{"id":22995,"date":"2024-08-06T10:22:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T10:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=22995"},"modified":"2024-08-06T10:22:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T10:22:27","slug":"call-for-applications-african-union-public-health-scholarship-program-fully-funded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-african-union-public-health-scholarship-program-fully-funded\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: African Union Public Health Scholarship Program ( Fully Funded)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The African Union Centre for Disease Control is inviting applications for an 18-month master\u2019s degree program at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Public Health, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The African Union Public Health Scholarship is a fully funded opportunity for all selected candidates covering the costs of tuition, accommodation, and living stipends while studying in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Africa CDC instituted an annual scholarship program that awards scholarships to 10 young African scholars for an 18-month master\u2019s degree study in epidemiology at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Public Health, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preference is given to candidates currently working with the NPHI in their respective countries and the purpose is to strengthen public health workforce capacity of African Union Member States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested candidates can apply for any of the following courses: epidemiology and biostatistics, field epidemiology, infectious diseases epidemiology, public health informatics, biostatistics, and implementation science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Requirements<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>have a disciplinary background in any of medical, microbiology, dentistry, statistics, computer science, veterinary science, demography, Nutrition, and Psychology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have a four-year honours degree, an MBBCh or other health-related degree.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relevant work experience will be an advantage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English competency certificate\u00a0<strong>OR\u00a0<\/strong>evidence of prior undergraduate training in English. (For countries whose medium of instruction is not English)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified copies of South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) certificates\u00a0<strong>OR\u00a0<\/strong>proof of application to SAQA. To apply for SAQA, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saqa.org.za\/index.php\">http:\/\/www.saqa.org.za\/index.php<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The African Union Public Health Scholarship will award full scholarships to 10 young African scholars for an 18-month master\u2019s degree study in epidemiology at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Public Health, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Required Documents<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Application Form fora Admission to the University of Witwatersrand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Written motivation by the applicant detailing the motivation for applying for the course and how the program fits with their overall career goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comprehensive curriculum vitae including a description of relevant research and work experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two referee reports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified copies of academic transcripts and certificates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: August 31, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/africacdc.org\/young-african-public-health-scholars-programme\/\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Union Centre for Disease Control is inviting applications for an 18-month master\u2019s degree program at the University of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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