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- Institute for Global Health Postgraduate Bursaries
- Dr Keith Travel Bursary
- Commonwealth Share Scholarship scheme
- African Health Research Institute Travel Awards
- Professor Don Brothwell Scholarship
- African Graduate Scholarship
- External funding sources
Institute for Global Health Postgraduate Bursaries (Open to all IGH MSc applicants)
The Institute for Global Health (IGH) is offering MSc Postgraduate Bursaries of £2,000 each. The award amount will be deducted from the cost of fees.
Eligibility
IGH MSc Postgraduate Bursaries are available to UK and Overseas applicants who have an unconditional or conditional offer to study the MSc in Global Health and Development, MSc Health Economics and Decision Science and MSc Applied Infectious Diseases Epidemiology full time, part time or modular/flexible, for entry in September 2023.
Selection criteria
The criteria for awarding the scholarship is financial need.
Application
Please submit an application form to igh.prospective@ucl.ac.uk by 9:00 AM on 30th June 2023. IGH is unable to consider any applications submitted after this deadline. Successful applicants will be contacted in August 2023.
Dr Keith Travel Bursary (Open to current MSc students)
The Institute for Global Health is very pleased to be able to offer a travel bursary to current MSc students in Global Health and Development. This bursary is possible thanks to the generosity of Dr. Keith Thomson (MBBS 1976) a UCL graduate with a passion for Global Health.
Eligibility
The bursary is intended for students who:
- Are studying for the MSc in Global Health and Development
- Wish to travel abroad to conduct primary data collection for their MSc dissertation
- Have maintained an average of 60% in the MSc at the time of application
Selection criteria
The criteria for awarding the Dr. Keith travel bursary are academic excellence and relevance of the research abroad.
Application
Please submit an application form (word doc 500 words max.) describing your project and how you intend to use the bursary to igh.adminpg@ucl.ac.uk by TBA.
The Commonwealth Share Scholarship Scheme (Open to MSc Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology)
APPLICATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED
This is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (with funding from the Department for International Development (DFID), and UK universities, to support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.
The aim of the scheme is to assist students from developing Commonwealth countries who are of excellent academic calibre but for financial reasons would not otherwise be able to afford to study in the United Kingdom. The scheme allows them to benefit from postgraduate study at a university in the United Kingdom which will help them to contribute toward the development of their home countries.
Applicants to the MSc Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology programme who are from developing Commonwealth countries are eligible to apply for the academic year 2023/2324
If you are a candidate from a developing country in the Commonwealth you must apply for entrance to the MSc Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology and also apply separately to the scholarship. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR 2022 ENTRY. Please visit the UCL Scholarships website for more information about eligibility and how to apply.
Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) Travel Awards
**Please note we will not be offering this award for the 2022/2023 academic year due to Covid-19.**
We are offering up to three competitive Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) Travel Awards for students studying our MScs in Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Global Health and Development and Health Economics and Decision Science. The award will support travel, subsistence and fieldwork in Kwa Zulu Natal, Africa as part of your dissertation.
Eligibility requirements
The UCL MSc Travel Awards will be available to students enrolled on the 2019-2020 cohort for the MSc in Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology; Global Health and Development; Health Economics and Decision Science; Population Health MSc; Health and Society: Social Epidemiology MSc and MSc in Infection and Immunity - full time, part time or modular/flexible, for entry in September 2019.
Eligibility criteria
The candidate:
- Must be studying on an MSc Programme at UCL at the time of application.
- Must hold a valid passport at the time of application.
- Must have a project with at least one Faculty or Adjunct Faculty at AHRI.
- Must be able to be reside for up to 6-8 weeks at either the AHRI Somkhele/Durban Campus or both.
- Must commit to disseminate their findings locally and publish key findings.
Application
Please complete the UCL MSc Travel Awards form in detail and upload the following documents:
- A letter of recommendation from your supervisor at UCL.
- A letter of recommendation from your proposed supervisor at AHRI.
- Your academic CV.
**Please note we will not be offering this award for the 2022/2023 academic year due to Covid-19.**
The Professor Don Brothwell Scholarship (open to UK MSc Global Health and Development applicants)
The Professor Don Brothwell Scholarship provides £3,000 towards supporting an IGH student in financial need studying the MSc Global Health and Development programme. Prospective UK MSc GHD applicants can apply through the department.
Professor Don Brothwell studied at University College London, before a career at the British Museum, the Institute of Archaeology at UCL and finally at the Department of Archaeology in York. Don was the son of ordinary parents; having left school at 16 and taken A Levels at evening class, he believed everyone should have equal opportunities, and that merit, rather than privilege, should determine people's opportunities in life.
Application
Please submit an application form to igh.prospective@ucl.ac.uk. IGH is unable to consider any applications submitted after this deadline. Successful applicants will be contacted in August 2023.
African Graduate Scholarship
We are pleased to announced that this year again we are able to offer the African Graduate Scholarship for 2023-24 applicants.
Co-funded by:
Scholarship
The scholarships exist to support African nationals with a high-quality academic and professional background who would not be able to study at UCL without financial assistance. The Scholarship is a one-off award for the academic year September-September to study at the UCL Institute for Global Health on the MSc in Global Health and Development programme.
Candidates must meet the following criteria:
- The candidate must be an African national and a permanent resident of an African nation at the time of application. The candidate must have made an application and been accepted to UCL to study the MSc in Global Health and Development full time.
- The scheme offers a substantial scholarship towards UCL tuition fees, accommodation and some living costs. The candidate must also be able to provide evidence that he/she has secured other sources of funding for travelling to and from the UK.
AGS information
Please submit an application form to igh.prospective@ucl.ac.uk by 5 pm on 3rd May 2022. IGH is unable to consider any applications submitted after this deadline.
External sources of funding
Aga Khan Foundation Scholarship
Alfred Foster Charitable Settlement, Barclays Bank Trust
British Federation of Women Graduates
Cannon Collins Trust Scholarships
Europublic Health Scholarships
Florence Nightingale Foundation
Marshall Scholarships (for US citizens)
Mohamedali Karimjee Trust (for African nationals residing in Africa)
Open Society Institute & Soros Foundation Scholarships
Public Health and Foundation of India
Swedish International Development and Corporate Agency Scholarships (SIDA)
The Bedford Charity (The Harpur Trust)
Wellcome Trust Awards & Fellowships
World Health Organisation (WHO): Contact your Ministry of Education or local/regional WHO office for further details.
Additional sources of funding can be viewed on UCL scholarship and funding webpage.