Bachelors Degree | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 98

Murdoch Senate Scholarship, Australia

Murdoch University introduced the Murdoch Senate Scholarship in 2005 to recognise the hardships some of our students face while studying. If you are experiencing financial or personal hardship while studying at Murdoch we encourage you to apply for the $3,000 scholarship that can be used to help you with some of the costs of full time study.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Applications will open from 7 February 2011

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CDC-Hubert Global Health Fellowship, USA: Health

The fellowship provides third- and fourth-year medical and veterinary students with valuable public health experience in an international setting. Fellows are placed in 6- to 12-week long field assignments throughout the year. Fellows are mentored by experienced CDC staff and learn through hands-on experience working on a public health project in a developing country.

The CDC-Hubert Global Health Fellowship is endowed by the O.C. Hubert Charitable Trust.

Hubert fellows spend 6 to 12 weeks in a developing country working on a priority health problem with CDC staff. Fellows participate as a member of a CDC team investigating a global public health problem and conducting analyses of public health data.

Interested medical and veterinary students apply during their 2nd or 3rd year. The fellowship begins the following summer.

Hubert fellows receive a stipend to help pay for travel and living expenses during the fellowship.

Most schools award course credit.

Fellows are assigned to one public health project in a developing country. Each assignment specifies the dates and required skills and languages.

Applicants may indicate a preference for up to 5 assignments. The program makes every effort to place fellows in one of their selected assignments.

Past assignments have included

* Health outcome evaluation of home drinking water treatment and storage methods in Guatemala
* Review of antiretroviral therapy in private practice, Kenya
* Study of the epidemiology of Lassa Fever in rural Guinea, West Africa
* Development of surveillance systems for surgical site infections, antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in a tertiary surgical center in Hanoi, Vietnam
Fellowship Application Deadline: February 2011
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Military Spouse Scholarship 2011, USA

National Military Family Association scholarship funds are awarded only to military ID-carrying Uniformed Services’ spouses (active duty, retiree, Reserve, National Guard, and/or survivor); If notified you have been selected for a scholarship, you must provide a copy of current military dependent ID within one week, or your scholarship funds will be awarded to another card-carrying applicant. If at any point you are no longer considered to be a spouse of a service member, you must notify us immediately.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011

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