Wellcome Trust Doctoral Fellowships for Healthcare Professionals

The Wellcome Trust Doctoral Fellowships for Healthcare Professionals fund healthcare professionals from eligible countries to undertake a PhD in global health, biomedical, or clinical sciences. The programme provides institutional training at partner institutions and supports research costs. Funding includes tuition and may include living expenses and travel. some fellowships include a matched salary and research costs.

Tuition coverage; possible living expenses and travel costs; research costs, matched salary for some fellows, and training at partner institutions in Africa and the UK.

Open to applicants from the following countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC), Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Prepare academic transcripts, recommendation letters and a personal statement and submit the application via the official provider website before the deadline.