Brief Description:
London School of Economics and
Political Science (LSE) has announced to offer the Wellcome Award Master
of Science (MSc) Scholarship in Health and International Development. The
application for its 2021-22 round is now open. If you are willing to pursue a
career in health-related social science research at an outstanding university
in the UK, this is right for you to go for.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Fully
Funded
Language Requirement: TOEFLIELTSPTE AcademicCambridge qualification
Language of Instruction: English
Deadline: April 29,
2021 (5 PM UK Time)
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: one year full-time, and 24-28 months
part-time
Funded by: WellCome
Start date: September
2021
Level of
study:
·
Master Degree
Fields study:
MSc in Health and International
Development
Benefits of Scholarship:
·
The maximum award value
ensured by Wellcome is £31,088 which covers full tuition fees and the remaining
amount for living costs.
·
Students will also be able
to apply for another £ 3333 research grant to support their thesis research.
Eligibility:
All international students can
apply to this MSc program for the academic year 2021-22.
Academic requirement: Upper
second-class honors (2:1) degree or international equivalent in any discipline.
The program also encourages
applications from intercalating medical scholars from all countries.
The award is available to
students based on both their financial needs and academic excellence.
Applicants need to provide
evidence of English language proficiency such as TOEFL, IELTD, etc. to be
considered for this program although not at the application stage. Those who
are native speakers or have studied their previous education in English may be
exempted. Read more about this HERE.
For international students,
sufficient information has been given HERE to
fully aware them of studying at LSE.
Assessment of application
The selection process is highly
competitive so LSE reviews all application on an individual basis considering
all information presented on the application form and in view of the following
criteria:
·
Academic achievement
(including anticipated and achieved grades)
·
statement of academic
purpose
·
two academic
recommendations
·
CV
·
Research proposal
·
Sample of work
For a complete set of application documents, please check HERE.
How to Apply?
Qualified candidates can apply
online by making two online applications.
First, submitting the application for the program at LSE. For
this, click HERE to
apply.
Next, submit an application for the Graduate Financial Support
Application Form via the graduate application tracker including completion of
the section G “Personal Statement”.
Note: Those who only wish to apply for the Graduate Support Scheme
(first step), do not need to complete the section G.
For more details of the program, application guides and
information on preparing a strong application, you are advised to visit the Official Link.
Official Website: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/fees-and-funding/Wellcome-Award-MSc-in-Health-and-International-Development
Deadline: April 29,
2021 (5 PM UK Time)
