The International Statistics and Epidemiology Partnership (ISEP) MSc in Medical Statistics Fellowship Scheme is for students from sub-Saharan Africa and comprises of one year of MSc study, followed by a year’s placement at one of ISEP’s partner research centres in Africa: MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit; Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU); ZAMBART; THRU-Zim Biomedical Research Training Institute; African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); MRC Unit at The Gambia, LSHTM.
In the first year, the Fellow chooses a summer project as an introduction to the research topic to be pursued further during the placement year.
During the placement year, the Fellow gains practical experience in different aspects of research including study design, data management, analysis and reporting of findings. Fellows are guided by on-site statisticians and researchers as well as other ISEP members.
Continual mentoring, supervision and support is provided as part of the scheme throughout the fellowship from members of the partnership.
The ISEP MSc Fellowship is highly competitive, and receives hundreds of applications every year. The majority of our fellows are now either working as medical statisticians at research institutions in Africa, or are engaged in PhD studies.
2025 – ISEP Postgraduate Training Fellowship in Medical Statistics
All fellowship places are funded by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and will support fellows to study for the MSc degree in Medical Statistics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
Each fellowship will cover costs for MSc tuition fees, an annual stipend, and return air travel.
To be eligible, candidates must:
- (i) be resident in and a national of a country in sub-Saharan Africa
- (ii) be in possession of an excellent degree with a background in mathematics, statistics, or a related subject
- (iii) have at least 1 year of work experience in medical statistics or epidemiology
- (iv) be able to meet the English language requirements as set out in the English language requirements policy
Support will not be given as a supplement to other funding, nor to students who have funding from other sources.
Candidates should complete their application through the online portal. A curriculum vitae and academic transcript must be uploaded as part of the application.
Please note: an academic transcript should be included for studies at undergraduate degree level as well as any additional postgraduate study.
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