BRAC University selected to host int\\\'l postgraduate training

The James P Grant School of Public Health of the BRAC University has been selected to host an international postgraduate training scheme for Masters of Public Health (MPH) Programme providing full scholarship to up to 10 students each year, says a press release.

The training will be focused on implementation research, which supports the identification of health system bottlenecks and approaches to address them. TDR, the Spcial Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, has provided the award. TDR is hosted the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, where it is co-sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank and WHO.

JPGSPH, BRAC University is one of seven universities from low-and middle-income countries that have been selected to manage these grants. There are three universities in Africa, two in Asia and one each in Latin America and the Middle East. Each will serve students from their regions.

The new overall plan will provide up to USD 13 million in support for over 200 PhD and Masters degree students in the next four years. The grants are available to students from low- and middle-income countries. The goal is to enhance graduate training capacity and boost the number of researchers in these countries, and provide regional support through these universities and the Regional Training Centres supported by TDR.

Grant applications will be released on June, 2015 for the coming academic year 2016-2017.