Grant Awards for 2018/2019 to South Sudan Sudanese postgraduate students by the Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund (GMCTF), London.

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At the annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the GMCTF on 19th April 2018, a number of South Sudanese applicants for grants to support postgraduate studies in various Universities were awarded. The Grants were varied in nature and included support with living expenses or full support with tuition fees and living expenses. Some applicants had already received grants in previous years and, on the basis of their satisfactory progress, the grants were extended to ensure completion of the respective courses pursued by the applicants.

Evidently there were very few females applicants for the grants which was disappointing. The next round of grants will be awarded in March/April 2019 and applications will open on 1st December 2018 and close on 28th February 2019. I encourage any applicants seeking grants to pursue postgraduate studies to log on to the GMCTF website www.gmctf.org in December 2018 and apply online. It is important that at the time of application, applicants must ensure that they have the following information to submit with their applications:

  • Admission letter to a recognised University.
  • Two letters of reference, one of which must be from a person the applicant has worked with or had been supervised by.
  • Clear statement of other sources of funding.
  • A letter from the Bursar or Chief Finance officer of the University stating clearly in writing the fees for the course and recommended subsistence expenses per year on the headed paper of the University. 

2018-2019 Grant recipients

1. Dr Olang  Amon  

  • Male
  • St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Speciality in general surgery
  • 2015  - Sept. 2019
  • Continuation of living expenses  

2. Dr Cecelia Joseph Khor Chan

  • Female
  • Makerere University, Kampala
  • Master of Veterinary Medicine 
  • 2013 - 2018
  • Continuation of tuition support

3. Dr Denis Monday Tabia Zachariah

  • Male
  • Aga Khan University, Nairobi Campus, Kenya
  • Masters Degree of Medicine in Paediatrics and Child Health
  • 2016 - January, 2020
  • Continuation of tuition support

4. Dr Malik Edward Swaka Morbe

  • Male
  • The Higher Committee of Medical Specialties, Egyptian Fellowship Board of Otolaryngology
  • Clinical MD
  • 2015 - February 2020
  • Continuation of tuition & living expenses

5. Dr Anthony Manyang Deng Kuany

  • Male
  • Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
  • Masters of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • 2015 - May 2018
  • Continuation of tuition fees & support with living expenses 

6. Dr Thomas Donguande Palet

  • Male
  • St. Paul's Millennium Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Obstetrician and Gynaecology
  • 2016 - Sept. 2020
  • Support with living expenses 

6. Dr Fardous Charles Waya Abeya

  • Female
  • Mbarara University of Science and Technology
  • Masters in Public Health
  • 2017 - August 2019
  • Tuition and support with living expenses

7. Dr Martin Adelino Lyya

  • Male
  • Makerere University, Uganda
  • Masters degree in Paediatrics and Child Health
  • 2015 - January 2019
  • Tuition and support with living expenses 

8. Dr Amos Jada Jeremiah Swaka

  • Male
  • Makerere University College of Health Science
  • Master of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery
  • 2017 - January 2022
  • Tuition and support with living expenses 

9. Dr Martin Othwon Dak Ajang

  • Male
  • Alexandra University, Faculty of Medicine , Egypt
  • Masters degree in Internal Medicine
  • 2016 -2021
  • Support with living expenses 

10. Dr William Marcello Nazario Loyoro

  • Male
  • Makerere University
  • Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 
  • 2016 - 2019
  • Tuition and support with living expenses

11. Dr Marline Malie Anthony Lagu

  • Female
  • Makerere University College of Health Science
  • Master of Public Health 
  • 2017 - August 2019
  • Tuition and support with living expenses

 

From Dr Eluzai Hakim,MB.Ch.B, FRCP Edin, FRCP, DTM&H, Pg.Cert Health Research &Dev

Consultant Physician, Associate Editor South Sudan Medical Journal and International Adviser to the Royal College of Physicians London on South Sudan.