The National Institute for Health Research is offering Imperial College London Studentship to eligible domestic and international students.
The Imperial College London Studentship will be funded for three years with a Home Tuition waiver and a tax-free bursary of £22,000 per annum.
The three-year PhD studentship is for eligible students from low- or middle-income countries (LMICs) funded by NIHR
Scholarship Summary
Host Country: UK
Study Abroad: Study in UK
Category: Postgraduate Scholarships s | PhD Scholarships
Eligible Countries: All Countries
Reward: Full Scholarship
Tuition fees
£22,000 per annum
Deadline: August 12, 2022
Scholarship Details:
The Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit, within the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, is offering a three-year PhD studentship for eligible students from low- or middle-income countries (LMICs) funded by NIHR.
This is part of a large global health system and policy research programme funded by NIHR examining health systems fragmentation in Latin America and India
This PhD studentship will contribute to knowledge generation on health system fragmentation through a range of research activities across four countries which have high levels of poverty and inequality: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and India.
The proposed research programme will contribute to quantifying the nature and variation of financing fragmentation in the four focus countries, investigating how financing fragmentation affects health system goals, including improved access and quality of health services at lower cost to patients, and evaluating the impact of key health system reforms on fragmentation and health system goals
Scholarship Requirements:
To be considered for the Imperial College of London Studentship, you must:
meet the Imperial College PhD entry requirements
hold or expect to obtain a first or upper-second class honours degree or equivalent.
A Master’s degree in a relevant subject (public health, epidemiology, health economics, health data science, health policy and planning, health financing) is highly advantageous.
Scholarship Duration and Reward
The studentship will be funded for three years with a tax-free bursary of £22,000 per annum.
Tuition fees, at the rate applicable to UK Home students, are covered by NIHR. Suitably qualified students non-eligible for home tuition fees are welcome to apply but will be responsible for paying the difference between the home and overseas fee rates.
Required Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
CV,
a one-page personal statement, and
the names and addresses of at least two academic referees
Method of Application
To apply, send a CV, a one page personal statement, and the names and addresses of at least two academic referees to Dr Thomas Hone by email on t.hone@imperial.ac.uk.
It is advisable you get in contact before applying to discuss relevant tuition fee support.
