[ethics-of-health-systems-research TWG] Masters Scholarship Opportunity
E. Premdas Pinto
From: Kate Hawkins <ka...@pamoja.uk.com>
Date: Wed, May 15, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Subject: [ethics-of-health-systems-research TWG] Masters Scholarship Opportunity
To: ethics-of-health...@googlegroups.com <ethics-of-health...@googlegroups.com>
Dear All,
I have been asked to share this opportunity with the group.
SARETI Masters Degree MSocSc (Health Research Ethics) Scholarships Call for Applications: 2025
Deadline: 20 May 2024
The South African Research Ethics Training Initiative (SARETI), based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is an African programme in health research ethics that offers a mix of online and face-to-face modular and applied training as part of a structured Social Science Masters specialised in health research ethics.
SARETI has been awarded competitive funding from the Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), to offer Masters-level training in research ethics, beginning 2025. This two-year programme is aimed
at lawyers, social scientists and other professionals in the early stages of their career whose work relates to health-related research and/or research ethics. The programme will offer comprehensive advanced multi disciplinary Masters level training in research
ethics to a cohort of candidates from across Africa.
SARETI scholarships provide full financial support for Masters degree students in 2025/26. This includes travel, course fees, living expenses whilst in South Africa attending on-site modalities and research expenses.
Eligibility
- Ability to undertake travel to South Africa for 6 months of contact study in year 1 (2025) and 1–2 weeks in year 2 (2026)
- Have an eligible prior degree, preferably in law or social science, with SAQA NQF 8 or higher accreditation
- Involvement in health research ethics, health-related research or law and/or are willing to volunteer on a Research Ethics Committee in their country of origin
- Resident in Africa
The application form and instructions can be found at their website: http://sareti.ukzn.ac.za/ApplicationForm.aspx
Best,
Kate Hawkins
Pamoja Communications