World Health Organization (WHO) Scholarships

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  • • WHO-TDR 2023 Postgraduate Scholarship In Implementation Research for Developing Countries

    • The School of Public Health, University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia, is pleased to announce a new extension to the Call for Applications for the award of TDR Postgraduate Training Scholarships for a two year Master of Public Health (MPH) postgraduate programme, with specialization in implemen
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  • • WHO 2023 TDR Clinical Research Leadership (CRL) Fellowship Programme for African Researchers

    • The Clinical Research Leadership (CRL) fellowship programme, launched in 2023, is based on four pillars: Pillar 1:    Improved clinical research skills obtained through flexible placement of fellows at Training Partner Organizations (TPOs). Pillar 2:    Strong clinical
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  • • WHO 2023 Mwele Malecela Mentorship Programme for Women in Neglected Tropical Diseases

    • The Mwele Malecela Mentorship (MMM) Program for Women in NTDs aims to increase gender equality in representation and leadership by developing and supporting mid-career African women to become leaders and champions in NTD elimination at national and international levels. Using an innovative gender-in
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  • • WHO 2022 Health for All Film Festival

    • Films are a powerful way to raise awareness, improve understanding and encourage positive behaviour changes, that’s why the Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) recruits year after year a new generation of film and video innovators to champion and promote health issues. This HAFF w
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  • • WHO 2022 Regional Committee for Africa

    • At its Seventy-first session (2021), the Regional Committee for Africa adopted a procedure for accreditation of regional non-State actors not in official relations with WHO to participate in the sessions of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa. Accreditation is a privilege that
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  • • WHO/AFRO 2022 Fellowship Programme on Public Health Emergencies in Africa

    • The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a challenge to health care systems, particularly in Africa. Every new surge in cases and deaths stresses an already overworked and overstretched workforce, strains resources, and negatively affects health care operations on the continent. The pandemic&rsq
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  • • WHO 2022 Regional Committee for Africa

    • At its Seventy-first session, the Regional Committee for Africa adopted a procedure for accreditation of regional non-State actors not in official relations with WHO to participate in sessions of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa. Accreditation is a privilege that the WHO Reg
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  • • WHO 2022 IARC Mid-Career Visiting Scientist Award

    • The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is the specialized cancer Agency of the World Health Organization (WHO). Based in Lyon, France, IARC is inter-disciplinary, bringing together skills in epidemiology, laboratory sciences and biostatistics to identify the causes of cancer so that
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  • • WHO 2022 Road Safety Reporting Workshop for African Journalists and Journalism Trainers

    • Africa has the highest road traffic fatality rate in the world. Over 800 people are killed in road crashes every day, more than half of them vulnerable road users like pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. It’s a public health crisis that is entirely preventable. It&rsqu
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  • • World Health Organization (WHO) 2022 Youth Council

    • The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching the WHO Youth Council to advise on global health and development issues affecting young people. Young people are today’s leaders. The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to collaborate with representatives of health and non-heal
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  • • WHO/TDR 2021 Postgraduate Training Scholarship in Implementation Science for Developing Countries

    • The University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Public Health invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for a full-time funded Master Degree Programme in the field of Implementation Science. The scholarship is provided by TDR, the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for
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  • • WHO 2021-2023 IARC Postdoctoral Fellowships for Early-career Scientists (France)

    • The call for applications for IARC Postdoctoral Fellowships in 2021–2023 is now open. Over more than 50 years, the IARC Fellowship Programme has trained more than 600 rigorously selected early career scientists from more than 80 countries. Since 2005, IARC Postdoctoral Fellowships have been