Postgraduate Scholarships in France: From year to year, the French Embassy in Kenya strengthens its scholarship attribution policy. Around 10 scholarships are allocated annually.

These scholarships are mainly intended for postgraduates who are already engaged in a professional activity and want to develop their academic qualifications in agreement with their employer and with the support of French scientific networks.

Sandwich Doctoral Scholarship

The scholarship finances 3 stays of 3 months each in France, and a fourth stay of a couple of weeks intended for the defence, over a 3 to 4 year period.

Acceptances of the following stays are subject to achievement of scientific targets set by the scholarship holder in collaboration with his/her supervisor.

The scholarships cover travel and living expenses, registration fees in the university and health insurance.

Scholarship Eligibility Criteria:

• Kenyan citizen
• A master’s degree holder
• French host institution identified
• Employer’s agreement or financial plan about the doctoral training
• Age limit: 45 years for staff of higher education and research institutions; 30 years for students.

Master Scholarship:

The scholarships cover travelling and living expenses, registration fees in the university and health insurance over the whole training period in France (maximum 12 months).

Scholarship Eligibility Criteria:

• Kenyan citizen
• A bachelor’s degree holder
• French study programme identified
• Staff of national high education and research institutions or French enterprises based in Kenya
• Employer’s agreement or co-funding plan from the French company
• Age limit: 40 years.

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Postgraduate Scholarships in France

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Institute of Tropical Medicine Scholarships: Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) is located in Antwerp, Belgium (ITM) and is considered among the best institutes in the world for training, research and assistance in tropical medicine and health care in developing countries.

ITM has three scientific departments as well as a dedicated outpatient clinic and various support services. The institute is completely dedicated towards a long-lasting improvement of health care and disease control in developing countries and works in association with many scientific institutions, governments and organisations all over the world in this regard.

ITM offers a large number of scholarships to students pursuing different study programs. These scholarships (partial or full) are available for the following courses:

• Master in Public Health – Health Systems Management and Policy
• Master en Santé Publique – Politiques et Management des Systèmes de Santé
• Master in Public Health – Disease Control
• Master en Santé Publique – Contrôle des Maladies
• Master of Science in Tropical Animal Health
• Master of Science en Santé Animale Tropicale
• Short Course on Health PolicyFormation Courte en Politiques de Santé
• Short Course on Strategic Management of Health Systems
• Formation Courte en Management Stratégique de Systèmes de Santé
• Planning and Management of Reproductive Health Programs
• Planning et Gestion des Programs de Santé de la Reproduction
• Planning and Management of Tropical Diseases Control Programs
• Planning et Gestion de Programs de Controle de Maladies Tropicales
• Short Course on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (SCART)
• Short Course in Clinical Research & Evidence-Based Medicine (SCREM)
• Admission to a program/course is a prerequisite for, but not a guarantee of, a scholarship.

Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must be under 46 years of age.
• Only nationals of the following countries are eligible for a scholarship: Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cuba, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Philippines, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Cameron, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

For all ITM fellowships, the funding application must always be included with the course application form, and cannot be submitted later.

For more scholarship information and application, see: Institute of Tropical Medicine Scholarships >

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