Danida provides a number of Master in International Health Scholarships atUniversity ofCopenhagen for students from some developing countries.

Experience from health projects in the developing countries emphasizes the need for cross-disciplinary skills when it comes to building strong, sustainable health programmes.

The Master of International Health focuses on public health issues in low and middle income societies, and includes a broad range of theory within public health, medicine, epidemiology, anthropology, political science, management, and organization.

Some applicants for the MIH programme from Danida supported health and water sector programmes may be sponsored by Danida (Danish International Development Agency) through the Danida Fellowship Programme according to current guidelines.

Applicants must get information and apply through the relevant Danida chief adviser and programme officer at the Danish Embassy in their home country.

Danida programme countries included at the moment:

Bangladesh,Benin,Bhutan,Bolivia,Burkina Faso,Egypt,Ghana,Kenya,Mali,Mozambique,Nepal,Nicaragua,Tanzania,Uganda,VietnamandZambia.

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Every year, from August to December, the Research Partnership Programme (RPP) provides five researchers from developing and transitional countries the opportunity to be research partners at the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR).

The programme is funded by Danish International Development Assistance (Danida) and organised by the DIHR. It appeals to both junior (Master’s degree/equivalent) and senior researchers (PhD/equivalent).

The aim of the RPP is to:

• Strengthen research capacities in academic institutions in developing or transitional countries

• Upgrade and expand human rights expertise and documentation

• Consolidate DIHRs contacts with human rights research institutions and networks in partner countries

• Attract strong human rights research projects

Research Grants An RPP grant covers expenses in relation to accommodation, insurance and international flights. Moreover, research partners will receive a monthly stipend to cover living expenses in Denmark.

For more information and scholarship application form, see:Human Rights Research Grants

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