-25 intensive MSc Demography & Health.

Preference will be given to prospective students with a demonstrable interest in the field of demographic estimation, or, the demography of low-income countries.

Applicants must meet the School’s minimum English language proficiency requirements if shortlisted for this funding.

Applicants are expected to have other funding to cover the other half of their fees (GBP 6,515.00 home or GBP 14,270 international), as well as to cover their living and travel costs. This scholarship can only provide half of the total fees, as advertised.

BENEFIT:

One partial scholarship is offered for the 2024-25 academic year worth GBP 6,165.00 towards tuition fees for a home student or GBP 14,270.00 towards fees for an international student, covering half of the respective total tuition fees. 

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 they would not otherwise be able to pay for the proposed programme of study by submitting the Scholarships Application Form; 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 2024-25 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 2024-25 academic year. Each scholarship will cover:

tuition fees, including any mandatory field trip fees, and

a tax-free stipend (living allowance) of GBP 19,500.00.