The Commonwealth Medical Fellowships is the fully funded opportunity for the mid-career medical personnel from low- and middle-income countries to improve their clinical skills.
Funded by the Department of International Development of the United Kingdom (DFID), Commonwealth Medical Fellowships allows talented and motivated people to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for sustainable development.
Deadline is May 13, 2019
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To apply for these Commonwealth Medical Scholarships, the applicant must:
Each fellowship provides:
Purpose: To offer middle-career physicians the opportunity to improve their clinical skills and have catalytic effects in their workplaces.
Intended beneficiaries: middle-career doctors working in teaching hospitals affiliated with universities in low and middle-income countries of the Commonwealth.
These scholarships are offered under one of the six themes of the CSC:
Medical scholarships are intended to provide access to specific skills / knowledge that are not easily obtained in the applicant’s country of origin. Applications that clearly demonstrate this will be considered favorably.
The awards are sustainable for a period of 4 to 6 months in any approved university hospital in the United Kingdom.
One must submit his application directly to the CSC using the CSC online application system. The request must be presented and supported by the Dean of the School of Medicine in which he has the academic appointment. The CSC will not accept any application that is not sent through the CSC online application system.
Only one application per applicant for these scholarships will be accepted.
Deadline for supporting documentation: the applicant must submit the following supporting documentation by 4:00 p.m. (BST) on May 28, 2019 in order for their application to be eligible for consideration:
Copy of your valid passport (or national identification card) showing your photograph, date of birth and country of citizenship, uploaded into the online application system
Complete transcripts of the university and certificates detailing the qualification dates for the applicant’s primary physician title, uploaded into the online application system
Academic reference of the Director of the Teaching Hospital Department that describes how the acquired skills are required. All references must be sent directly by the arbitrators to the online application system (a request will be sent to them by email)
Approval by the Dean of the School of Medicine in which he / she has the academic appointment that confirms his / her academic appointment submitted directly by the Dean to the online application system (the Dean will be sent an application by email)
Declaration of support from a proposed supervisor at the university hospital in the United Kingdom: sent directly to the CSC (a request will be sent by email to the supervisors)
In the application, the applicant is expected to obtain the agreement of a UK Supervisor (Medical Consultant) of a university hospital in the United Kingdom that he considers most appropriate to present the scholarship and explain his reasons. The applicant must also provide evidence of agreement to receive the scholarship from their chosen university hospital. Candidates who select institutions outside of London will have priority over candidates who select institutions in London. This is because they are likely to gain more hands-on experience in institutions outside of London. The CSC will make the final decision about the study institution and reserves the right to cancel any preference indicated by the candidate.
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