Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) Scholarship

 

Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN), established in 2011 with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is the regional Network of Universities in Southeast Asia. SEAOHUN empowers its country members to build a sustainable and competent One Health workforce to address high priority One Health issues, including zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance. This is being achieved by leveraging education, research, and training excellence provided by the member Universities in Southeast Asia. SEAOHUN members comprise subject matter experts of multiple disciplines of One Health in 92 Universities from eight Southeast Asia countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

With the USAID One Health Workforce (OHW) and One Health Workforce – Next Generation (OHW-NG) projects, SEAOHUN has provided financial support to over 35 scholarship recipients to pursue their first Master’s Degree in the areas related to One Health since 2016. After completing their advanced studies, SEAOHUN scholarship recipients use their knowledge to advance local and national health developments in academia, government, and human and animal health organizations. With their advanced degrees, they are well-suited to work in multidisciplinary settings to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats, nationally and regionally.

In addition, the influx of students pursuing One Health training provides an impetus for new academic programs within host Universities. Thus, the SEAOHUN Scholarship Program contributes to the development and support of One Health educational programs in SEAOHUN member Universities.

The Scholarship package:

• Maximum of USD 12,000 per scholarship (either full or partial grant) for one academic year only. The scholarship covers an annual tuition fee, living allowance, health insurance, and other costs related to study.
• In 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, SEAOHUN will provide scholarships to pursue post-graduate education preferably in the students’ home countries or an online program that the students do not have to travel to. However, candidates must be enrolled in an international program (please read this document for details on criteria via this link 2021 - Google Drive ). If there is travel associated with the scholarship, for example, the recipient resides outside the city or province where the University is located, one round-trip will be covered in addition to the tuition fee and stipend.
• For awardees who are enrolled in a two-year Master’s program, SEAOHUN will prioritize them in providing the scholarship for the next year without them having to resubmit their applications, subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds.
• Except for the initial disbursement of stipend, the subsequent release of funds is subject to submission of reports and academic performance of awardees.
• A virtual orientation session for awardees will be conducted at the beginning of the program.

Applicants must:

• Be citizens of any of the SEAOHUN member countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
• Plan a career in human, animal or environmental health, applying One Health concept.
• Be 35 years or younger at the time of application.
• Be accepted and enrolled as a full-time student in SEAOHUN scholarship-eligible programs.
• The highest degree obtained to date is Bachelor’s, professional degree (e.g., MD, DVM) or equivalent to it.
• Priorities will be given to in-service health professionals such as graduates of Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) and Field Epidemiology Training Program for Veterinarians (FETPV) or their equivalent program from government agencies of SEAOHUN member countries.

Moreinfo: https://www.seaohun.org/scholarship