Reckitt-LSHTM PhD Studentships 2021-22
Type of Scholarship | Scholarships and Fellowships |
Posted Date | 05 July 2021 |
Last Date | 15 July 2021 |
Organizer | The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
Who Can Apply | International Students |
Details
Applications are open for Reckitt-LSHTM PhD Studentships 2021-22 on Hygiene & Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) invites applications from candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa for fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships to start a research degree programme on 3 January 2022. There are three studentships available.
Funding
These Reckitt-LSHTM PhD Studentships have been possible through the generosity of Reckitt, through an unrestricted donation to LSHTM. Each PhD studentship will consist the following benefits
- Tuition fees at the LSHTM overseas fee rate for the duration of the research project (up to 4 years)
- An annual tax-free stipend equal to the UKRL stipend level(inclusive of London weighting)
- Up to GBP20,000 for research costs, travel and/or training
Projects
LSHTM has pre-identified eight research projects that address the links between hygiene and health in Sub-Saharan Africa in one or more of the following areas:
- The role of hygiene in the prevention and transmission of infectious diseases and their consequences
- Hygiene behaviors and hygiene behavior change
- The intersection of hygiene and broader social and economic impacts
Academic Requirements
A student must normally satisfy the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine general entrance requirements. The normal minimum entrance qualification for registration at the School on an MPhil/PhD programme is at least one of the following:
- A master’s degree in a subject appropriate to the course of study to be followed (recommended)
- A qualification appropriate to the course of study to be followed, in medicine, dentistry or veterinary studies.
- An upper second-class honours degree from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a relevant subject.
- Evidence of an aptitude for research