African STARS MSc Fellowship 2025 for Researchers (Fully-funded) – YOA

Deadline: June 26, 2025

Applications are invited for the African STARS MSc Fellowship 2025. The Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) (Senegal), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, invite purposes for the African STARS Fellowship; a completely funded OPPORTUNITY to pursue an MSc in Bioinformatics of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Genomics at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

This two-12 months, multidisciplinary MSc programme is designed to equip African scientists with the experience wanted to steer progressive analysis in infectious illnesses and pathogen genomics. The program consists of:

• Structured 9-month lecture block, together with a obligatory Statistics and Bioinformatics module, adopted by elective capita selecta modules in Infectious Diseases or Pathogen Genomics, providing flexibility to deal with rising analysis priorities.
• Over 1 12 months of arms-on analysis coaching inside Stellenbosch University’s world-class infectious illness laboratories to finish a bioinformatics analysis challenge.
• Career improvement workshops tailor-made to the wants of researchers in low- and center-incomecountries (LMICs).
• Ongoing mentorship from a devoted staff of supervisors based mostly at Stellenbosch and partnering establishments.

Funding

The African STARS Fellowship covers the complete value of the MSc programme, together with:

• Tuition charges
• Accommodation
• Living stipend
• Research-related bills
• Air Travel expense
• Health insurance coverage

Eligibility

• Born in and / or residing in Africa;
• 35 years of age or youthful on the time of application;
• Hold a BSc Honours (NQF degree 8) or equal 4-12 months diploma (≥65%) in:
  • Bioinformatics, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science,
  • Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, or a associated area
• Women are strongly inspired to apply.

Application

• Step 1: Click here to apply for the African STARS Fellowship (Scholarship)
  • Note: This kind is barely for the scholarship application.
  • Deadline: 26 June 2025
• Step 2: Submit a formal application to Stellenbosch University for admission to the MSc Programme.
  • Deadline: 31 August 2025 (International), 30 September 2025 (South Africans)

For extra data, go to African STARS MSc Fellowship.