Scholarships for KIT courses: deadlines approaching!
Do you want to enroll in a health course at KIT and study with like-minded health professionals from all over the world? We are happy to inform you about a number of scholarship opportunities to study at KIT in 2016.
Register now for one of our courses and apply for a scholarship before the application deadline.
NFP Scholarships for KIT short courses – deadline 20 October 2015
For a number of KIT courses there are scholarships available from the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP).
Registration period NFP: 3 September – 20 October 2015
First apply to KIT before: 20 September 2015
Register now by following the link to each course.
Applicants from NFP countries are strongly encouraged to apply for an NFP scholarship. For further information on the scholarship, the list of NFP countries and application instructions visit our NFP page.
These advanced courses can also be followed as part of the Master in International Health (MIH).
Follow the links below for more information on each course.
List Courses NFP deadline 20 October 2015
Courses on Health Systems Strengthening
- Human Resources for Health
Course dates: 29-2-2016 to 11-3-2016
Provides knowledge and skills that health care managers, policy makers and planners need for human resource management. It discusses strategies at country and workplace level to address health workforce issues. - Health Policy and Financing
Course dates: 11-4-2016 to 26-4-2016
An in-depth look at important issues and current debates in health policy, health economics and health financing, taking into account the diverse profit and not for profit systems.
Courses on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and HIV and AIDS
- Analysing Dynamics of HIV and AIDS Epidemics & Prevention
Course dates: 14-3-2016 to 1-4-2016
The course aims to help participants analyse the drivers of the epidemic and identify prevention, treatment, care and support strategies, including impact mitigation. - Sexual and Reproductive health and Rights including HIV and AIDS
Course dates: 14-3-2016 tot 1-4-2016
Development of critical analysis of relevant concepts related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and HIV/AIDS and appraisal of key issues and interventions in the area of SRHR and HIV/AIDS. - HIV Policy, Governance and Financing (e-learning)
Course dates: 11-4-2016 to 4-5-2016
Participants identify HIV and AIDS-related international agreements, conventions and financial mechanisms, and analyse how these influence national planning and implementation and vice versa. - Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights: Organising Effective Responses
Course dates: 17-5-2016 to 2-6-2016
How to improve access to equitable, quality sexual and Reproductive Health/HIV and AIDS services with a focus on rights is analysed, while improving integration of services as well as voice and participation. - HIV: Organising Effective Responses
Course dates: 17-5-2016 to 2-6-2016
This module critically analyses key aspects of health system’s response to the epidemic and how the health system itself has been impacted.
Courses on Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments
- NEW: Analysing Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments
Course dates: 14-3-2016 to 1-4-2016
This course focuses on analyzing health systems in fragile and conflict-affected environments, using appropriate tools, and reviews the main system components. - NEW: Health Policy, Governance and Finance in Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments
Course dates: 4-4-2016 to 4-5-2016
What are the key issues in addressing governance challenges in fragile and conflict-affected environments? What are the consequences of health financing policies and what are the opportunities for developing an effective health workforce in countries emerging from crisis? - NEW: Rebuilding Resilient Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments
Course dates: 17-5-2016 to 2-6-2016
This course addresses the short-term and long-term needs of a fragile state’s health systems.
Courses on Disease Management
- Control Strategies for Infectious and non-communicable diseases
Course dates: 17-5-2016 to 8-6-2016
Infectious and non-communicable diseases are used as models to examine different aspects and principles of disease control. - Using Geographic Information Systems in disease control programs
Course dates: 20-6-2016 to 1-7-2016
The course gives an introduction to the use of GIS in disease control programs
NFP scholarships for master programs
For the following master programs there are NFP scholarships available. Application deadline NFP is 15 March 2016. Applicants should apply first to KIT for admission. Follow the links for more information.
- MPH – Track in Health Systems Policy and Management
- MPH – Track in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- MPH – Track in HIV and AIDS
- NEW: MPH – Track in Health Systems and Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments
We advice to start the application process early should you be interested.
Other scholarship options
There are a number of other scholarship options to study at KIT. Options differ per nationality and profession. Examples:
- StuNed for applicants from Indonesia: application deadline 1 October 2015 for KIT courses spring 2016
- Tata Foundation for applicants from India.
- Aga Khan
- Welcome Trust
For more information, more options and application deadlines visit our fellowship page: www.kit.nl/fellowships.
Attention: For a number of scholarships the application deadline is in autumn 2015.