Overview
At the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Programme we are keen to build capacity for research in East Africa. We are aware that good PhD training is the foundation for a successful research career. As such, our PhD scheme is aimed at providing students with an opportunity to carry out their training in a high quality research environment. We have developed a quality assured supervision system that includes both direct supervision teams of two or three senior researchers and student advisory committees that monitors the students' progress and advise on academic, career and if necessary social issues that may affect the students' progress. In addition, the students' progress is monitored through six monthly reports and an upgrading mini viva at the end of the first year to determine their suitability to continue with the PhD training. Our supervision system is internationally recognised and we are now an Affiliated Research Centre of the Open University of the UK with authority to wholly supervise students registered with that University. As such the Open University is the default institution for registering PhD students within our Programme. Admission to the PhD scheme is through winning a studentship in a competitive interview process. The studentships are proposed by potential supervisors and are mainly funded from a Wellcome Trust capacity building Strategic Award. Those who win the studentships are appointed for a six month probation period during which they are assessed for their suitability for registration for PhD. At the end of this period the students are either registered directly for their PhD or encouraged to apply for a Wellcome Trust Master Fellowship. The WTM fellowship includes one year taught Masters course and funding to cover the first one and a half year of the PhD training.
Application process
To apply please create a new account then check your email. You will receive an email with instructions on how to login. After you login please click on PhD Application under "Add New" tab on top of the page. Kindly fill in all the questions paying attention to word limits where indicated. After filling in each page you may click on PREVIEW to see the information you have just filled in then click on SAVE.
If DRAFT is checked, the information is saved but not submitted and you may edit or finish it later.
To submit please make sure DRAFT is unchecked and click SAVE. The information submitted before the deadline may still be edited but as of the deadline day it will be taken as you final submission irrespective of completion status.