POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN GENETIC COUNSELLING AND HUMAN & MEDICAL MOLECULAR GENETICS West African Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC) An African Centre of Excellence for Genetic Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana (UG) is offering fellowships for graduate students to conduct research in genetics in UG, in collaboration with the School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana Medical School, Department of Psychology and Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology. National (Ghana) and Regional (rest of Africa) candidates are eligible for the WAGMC Fellowship; female candidates are encouraged to apply. To be eligible to apply for the WAGMC Fellowship, you must first gain admission as a new student into one of the underlisted masters and doctoral degree programmes of UG through the standard application process of the School of Graduate Studies and the Department hosting the degree. The Fellowship will support your thesis research in the genetics specialty indicated. GENETIC COUNSELLING MEDICAL MOLECULAR GENETICS • PhD Psychology • PhD/ MSc Dietetics • MPhil Clinical Psychology • PhD/MPhil Medical Microbiology • MPhil Counselling Psychology • MPhil Anatomy • MPhil Psychology • MPhil Chemical Pathology • MPhil Haematology HUMAN GENETICS • MPhil Medical Biochemistry • PhD Biochemistry • MPhil Pathology/Immunology • MPhil Biochemistry • MPhil Physiology • MPhil Molecular Biology • MSc Medical Laboratory Sciences • MSc Speech and Language Therapy ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS PhD Programmes: Applicants may apply for a PhD programme with a Masters’ degree or a very good first degree. (Please see individual PhD programmes for additional requirements) MSc and MPhil Programmes: A Good First Degree (at least a second class lower division) in the biomedical sciences, psychological sciences, public health, and other health sciences. (Please see individual masters programmes for additional requirements) THREE-STEP APPLICATION PROCESS STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Complete an online application form Gain admission into one of Submit WAGMC Fellowship on the University of Ghana website. the graduate programmes application. Visit: Visit: https://bit.ly/3bvm3bk listed above. https://bit.ly/3buskUB to learn more. Need More Information; Talk to us. West African Genetic Medicine Centre +233 (0) 302 959 246 @wagmcug 1 Ebenezer Laing Road [email protected] @wagmc_ug University of Ghana Legon, Accra www.wagmc.org @WAGMC_UG .