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Call
for applications
The
Research School invites PhD students to apply for one of ten positions.
This is the second national announcement. Postgraduate students
who are offered a position in the programme must be enrolled in
and receive funding from their home departments.
The
Research School in Global Health provides state of the art research
training in the area of Global Health. The programme is offered
by two internationally renowned academic institutions, Umeå
University and Karolinska Institutet, with long experience in
research training programs in collaboration with low and middle-income
country institutions.
- RSGH
offers students:
Access to a variety of Global health courses (both in Global
Health and professional development)
- Opportunities
to participate in seminars, networking, and develop transferable
skills. Special encounters to be organized annually for RSGH
students
- Mobility
grants: travel and lodging allowances during course periods
- Bridging
grants: possibility to apply for grants covering time spent
in Sweden during Research School activities not covered by other
means
- International
grants: grants for attending courses and conferences outside
Sweden
- "Diploma
in Research Training in Global Health" awarded at the end
of their studies in addition to their degrees
- Platform
to develop a multi-disciplinary network of scientific excellence
of researchers with expertise in key issues and themes in Global
Health and resources to develop courses, seminars, workshops
etc.
Eligibility
Criteria
Applicants
must be registered PhD students at a Swedish University with PhD
plans addressing Global Health issues.
Applicants
should be registered between June 2008 and April 2010 (or in the
process of registration) and should not have reached half-time
control/midterm seminar.
If
selected, applicants are committed to fulfil 45 ECTS course requirements
according to RSGH regulations.
Application
Process
Applications
are accepted in English and in electronic form (word or PDF)
Applications
should contain the following:
- Application
form (download word
file)
- Existing
PhD plan submitted to your institutions for PhD of 5-10 A4 pages.
- Motivation
letter
Dates
Please
apply not later than April 16 2010 by sending your documents to
the following e-mail address: courses-ihcar@phs.ki.se
All
applicants will be informed about the outcome of their application
by May 31.
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