DAADScholarship for Master of Science in International Health
Prerequisites
and Requirements
Candidates from low- and middle-income countries who have completed an
academic degree (240ECTS/4 years) with far above average results (upper third)
and at least two years of related professional experience after the first
degree (Bachelor) at the time of application are eligible for a DAAD (German
Academic Exchange Service) scholarship. His/her academic degrees should
normally be no more than six years old.
Scholarship holders begin their study by attending the Core Course at
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin. For the advanced studies phase, they will
complete Advanced Modules (20 ECTS) in Berlin or at our partner universities in
Heidelberg, Germany and Bergen, Norway. The Master Thesis is done at the
National Institute of Public Health in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
DAAD
Scholarship for Master of Science in International Health - Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin Details:
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Scholarship Country: Germany
· University: Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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Minimum degree: Bachelors Degree
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Award: Tuition and Stipend
How to
apply for a Scholarship?
If you would
like to apply for a DAAD scholarship, please submit the following documents as
hard-copies in the following order:
1. DAAD
application form, personally signed with current date. The form can be
found here.
2.
Curriculum Vitae, personally singed with current date. The curriculum must be
submitted in the Europass format. You can find the sample form here.
3. Letter of
Motivation, personally signed with current date (maximum 2 pages) IMPORTANT: When
applying for more than one postgraduate course (maximum 3 courses), still
submit only one motivation letter explaining why you are
applying for the specific courses and why you chose that priority.
4. Research
proposal for a suggested Master Thesis project (maximum 3-5 pages).
Please note that your research proposal for the DAAD application is in no way
binding in terms of your thesis project for our programme. This proposal will
just help us to assess your application.
5. Letter of
recommendation from your current employer. The letter must have
letterhead, the signature and the official stamp and must be of current date
(not in a sealed envelope).
6.
Certificate(s) of Employment from the employer(s) that prove a minimum of
two years of relevant working experience (after the Bachelor degree) at the
time of application (with letterhead, signature and stamp) and if possible, a
guarantee of re-employment from your current employer upon returning home.
7. Proof of
English Language Skills: IELTS (Band 6) certificate or TOEFL (minimum
score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based).
- Native speakers of English do
not need to submit proof.
- Students who have completed a
university degree that was taught in English in an English-speaking
country (e.g. the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada etc.) need only submit
their degree certificate.
- Candidates from Botswana,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda only need to enclose a certificate
by the Dean of Studies of their previous university confirming that their
entire tertiary education was conducted in English.
8. Certified
copies of Academic Degrees (with certified translation if the degree was
issued in any language other than English).
9. Certified
copies of Academic Transcripts, incl. grading-scale (certified translation if
the transcript was issued in any language other than English).
10. Applicants
from the People’s Republic of China are asked to submit an APS Certificate with
their application documents.
Application deadline
The final date to apply
for a University is 15, 10, 2021.
A certified
copy is a copy of an original document that bears the original (“wet”) official
stamp or seal and the original (“wet”) signature of the person who certifies
that the copy is identical to the original. A certified copy is a legal
document. An explanation what a certified copy is, you can find here.