Public Health in Colombia Course and Scholarship
For our 2020 Public Health course, we are delighted to announce that we have a full scholarship place, to the value of $3,900 USD, as well as several smaller travel bursaries.
The 2020 Public Health in Colombia Scholarship is offered by Universidad de Los Andes in partnership with Red Tree Study. This scholarship will offer recipients the chance to learn first-hand about the recent history of the Colombian conflict and its impact on healthcare provision and access within the country. During summer 2020, students will be enrolled at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia, for three weeks, during which time they will combine lectures and seminars on campus with site visits and workshops that deliver practical knowledge of the healthcare situation in Colombia. They will visit the National Institute of Health’s Surveillance System (SIVIGILA), the National Health Observatory, National Cancer Institute, and non-governmental organizations working with communities which health has been affected by the conflict, for example. They will hear directly from people involved in the conflict, such as soldiers, ex-combatants, victims and representatives from rural communities, and discuss the ways in which the conflict has affected their lives, and the challenges they have to face when navigating the Colombian healthcare system.
Who can apply?
We are looking for applicants who are enthusiastic, hardworking, and keen to learn more about conflict, peace and health in Colombia. Candidates do not need prior knowledge of Colombian or Latin American healthcare system, but should demonstrate an eagerness to engage in lively debate during the course tutorials and site visits. The program is open to students from a range of medicine, public health, humanities and social science subjects, and is aimed particularly at those with an interest in public health and development in Latin America. Applicants must be enrolled on a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate degree program for the academic year 2019/20.
What is included?
The 2020 Public Health Scholarship covers full participation in the course which runs at Universidad de Los Andes from Monday 8 to Friday 26 June 2020. This includes supervised bed and breakfast accommodation (a private room in a modern student residence with kitchen facilities), an airport pickup upon arrival in Bogota, a schedule of site visits and excursions as part of the academic provision, as well as a supplementary calendar of social and cultural activities, all of which are covered by the scholarship. Participants will need to arrange their own flights to and from Colombia, and to cover the costs of some lunchtime and evening meals.
Previous Participants
The scholarship recipient will be joining students from prestigious universities throughout the world. Our students have come from Duke, Brown, Yale, the University of Southern California, Vassar College, SFSU, The University of Maryland, Ohio State, Emory University, Boston University, Johns Hopkins University, and NYU in the USA; Queen's University Belfast, the University of Cambridge, the University of Bristol, Durham University, the University of Sussex, Cardiff University, Aberystwyth University, Sheffield, QMUL and York in the UK, Queen's Ontario and the University of British Columbia, in Canada, Uppsala and Lund in Sweden, and many more. You can read reviews of the course from many of these students online here and here.
We have provided numerous students with scholarship funding to study in Colombia in recent years, many of whom have continued to study the region and its healthcare and social developments long after their time in Bogota. To hear directly from some of our 2019 scholarship recipients, please click here.
Scholarship application process
Applications for the 2020 Public Health Scholarship are open until Friday 13 December 2019 12 PM CST. Applicants must submit a scholarship application form, accompanying academic reference, and a general program application form by this date in order to apply for the funding. The final selection will be made by an academic board from Universidad de Los Andes.
Red Tree Study will announce the scholarship recipients on or before Friday 24 January 2020. All applicants will be contacted via email to let them know the outcome of their application.
To request a scholarship application form, students should email apps@redtreestudy.com
