2623 Scholarships for Public Health for International Students
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| Degree level | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Bachelor’s | 1 |
| Master’s | 41 |
| Ph.D. | 2 |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Bachelor’s
| Recipients per nationality | Nationalities / reported countries of origin |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Stipendium Hungaricum | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodalay Uth — Cambodia | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | University of Debrecen; Hungary | Bachelor’s in Public Health Sciences |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Bachelor’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Sodalay Uth Bachelor’s in Public Health Sciences | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | Full tuition, monthly stipend, accommodation/housing allowance, insurance, student visa as reported |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Bachelor’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Sodalay Uth Bachelor’s in Public Health Sciences | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | AIS Phnom Penh high school2020; ACE English courses; public-health online courses;seven-year class monitor/community service |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Bachelor’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS | 1/1 | IELTS 7.5 (Sodalay Uth) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Bachelor’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodian national nomination examination | 1/1 | Passed (Sodalay Uth) |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Master’s
| Recipients per nationality | Nationalities / reported countries of origin |
|---|---|
| 8 | India, Pakistan |
| 3 | Ghana |
| 2 | Bangladesh, Canada |
| 1 | Afghanistan, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Syria, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, United States, Zimbabwe |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Chevening Scholarships | 10 |
| Danish Government Scholarships for highly qualified non-EU/EEA students | 3 |
| Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program | 3 |
| Stipendium Hungaricum | 3 |
| AAUW's International Fellowship | 1 |
| Asma Jehangir Scholarship under Chevening Award | 1 |
| Aurelia Murphy Killian Endowment in Public Health Scholarship | 1 |
| Australia Awards Scholarships | 1 |
| Chinese Government Scholarship, China-Africa Friendship Program | 1 |
| Combined DAAD and Hans Riegel Stiftung funding at the University of Bonn | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meghna Lama — India | Outstanding Student Scholarship; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Aurelia Murphy Killian Endowment in Public Health Scholarship | UTHealth Houston School of Public Health; United States | Master’s in MPH Epidemiology |
| Leen Alsabbagh — Syria | DAAD Study Scholarships — Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines; Hans Riegel Stiftung scholarship; Combined DAAD and Hans Riegel Stiftung funding at the University of Bonn | University of Bonn; Germany | Master’s in Global Health |
| Felicia Jacinta Ayambire — Ghana | AAUW International Fellowships; Competitive Graduate Award | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; United States | Master’s in Public Health |
| Zohaib Safdar — Pakistan | Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | University of Chester; United Kingdom | Master’s in Public Health Nutrition |
| Santiago Bravo — Ecuador | KOICA Scholarship — CIAT | Yonsei University — Graduate School of Public Health; Korea; South Korea | Master’s in Public Health — Global Control of Infectious Diseases |
| Samuel Nduwayezu — Rwanda | Chevening Scholarship | Swansea University; United Kingdom | Master’s in Public Health and Health Promotion |
| Omar Souabni — Tunisia | Fulbright Scholarship | Emory University; United States | Master’s in Public Health, Global Health |
| Madalitso Aline-Mary Mwenemurupa (August 2022–February 2024) — Malawi | KOICA Scholarship | Yonsei University; Korea; South Korea | Master’s in Public Health, Health Policy and Financing |
| Fidelity Ndali (2024–2025) — Zimbabwe | Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarship | University of Oxford; United Kingdom | Master’s in Modelling for Global Health |
| Dr. Avisak Bhattacharjee — Bangladesh | Independent University of Bangladesh academic scholarship | Independent University of Bangladesh; Bangladesh | Master’s |
| Dr. Shailey Gokhale — India | Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program | London School of Economics and Political Science; United Kingdom | Master’s in Global Health Policy (MSc) |
| Zachary Gavry (est. 2015–2017) — United States | Danish Government Scholarship | University of Copenhagen; Denmark | Master’s in Global Health |
| Rupali Agarwal — India | Commonwealth Scholarship | University of Liverpool; India; United Kingdom | Master’s in Public Health (MPH), distance learning |
| Nick Peoples | Duke/Duke Kunshan Full Tuition Merit Scholarship; Research Grant for Fieldwork in Nepal | Duke University / Duke Kunshan University, China campus; China | Master’s in Global Health |
| Mohammad Usman Imtiaz (2025–2027 cohort) — Pakistan | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Universidad de Oviedo; Spain | Master’s in Public Health in Disasters (PHID) |
| Mohammad Haris Taheri (Dissertation November 2024; 2022 application) — Afghanistan | Chevening Scholarship | University of Southampton; United Kingdom | Master’s in Global Health, completed with distinction, dissertation November 2024 |
| Maudita Dwi Anbarani — Indonesia | Australia Awards Scholarships | University of New South Wales; Australia | Master’s in Public Health |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Meghna Lama Master’s in MPH Epidemiology | Outstanding Student Scholarship; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Aurelia Murphy Killian Endowment in Public Health Scholarship | Outstanding Student Scholarship USD1,000 Outstanding Student plus in-state tuition eligibility; PEO USD12,500; second-year Killian USD1,000 |
| Leen Alsabbagh Master’s in Global Health | DAAD Study Scholarships — Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines; Hans Riegel Stiftung scholarship; Combined DAAD and Hans Riegel Stiftung funding at the University of Bonn | Combined DAAD and Hans Riegel Stiftung funding at the University of Bonn DAAD supported living and travel costs; a separate Hans Riegel award covered tuition. |
| Felicia Jacinta Ayambire Master’s in Public Health | AAUW International Fellowships; Competitive Graduate Award | Competitive Graduate Award: full first-year tuition waiver and monthly stipend; AAUW fellowship also supported the degree. |
| Zohaib Safdar Master’s in Public Health Nutrition | Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | Full tuition, monthly living stipend, accommodation support, return airfare and study-related allowances. |
| Santiago Bravo Master’s in Public Health — Global Control of Infectious Diseases | KOICA Scholarship — CIAT | Tuition, monthly living allowance, airfare, settlement support and health insurance. |
| Samuel Nduwayezu Master’s in Public Health and Health Promotion | Chevening Scholarship | Tuition,monthly stipend,returntravel,visa fees,arrival and other academic allowances |
| Omar Souabni Master’s in Public Health, Global Health | Fulbright Scholarship | Full tuition and monthly living stipend |
| Madalitso Aline-Mary Mwenemurupa Master’s in Public Health, Health Policy and Financing | KOICA Scholarship | Tuition, campus housing, return airfare, insurance/fees, about KRW 999,000 monthly and one-off settlement. |
| Fidelity Ndali Master’s in Modelling for Global Health | Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarship | Tuition and living support of at least £20,780, plus leadership/entrepreneurship support. |
| Dr. Shailey Gokhale Master’s in Global Health Policy (MSc) | Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program | tuition; monthly living stipend; health insurance; return airfare |
| Zachary Gavry Master’s in Global Health | Danish Government Scholarship | Two years of full tuition and a monthly stipend; the reported package of about DKK 250,000 was also expressed as about USD 40,000. |
| Rupali Agarwal Master’s in Public Health (MPH), distance learning | Commonwealth Scholarship | Full tuition and other course-related fees for the distance-learning MPH. |
| Nick Peoples Master’s in Global Health | Duke/Duke Kunshan Full Tuition Merit Scholarship; Research Grant for Fieldwork in Nepal | Full tuition; separate research grant for fieldwork Nepal |
| Mohammad Usman Imtiaz Master’s in Public Health in Disasters (PHID) | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Full funding with stipend |
| Mohammad Haris Taheri Master’s in Global Health, completed with distinction, dissertation November 2024 | Chevening Scholarship | Full tuition, arrival/return travel and monthly living stipend |
| Md Jahedul Islam (2025–2026 scholar period) Master’s in MPH Global Health2025–26 | Chevening Scholarship | - Full tuition fees - Monthly living allowance - Travel costs - Additional grants and allowances |
| Maudita Dwi Anbarani Master’s in Public Health | Australia Awards Scholarships | Australia Awards Scholarship — Tuition; predeparture EAP; return economy airfare; medical/visa; OSHC; AUD 5,000 establishment; approx AUD 1,300 fortnightly; IAP |
| Marvi Mahesar Master’s in Tropical Medicine and International Health | Asma Jehangir Scholarship under Chevening Award | Tuition, flights, accommodation and monthly stipend. |
| Krishna Sharma (2025/26 academic year) Master’s in Global Public Health2025/26 | Chevening Scholarship | Chevening Scholarship Tuition, travel and living expenses. |
| Hira Zaheer Ahmed Master’s in Public Health masters | University of Bristol Think Big Scholarships | GBP 13,000 tuition and GBP 3,000 living costs |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Meghna Lama Master’s in MPH Epidemiology | Outstanding Student Scholarship; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Aurelia Murphy Killian Endowment in Public Health Scholarship | BDS India GPA 3.83; oral-health field coordinator, surveillance/community camps. |
| Leen Alsabbagh Master’s in Global Health | DAAD Study Scholarships — Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines; Hans Riegel Stiftung scholarship; Combined DAAD and Hans Riegel Stiftung funding at the University of Bonn | Damascus Dentistry degree and Pediatric Dentistry master’s in progress; Syrian health-system experience; short public-health course |
| Felicia Jacinta Ayambire Master’s in Public Health | AAUW International Fellowships; Competitive Graduate Award | AAUW fellowship received on second attempt; distinct from university admission and test attempts. |
| Zohaib Safdar Master’s in Public Health Nutrition | Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | BSc Honours in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, CGPA 3.71/4.00. |
| Santiago Bravo Master’s in Public Health — Global Control of Infectious Diseases | KOICA Scholarship — CIAT | MD, MSc Public Health; rural/community-health service, Amazon public health center director; AEMPPI Ecuador/IFMSA National President. |
| Samuel Nduwayezu Master’s in Public Health and Health Promotion | Chevening Scholarship | Nursing bachelor’s at University of Rwanda (2024), with clinical internships at CHUK and King Faisal Hospital. Founded Heza Initiative and worked on maternal and child nutrition, poultry projects, COVID vaccination and Marburg response. |
| Omar Souabni Master’s in Public Health, Global Health | Fulbright Scholarship | Doctor of Pharmacy; antimicrobial-resistance thesis, infectious-disease and microbiology internships, public-health volunteering and parasitology research exchange at the University of Granada |
| Madalitso Aline-Mary Mwenemurupa Master’s in Public Health, Health Policy and Financing | KOICA Scholarship | Social Work BSc Honours with a Socio-Cultural Anthropology minor. |
| Fidelity Ndali Master’s in Modelling for Global Health | Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarship | Applied Mathematics with Economics, University of Zimbabwe, First Class Honours, top 5% of first-class graduates; mathematical-modelling and statistics training. |
| Oluwaseyifunmi Valentina Oladipo Master’s in Public Health, Maternal and Child Health (MPH) | Chinese Government Scholarship, China-Africa Friendship Program | Human Nutrition/Dietetics bachelor’s, Universityof Ibadan. |
| Dr. Shailey Gokhale Master’s in Global Health Policy (MSc) | Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program | BHMS, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University MPH in Social Epidemiology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences WHO Surveillance Medical Officer in Bihar during COVID-19; coordinated community awareness, testing and surveillance with more than 3,000 teachers Prior work across community implementation, district initiatives, national health programs and policy |
| Zachary Gavry Master’s in Global Health | Danish Government Scholarship | Providence College degrees in Health Policy and Management and Global Studies; work-study, internships and a 2012 exchange. |
| Rupali Agarwal Master’s in Public Health (MPH), distance learning | Commonwealth Scholarship | BSc and First Division Master of Social Work (2001), with community-development and Young Health Programme management experience. |
| Nick Peoples Master’s in Global Health | Duke/Duke Kunshan Full Tuition Merit Scholarship; Research Grant for Fieldwork in Nepal | Texas community-college start, biochemistry BSc at small Oklahoma university, STEM/pre-medical coursework; Vanderbilt funded summer biophysics internship after freshman year; Central America clinic volunteering at19 |
| Mohammad Usman Imtiaz Master’s in Public Health in Disasters (PHID) | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Pharm-D; patient counselling/community pharmacy/clinical training, disaster volunteering and public-health research; Team Lead–Patient Support Coordinator during Pharm-D. |
| Mohammad Haris Taheri Master’s in Global Health, completed with distinction, dissertation November 2024 | Chevening Scholarship | Dentistry qualification at Kabul University of Medical Sciences (96%) and prior MPH (GPA 3.5/4.0, 2019); dentist, clinical lecturer and public-health research experience. |
| Md Jahedul Islam Master’s in MPH Global Health2025–26 | Chevening Scholarship | BSS and MSS in Anthropology from the University of Chittagong , followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management. |
| Maudita Dwi Anbarani Master’s in Public Health | Australia Awards Scholarships | University of Indonesia Public Health bachelor’s, Epidemiology specialization, GPA 3.74/4; nonprofit research-institute work |
| Marvi Mahesar Master’s in Tropical Medicine and International Health | Asma Jehangir Scholarship under Chevening Award | Medicine undergraduate degree, GPA 3.73; A-level results of one A* and two As, with nearly five years of health and public-health work as a licensed physician. |
| Krishna Sharma Master’s in Global Public Health2025/26 | Chevening Scholarship | Public Health bachelor’s at the National Academy for Medical Science, Purbanchal University ; maternal and neonatal health work with One Heart Worldwide, occupational-health work and Women Deliver leadership. |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS | 16/41 | IELTS 6.5 (Samuel Nduwayezu); IELTS 8.0 (Ahmad Shoeb Hashmi, Meghna Lama, Syed Hanzila Azhar); IELTS 8.5 (Marvi Mahesar); Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (Madalitso Aline-Mary Mwenemurupa); IELTS Academic UKVI taken (Hira Zaheer Ahmed); IELTS Academic taken (Maudita Dwi Anbarani); IELTS taken (Ankur Nair, Dr. Shailey Gokhale, and 6 others) |
| English tests optional, waived or not required | 2/41 | English-language test exemption accepted (Oluwaseyifunmi Valentina Oladipo); English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Anna Nana Agyeiwaa Mensah) |
| English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted | 2/41 | Academic qualifications accepted (Mina); English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Danial Umar) |
| TOEFL | 2/41 | TOEFL taken (Omar Souabni, Swati Mishra) |
| English proficiency test | 1/41 | English proficiency test taken (Md Jahedul Islam) |
| English-language test exemption | 1/41 | TOEFL / IELTS exemption accepted (Faith Opiyo) |
| English-language test exemption or accepted alternative | 1/41 | IELTS / TOEFL exemption accepted (Felicia Jacinta Ayambire) |
| TOEFL iBT | 1/41 | 102/120 (Leen Alsabbagh) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| Additional standardized tests not required | 4/41 | GRE / GMAT optional or not required (Rupsa Chakraborty); Language test optional or not required (Danial Umar, Emma Tkach, Zachary Gavry) |
| GRE | 1/41 | GRE taken (Omar Souabni) |
| HAT | 1/41 | HAT taken (Syed Hanzila Azhar) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Master’s
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary Gavry | Master’s in Global Health | Works in Copenhagen’s life-science sector. |
| Rupali Agarwal | Master’s in Public Health (MPH), distance learning | Led a company’s CSR function from 2017, developed Project Nayan across 190 villages and later became an independent CSR, ESG and social-impact consultant. |
| Omar Souabni | Master’s in Public Health, Global Health | Returned to Tunisia and joined the World Bank as a public-health consultant, working on pandemic preparedness, diagnostic networks and surveillance |
| Oluwaseyifunmi Valentina Oladipo | Master’s in Public Health, Maternal and Child Health (MPH) | After completing the programme, worked as a nutritionist in a hospital within the Lagos State Health Service Commission in Nigeria. |
| Dr. Ludovick Lopa (2019–2020) | Master’s in Public Health | After the MPH, pursued a Commonwealth-supported MSc in Healthcare Leadership at Lancaster University . |
| Madalitso Aline-Mary Mwenemurupa | Master’s in Global Health | Subsequently completed a KOICA-supported Master of Public Health at Yonsei University . |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Ph.D.
| Recipients per nationality | Nationalities / reported countries of origin |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria, Pakistan |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| AAUW International Doctoral Fellowship | 1 |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Foreign Study Award | 1 |
| Commonwealth PhD Scholarships | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gul Saeed — Pakistan | Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Foreign Study Award; AAUW International Doctoral Fellowship | Yale University; United States | Ph.D. in PhD, Yale School of Public Health |
| Charity A. Aienobe-Asekharen (2020 scholarship; three-year funding) — Nigeria | Commonwealth PhD Scholarship | Brunel University of London; United Kingdom | Ph.D. in Public Health & Health Promotion Research |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Gul Saeed Ph.D. in PhD, Yale School of Public Health | Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Foreign Study Award; AAUW International Doctoral Fellowship | Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Foreign Study Award Reported a CAD 105,000 CIHR award and a separate USD 25,000 AAUW doctoral fellowship. |
| Charity A. Aienobe-Asekharen Ph.D. in Public Health & Health Promotion Research | Commonwealth PhD Scholarship | The 2020 Commonwealth PhD Scholarship, reported as worth more than GBP 100,000, covered tuition, living expenses and research costs for three years. |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Charity A. Aienobe-Asekharen Ph.D. in Public Health & Health Promotion Research | Commonwealth PhD Scholarship | MPH in Health Promotion and Education at the University of Ibadan , GPA 5.9/7; BSc in Anatomy and Cell Biology at Delta State University , GPA 4.20/5; tobacco-control community work and publications. |