Call for Submissions: CIDER Fellowship Grant Program

The fellowship aims to enable deserving candidates to pursue the Master of Science in Infectious Disease Emergencies (MSc IDE) program, ensuring that the opportunity to gain world-class education is accessible to those who have the potential to make a meaningful impact in their communities.

Purpose

• Bridge Educational Gaps: Provide financial assistance to talented individuals from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder access to quality education.
• Cultivate Leadership: Support the development of future leaders in infectious disease emergency response and preparedness who will drive transformative change in their home countries.
• Promote Global Equity: Strengthen the global capacity to respond to infectious diseases by empowering students from low- middle income countries to participate in and contribute to global health systems.

Goals

• Enhance Representation: Ensure that students from low- middle income regions are well-represented in the program, fostering diverse perspectives and inclusive dialogue.
• Build Community Resilience: Equip recipients with advanced knowledge and practical skills to address and manage infectious disease emergencies in resource-limited settings.
• Support Global Health Equity: Encourage the dissemination of knowledge and skills to underserved regions, fostering sustainable health improvements and preparedness in vulnerable communities.

Eligibility Criteria

• Qualification Types
  • Master’s (Coursework) Students
• Nationalities
  • All International Students
• Graduate Programmes Scholarship Holders Must Pursue
  • M.Sc. in Infectious Disease Emergencies (Coursework)
• Academic Pre-Requisites
  • No specific academic pre-requisites.
• Other Eligibility Criteria
  • The CIDER Fellowship Grant is designed to support students from low- middle- income countries in pursuing the MSc Infectious Disease Emergencies (IDE) program. To be eligible for this fellowship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
    • Citizenship: Applicants must be citizens of a country classified as low or middle-income by the World Bank.
    • Academic Qualifications: Applicants should possess a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in a relevant field, such as medicine, public health, microbiology, or epidemiology.
    • Professional Experience: A minimum of two years of work experience in public health, infectious disease management, or a related area is required.
    • English Proficiency: Proficiency in English is essential, as the program is conducted in English. Applicants may need to provide proof of language proficiency through standardized tests like TOEFL or IELTS.
    • Commitment to Home Country: Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to returning to their home country upon completion of the program to contribute to local health systems and emergency preparedness. A recommendation letter from their organization is required, affirming the candidate’s intent to contribute upon return.
    • Financial Need: Applicants should provide evidence of financial need, indicating that they would not be able to pursue the program without the fellowship support.

For more information, visit National University of Singapore.