This informs the public about the Deltas Africa Sub-Saharan African Consortium MSc Scholarships in Biostatistics 2024. Details about the Program are given below.
About MSc Scholarships in Biostatistics 2023
The Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) is a consortium of six African and two northern partner institutions, and nine collaborating institutions with the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg as the Lead Institution.
SSACAB II has received funding through the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training, and Science in Africa (DELTAS Africa) program. DELTAS Africa is an initiative of the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA) with funding support of Wellcome Trust and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
The funding aims to develop and improve biostatistical skills among researchers in order to create biostatistical research nod
Program Details
The Consortium is inviting applications for full-time MSc scholarships in Biostatistics for the 2024 academic year. The financial support provided by the scholarships aims to enhance biostatistical capacity and increase the number of researchers and practitioners in SubSaharan Africa. Biostatistics is a growing field in Sub-Saharan Africa due to increased biomedical data for population health and research and the need for quantitative analytical skills.
Eligibility
MSc scholarships are open to candidates with a strong background in Statistics, Mathematics, Demography, and other quantitative fields. Additionally, the following are also encouraged to apply:
(1) Competent candidates from the health science fields, such as biomedical sciences, pharmacy, and medicine who may benefit from a postgraduate course in biostatistics.
(2) Candidates who have completed their master’s coursework and require support with their research component.
Eligible applicants should have applied for a place at either the partner or collaborating institutions offering postgraduate biostatistics degree programs.
The scholarship is open to nationals of low and middle-income countries in the Sub-Saharan African region who are resident in the region as per World Bank definition: http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups#Sub_Saharan_Africa
Applicants should be under 35 years of age to qualify for the MSc program. Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the respective universities offering the MSc degree before applying for the fellowship.
MSc Scholarships in Biostatistics 2023 Application
The application process is two-fold:
1. Applicants should first apply for places at their preferred host training institution.
Contact information for each institution and their respective Institutional Leads is
provided below.
2. Separate written applications for the DELTAS Africa SSACAB II scholarship should be
sent to Dr. Pascalia Munyewende: pascalia.munyewende@wits.ac.za and copied to
Prof. Eustasius Musenge: eustasius.musenge@wits.ac.za
Application Deadline
- The deadline for receipt of applications is 31Â July 2023.
Open this link for more details about the MSc Scholarships in Biostatistics 2023.
Check Out:Â
- The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) Scholarships 2023
- DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Programme 2023 (Master’s Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance – PPGG)
- African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI) Scholarships (up to R300,000) | APPLY NOW