Funder: World Health Organization
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Scholarship) | June 2027 (Partner university admission)
Funding Amounts: Full academic scholarship covering tuition, living support, research costs and return travel
Summary: Master's-level training in implementation research builds capacity to address infectious diseases of poverty in low- and middle-income countries.
Key Information: Apply directly to a participating university in your region; only admitted candidates can receive a scholarship.
Description
The TDR Postgraduate Training Scheme supports master's-level training to strengthen leadership in research on infectious diseases of poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is funded through the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, based at WHO in Geneva. Training combines academic study with dissertation research and fieldwork focused on implementation research: identifying health-system bottlenecks and approaches to reaching people underserved by health interventions.
The Ghana and Mali calls emphasize a One Health approach to four challenges: epidemics and outbreaks, control and elimination of diseases of poverty, climate change's effects on health, and antimicrobial resistance. The scheme aims to strengthen researchers' ability to generate evidence for policy and practice. Fellows generally pursue research or public-health careers in LMICs and become part of the TDR Global network.
