Suppose you are a student from a developing country, such as Asia, Africa, Latin America, or the Middle East. In that case, you may be eligible for one of several WHO scholarships for underdeveloped countries, which aim to bring a more diverse and inclusive student demographic to universities worldwide.
The following are some of the most well-known WHO scholarships for underdeveloped countries.
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They strive to give everyone, everywhere, an equal chance at a safe and healthy life by connecting countries, people, and partners. WHO is in charge of global efforts to increase universal health coverage. They direct and coordinate the global response to health crises. And they promote healthier lifestyles from pregnancy to old age. Their Triple Billion targets outline a bold plan for the world to achieve universal health coverage through science-based policies and programs.
WHO Scholarships For Underdeveloped Countries 2023
1. WHO/TDR Postgraduate Scholarship in Implementation Science 2023 for Developing Countries
The School of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for a full-time funded Master’s Degree Programme in Implementation Science. The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases – hosted at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland – provides the scholarship.
The scheme aims to increase the number of researchers in low- and middle-income countries by improving graduate training capacity in implementation research. The emphasis is on poverty-related infectious diseases, such as neglected tropical diseases, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/TB co-infection, and COVID-19.
The training focuses on courses that will prepare you for a career in implementation science. Implementation science is a developing field that assists in identifying and addressing bottlenecks in the healthcare system. It is helpful in low- and middle-income countries where many health interventions do not reach the most vulnerable.
Requirements for WHO/TDR Masters Scholarship Qualification
Applicants must be
- Residents of or nationals of a low- or middle-income country1 in the WHO African Region.
- You must be under the age of 35.
- Be interested in pursuing a career in poverty-related infectious diseases implementation research.
- You must be fluent in English.
TDR is dedicated to scientific equality, diversity, and inclusion. Gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, cultural, social background, or (dis)ability status are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
The application process is two-fold, and each MUST be completed separately
For more details, click the link below.
2. WHO IARC 2021-2023 Postdoctoral Fellowships for Early-career Scientists
The application period for the IARC Postdoctoral Fellowships in 2021–2023 is now open. Over the past 50 years, the IARC Fellowship Programme has trained over 600 rigorously selected early-career scientists from more than 80 countries.
IARC Postdoctoral Fellowships have been available only at the Agency since 2005. Only early-career scientists from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are eligible to apply for this call.
Fellowship opportunities are available at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France. The Fellowship lasts two years (a brief interim report during the 1st year of the Fellowship and a final report at the end will be required).
Requirements for WHO IARC Postdoctoral Fellowships Qualification
Candidates must prepare their research proposal by the IARC’ss three emerging priorities, as listed below:
- Cancer risk factors that are changing and populations in transition: IARC Section/Group Host: Cancer Surveillance (CSU), Genetic Epidemiology (GEP), Genetic Cancer Susceptibility (GCS), Biomarkers (BMA), Nutritional Epidemiology (NEP), Nutritional Methodology and Biostatistics (NMB), Epigenetics (EGE), Molecular Mechanisms and Biomarkers (MMB), Environment and Radiation (ENV), Infections and Cancer Epidemiology (ICE), Infections and Cancer Epidemiology (ICE), In (ICE)
- Research on implementation: Environment and Radiation (ENV), Infections and Cancer Epidemiology (ICE), Nutritional Epidemiology (NEP), Prevention and Implementation (PRI), Screening (SCR), Infections and Cancer Biology (ICBC) are the IARC host sections/groups (ICB)
- Cancer Surveillance (CSU), Genetic Epidemiology (GEP), Nutritional Epidemiology (NEP), Nutritional Methodology and Biostatistics (NMB), Environment and Radiation (ENV), and Screening are the IARC host Sections/Groups (SCR)
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Visit the link below.
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3. World Health Organization (WHO) Reboot Health & Wellbeing Challenge 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN-OICT), UNAIDS, the World Food Programme (WFP), and UNICEF, invites you to apply your bright minds and entrepreneurial skills to one of the most pressing health challenges of the next decade: keeping young people safe.
The following are examples of possible health innovation solutions that could be submitted:
- Applications or games
- products, wearables, digital technologies, tools, or platforms
- The development or enhancement of products, services, or processes
- Novel approaches to collaboration or communication, as well as novel methods of engaging youth and other stakeholders
- Proposals for policy changes
Requirements for WHO-UN Reboot Health and well-being Contest Qualification
- Individuals and groups of up to four (4) people are invited to respond to the challenge by submitting a solution proposal. There are no age requirements. Only one (1) submission per person or group of people is permitted. Submissions must be made in your capacity rather than as a representative of an organization.
- Submissions will be accepted worldwide, but priority will be given to submissions that show respect for gender diversity and involve young people exposed to, affected by, or living with the issue/risk/disease/condition in developing the respective solution.
- Please carefully read the Application Rules to ensure that you are eligible to apply and that your submission complies with the rules.
4. World Health Organisation (WHO) 2022-2023 Internship Programme
The World Health Organization (WHO), as the global leader in public health issues, is committed to developing future public health leaders.
Participants include students and young professionals from various cultural, academic, and geographic backgrounds who share a common interest: a desire to work in public health.
Interns and volunteers come from Africa and Asia. Interns from Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Turkey, Japan, and Jamaica worked for WHO. They come from various academic backgrounds, including international politics, political sciences, computer sciences, marketing finance, biology, journalism, public health, political communications, and video editing.
Requirements for WHO Internship Programme Qualification
- You are at least twenty years old on the date of application;
- You are enrolled in the course of study at a university or equivalent institution leading to a formal qualification (graduate or postgraduate) (applicants who have already graduated may also qualify for consideration if they begin the internship within six months of completing their formal qualification)
- You have completed three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution.
- You have completed three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent.
- You are not related to a WHO employee (for example, son/daughter, brother/sister, mother/father).
- You are fluent in at least one of the office’s working languages.
- You have yet to participate previously in WHO’s Internship Programme.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Visit the link below.