Wellcome Trust International Master’s Fellowships

Wellcome Trust International Master’s Fellowships

Category of Opportunity: 
Fellowship Masters

This scheme offers nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at Master’s degree level.

You can apply for an International Master's Fellowship if:
you're a national of a low- or middle-income country
your proposed research focuses on a health priority in a low- or middle-income country
you have sponsorship from an eligible host organisation in a low- or middle-income country.
You must:
hold a clinical or non-clinical undergraduate degree in a relevant subject
be at an early stage in your career with limited research experience (but you must have demonstrated interest in, or aptitude for, research).
Your research proposal
Your research proposal should be within our science remit and focus on a health priority in a low- or middle-income country.

An International Master's Fellowship is for 30 months, unless you want to hold it on a part-time basis.

The first 12 months should be dedicated to doing a taught Master of Science (MSc) course at a recognised centre of excellence anywhere in the world.

The following 18 months is for your research project at an eligible organisation in a low- or middle-income country.

Deadline: 
Date and time
Application Deadline: 
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 00:00