World Bank 2021-2022 WANIDA Master’s & PhD Fellowships for African Students

In response to the ACE Partner call under the World Bank African Centres of Excellence (ACE) Impact project, seven ACEs have jointly established the West African Network of Infectious Diseases ACEs (WANIDA) to facilitate interactions, collaborations and networking among the infectious diseases ACEs, other health-related ACEs and non-ACE institutions in the sub-region, with an aim to address the inadequacies of existing health systems across Africa for responding to significant public health threats. WANIDA seeks to promote greater cooperation between the participating institutions to pursue high quality research and excellence in training, with focus on the etiology of febrile illnesses across West Africa, and developing mechanisms for sharing research resources and technical expertise.

In line with its training mandate, the West African Network of Infectious Diseases ACEs (WANIDA) is accepting fellowship applications under the ACEPartner project for regional students enrolled in Master’s and PhD programmes at the following African Centres of Excellence (ACE):

• West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
• Africa Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxin and Food Safety (ACEMFS), Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
• Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University Nigeria, Ede, Nigeria
• Africa Centre of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biology (ACENTDFB), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
• Africa Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
• Centre d’Excellence Africain en Innovations Biotechnologiques pour l’Élimination des Maladies à Transmission Vectorielle (ITECH-MTV), Université Nazi Boni, Burkina Faso

• Centre d’Excellence Africain – Prévention et Contrôle des Maladies Transmissibles (CEA-PCMT) Université Gamal Abdel Nasser, Conakry, Guinée

• Table of Content
• About World Bank
• WANIDA Master’s & PhD Fellowships
• Aim and Benefits of WANIDA Master’s & PhD Fellowships
• Requirements for WANIDA Master’s & PhD Fellowships Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About World Bank

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WANIDA Master’s & PhD Fellowships

Aim and Benefits of WANIDA Master’s & PhD Fellowships

The successful Master’s / PhD fellow will be supported with a partial scholarship, which can be applied towards:

1. Tuition
2. Research costs
3. Stipend

Requirements for WANIDA Master’s & PhD Fellowships Qualification

To be considered for a fellowship, applicants must:

1. Be an African national enrolled as a regional student (non-national) in one of the above-listed ACEs in the 2020/2021 academic year
2. Be interested in working on one of the following priority disease areas: COVID-19, HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, Ebola, Mycobacterial infections, neglected tropical diseases, food-borne pathogens

More details on eligibility can be found in the official advertisement documents in English and in French

Each application will be evaluated by the WANIDA Scholarship Committee. Candidates will be contacted by email.

Documents Required for Application

Applicants are required to include as part of their applications:

1. Completed application form
2. Summary of research proposal including plans for partnership (s) with other ACE (s), budget and timelines (maximum 2 pages)
3. Letter of motivation (maximum 1 page)
4. Endorsement from current supervisor and ACE Center Leader
5. Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages)
6. Proof of registration in current academic year or letter of admission
7. Official transcript from most recent degree

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Interested applicants may download application forms in English and in French and may send their completed application documents in one PDF file to [email protected]

For more details, visit waccbip website