Deadline: 15 September 2020
The BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health (BRAC JPGSPH) at BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has announced a Call for Applications for the award of TDR Postgraduate Training Scholarships for one-year Master of Public Health (MPH) 2021-22 Programme beginning in January 2021.
Taught in English, the MPH Programme is a 12-month full-time programme which promotes problem-based experiential learning.
The training will focus on courses relevant to a career in implementation research, which is a growing field that supports the identification of health system bottlenecks and approaches to addressing them. It is particularly useful in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) where many health interventions do not reach those who could be benefitted from them.
The goal of this scheme is to enhance graduate training capacity and boost the number and quality of researchers in LMICs.
Benefits
- One return economy airfare between the home country of the student and Bangladesh
- Tuition and academic fees
- Basic medical and accident insurance
- Monthly stipend to cover living expenses including accommodation equivalent to local living cost
- Support for Thesis/Summative Learning Project (SLP) expenses during data collection
Eligibility Criteria
- Minimum CGPA 3 out of 4 for Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum GPA of 3 in O-Levels in five subjects and A-Levels in two subjects or equivalent as per BRAC University scale
- 2 – 3 years of professional public health experience Preferred
- Proficiency in oral and written English and basic Mathematics
- Basic Computer skills including Microsoft Office and Data Analysis Software
- Have a 4-Year Bachelor’s Degree or 3 Years Bachelor plus 1-Year Master’s/Postgraduate Diploma Degree in Medicine, Anthropology, Social Science or Public Health;
- Be nationals of and residents in low- and middle-income countries (as defined by the World Bank) of WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions;
- Be under 35 years of age at the time of application for the Master’s programme;
- Be interested in developing a career in implementation research on infectious diseases of poverty, including neglected tropical diseases, malaria and tuberculosis;
- Submit a statement of purpose on the reason for pursuing a career in infectious diseases of poverty;
- Priority will be given to the applicant with 1-2 years of professional public health experience in infectious diseases of poverty, including neglected tropical diseases, malaria and tuberculosis.
- Women are encouraged to apply. Candidates from less privileged areas or groups, or with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.who.int/tdr/capacity/strengthening/postgraduate/en/