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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Unknown
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The scholarship enables medical scientists at the outset of their careers to undertake a period of further study or research at the University’s Medical School and return to Poland.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
A variable number of awards are made each year, depending on the finances available. Funding for Edinburgh based degrees are for one year only.
For scholars undertaking 1 year research or postgraduate degree courses in Edinburgh, the award normally consists of a subsistence allowance payable for periods of 1-12 months, depending on the length of their course/research programme. It does not cover research costs or travel to and from Poland. Assistance with tuition fees is likely to be available for a limited number of successful applicants.
In the case of applicants undertaking distance learning degree programmes the award will normally cover the tuition fees, subject to satisfactory progress, but no subsistence allowance is payable.
Eligibility
- Applicants who have previously been awarded a scholarship to undertake a degree programme (either a 1 year- Edinburgh based or a distance learning degree programme) are not eligible to re- apply for a scholarship.
The programme is open to Polish medical scientists
- In their early career (usually within 10 years of their medical graduation - MB ChB equivalent)
- Working in Polish Medical Academies/Universities and Research Institutes
- With excellent mastery of English and
- Committed to the further development of medical research expertise in Poland.
Applicants must agree in writing to provide the Polish School of Medicine Memorial Fund Committee with a scholarship report within 1 month of completing their programme of study/ research.
The expectations and intentions of the founders of the Polish School of Medicine Memorial Fund Scholarship Programme is that successful applicants.
- Should return to their units/ departments in Poland on completion of their attachment/studies,
- Use their new-Found skills to further enhance and develop Polish medicine
Applicants must agree to provide the Polish School of Medicine Memorial Fund Committee with a scholarship report within 1 month of completing their programme of study/ research.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Medicine
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
26 Jun 2024