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MRC LID is a partnership between St George’s, University of London (SGUL) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). This successful seven-year doctoral training partnership has already administered 66 studentships. Studentships include:
- tuition fees and stipend
- annual funding for research training, travel, and conference
- competitive flexible funding for fieldwork, public engagement projects, etc.
- support for a three-month internship
HHCC projects available
There are projects available with the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre. Interested potential students should get in touch with supervisors to discuss the possibility of applying for the follow projects:
- modelling the effectiveness of antibiotic mass administration in acute humanitarian crises
- estimating the global burden of labour exploitation and its impact on health of migrants: Improving health outcomes and health-system responses to labour exploitation
Deadline 26 January 2022
In an effort to tackle systemic barriers experienced by students in progressing to postgraduate research degree programmes, a goal of the doctoral training partnership is to widen participation and cultivate a supportive, inclusive, and diverse community of future scientific leaders.
This includes a ring-fenced scheme for UK students from ethnic minority backgrounds.
The deadline application is 23:59 (GMT) on Wednesday 26 January 2022.
More information can be found on the MRC LID website.
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