Current DrPH students are invited to apply for competitive funding support for their RSI Organisational or Policy Analysis (OPA) projects. Awards are designed to support costs directly associated with OPA fieldwork (such as data collection, travel and associated subsistence/accommodation costs).
GBP 15,000.00 is available for award from LSHTM’s endowment funds. Successful candidates will be made awards of up to GBP 2,000.00.
Eligibility for funding
Applicants must be currently registered on the DrPH programme at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Where appropriate, ethics approval must be obtained and will need to be submitted to the Registry before any funding can be released.
All those in receipt of a DrPH RSI/OPA Scholarship award must follow the policy, guidance and requirements of LSHTM (including LSHTM travel insurance), UK FCDO, and destination government, at the time of proposed and actual work.
How to apply
Applications will be assessed on the merit of the project. Documentation provided will be scrutinised for feasibility and reasonable economy.
- Log in to the Scholarships Application Portal via e-vision using your LSHTM login details.
- Please search for ‘DrPH RSI/OPA Scholarships’ if you wish to apply for this funding, and then answer all the questions online and attach any documents required as part of your application.
- Application Form – can be accessed by clicking here. Please complete all tabs of the excel document, which includes:
- Application Form – Complete all information on this tab of the excel document.
- Budget – The budget should provide a full list of projected costs for the project, and include justification for the costs. Please highlight which costs are to be covered by the scholarship, as well as show details of how other costs will be covered.
- Timetable – Please provide a timetable for the project work.
- Supervisor Letter of Support – Applicants will need to upload a supporting letter from their supervisor for the proposed project work for which they are requesting funding. You will not be able to submit your application without attaching this letter to your online application.
- Application Form – can be accessed by clicking here. Please complete all tabs of the excel document, which includes:
- Once you are happy with all your responses you can press submit and you should receive a confirmation of receipt email at your LSHTM email address.
- The scholarships portal will not be able to accept applications after the deadline stated above.
- The Scholarships team will be in touch with an outcome in due course.
All applications will only be reviewed and processed after the deadline. All applications that are submitted before the deadline will be considered equally, regardless of submission date.
By submitting an application for this funding applicants agree to its Terms & Conditions.
Deadline
The deadline for receipt of complete applications is 13:00 (BST) on Thursday 1 May 2025.
Decisions will be reached, and the successful applicant notified by Friday 30 May 2025.