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MSc Medical Mycology Scholarship – September 2015

We are delighted to announce that the University of Manchester MSc Medical Mycology programme is offering a scholarship in partnership with Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.

This scholarship is aimed at high achieving graduates within the medical andhealthcare sciences seeking to develop fungal infection diagnostic services and patient care in their home countries or globally. The scholarship is highly competitive and requires a strong local commitment and support.

The value of the scholarship is £18,990 and it can be used to cover the tuition fees, travel as well as accommodation and other living costs:

• For home/EU students the scholarship covers the tuition fee (£9,000) and provides a monthly allowance (£830/month).

• Alternatively the scholarship can be used to cover part of the international tuition fee but the applicant must be able to find additional funding (estimate: £15,000) and provide evidence of this to cover the full fee (£20,500), living costs and travel.

For the avoidance of doubt, the purpose of the scholarship is to provide funding for one individual so they can graduate with an MSc in Medical Mycology, which in turn will provide them with the knowledge and practical skills to pursue a specialist career in diagnostic, clinical or academic settings. These skills will assist the therapeutic area by enhancing access to rapid diagnostics of fungal diseases enabling more targeted use of antifungals and other resources as well as improved patient outcomes from fungal infections.

We invite you to submit an application for the scholarship. Please find attached a copy of the application form and further details. Scanned signed applications and support letters must be emailed to the email address provided on the application form by the deadline.

The application deadline is Tuesday 30th June 2015, 4pm GMT.

Please note that only full applications will be considered.

Please note before applying you MUST ensure you fulfill our entry criteria and can provide all required documentation including International English Language Testing System (IELTS) results.

To apply you need to provide a plan (see attached application form) how you intend to use the scholarship to improve the diagnostics and care of patients with fungal infections either in your home country or globally. It is advised that you discuss the plan with people who are in the position to commit to the development of mycological services locally. A support letter from the Head of your Hospitalor Clinical Laboratory (or other centre where you plan to relocate) summarising how your new skills will be put in use is highlyrecommended. Also, provide enough detail regarding what diagnostics and care are presently available and what do you think should and could be improved. Be precise and realistic.

Best regards,

Dr. Riina Richardson, DDS, PhD, FRCPath

Programme Director for the MSc in Medical Mycology

School of Medicine

MSc Medical MycologyFunding Application Form 2015

Deadline to submit Application: 30th June 2015, 4 pm GMT

• This form should be submitted via email together with a scanned signed support letter to with ‘Medical Mycology Scholarship’ as the subject title.
• Applicants are required to:
• submit this form includinga500-word plan
• attach a supporting letter from the Head of your Hospital, Clinical laboratory or Ministry of Health summarising how your new skills will be put in use.

• This scholarship has been supported by an unrestricted grant from ASTELLA PHARMA LTD

Please complete all sections:

PERSONAL DETAILS:

QUALIFICATION/S:

Undergraduate:

Postgraduate (if applicable):

Other qualification/s (if applicable):

Plan(500 words maximum)

Please provide a plan addressing how you intend to use the scholarship to improve the diagnostics and care of patients with fungal infections in your home country or globally (see cover letter for further advise).