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Master of Public Health Scholarship

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PLEASE NOTE: For official information, specific details, and updated deadlines and instructions, please check the organization’s website and current application forms. If you have problems or questions, please contact us.

Description:

This program was established to support medical practitioners from Myanmar to pursue Master’s degrees in Public Health or Master’s degrees in Health Social Science at universities within Thailand or the Philippines.

Deadlines:

Applicants are advised to apply to both the university and the scholarship program as early as possible. Applications sent after the appropriate deadline will be automatically disqualified.

  • Scholarship application deadline: 31 December 2011
  • Mahidol University’s Master of Public Health deadline: 31 January 2012
  • Mahidol University’s Master of Health Social Science deadline: 31 March 2012
  • Thammasat University’s Master of Public Health deadline: 31 March 2012
  • University of the Philippines deadline (all programs): 28 February 2012

Eligibility and Restrictions:

  • Applicants must be Myanmar Nationals.
  • Students are required to contribute part of the overall costs personally or from another source.
  • Students must attend on a full time basis and agree to complete the program within its normal duration.
  • Participants are required to maintain student status throughout the time of the grant and abide by all the terms and conditions as outlined in a contract letter to be signed by the grantee.
  • Applicants must independently apply to, and be accepted by, one of the university programs listed on the application.

Application Procedure:

  • Click here to download the scholarship application, or request the scholarship application by email from mphmyanmar@gmail.com or sssmyanmar@gmail.com.
  • At the same time, please visit the university websites listed at the top of this page to obtain the university applications.
  • Students should mail their applications and additional required materials to:

    Ms. Tanya Polinsky
    P.O. Box 8
    Mae Ping Post Office
    Chiang Mai 50301 THAILAND
    Telephone: +66 (0) 81 993 2406

  • Or, students should email their applications and additional required materials to mphmyanmar@gmail.com.

Attachments:

Please include one copy of the following documents with your completed application. All official documents must be accompanied by an English translation.

  1. A copy of the official letter of admission from the academic institution (if not available, explain why);
  2. The official letter informing you of the details of the scholarship or financial aid award (if separate from the above);
  3. Copies of your current and all additional academic transcripts (if not available, explain why);
  4. Copy of the identifying pages of your passport, and Thai visa or other official I.D. (if no documents are available, please attach a short explanation);
  5. Two reference letters: one from an academic advisor (including information on other funds received from your school, if applicable) and the other from a non-family member who is familiar with your work and potential.
  6. Please include in your application any additional information you feel may be helpful in the evaluation of your case.

PLEASE NOTE: Omission of one or more of the documents mentioned above renders your application incomplete and will result in disqualification of the application. In the event that a document becomes available only after you submit your application, please indicate this on your application and send the missing document as soon as it becomes available.

Essays:

Please submit the following essays with your application. Essays should be maximum 250-300 words each. Please confine your essays to the topics outlined below. Applications without required essays will be considered incomplete.

  • ESSAY #1 – BIOGRAPHY: Tell us about your life in Myanmar, your family, the education you have already received, and the work you have done. Tell us in some detail how you support yourself now. Also, if you have left Myanmar, tell us how you came to be where you are.
  • ESSAY #2 – WHY WOULD YOU LIKE TO STUDY YOUR CHOSEN SUBJECT?: How do you know that you have any aptitude for this field of study? What do you intend to do when you graduate? What are your plans for the next five years, and how do you plan to achieve them?
  • ESSAY #3 – ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH GOALS: All of the eligible university programs require the students to research and write a thesis. Please describe which subject and population group you would like to research for this purpose and why you believe that this subject would be relevant to the Public Health situation in Myanmar.