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This page is only for health care workers in Sierra Leone who want to apply for scholarship. It contains information about the grant, the pre-conditions and the requirements for application.
Grant specifications
The Wouter Nolet Scholarship Fund (WNSF) provides scholarships to qualified health care workers in Sierra Leone enabling them to join the specialization training of three NGO’s: CapaCare, German Doctors and Partners in Health. The scholarship does not include the previous educations such as of the School of Clinical Science in Makeni.
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WNSF operates completely independent, separately from the three NGO’s. It makes use of the services of CapaCare Sierra Leone to make direct payments to students possible.
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The WNSF scholarship is meant as an additional allowance to the basic allowance that students receive from the NGO’s. The grant should cover the personal costs of the student, including but not limted to transportation, food, clothes, mobile data and communication. The costs of school fees and accomodation are considered to be borne by the NGO’s.
​​The grant is split up in 2 parts:
1. entry-level for the first 6 months
2. advanced level for the remaining period, including the last year of internship/housemanship.
​The grant will be paid out in quarterly segments, directly paid out to the (preferably UBA) Bank account of the student. The payments will last for an uninterrupted period of time. If for whatever reason the advanced training is delayed (housemanship/internship in 3rd year starts later), the student must provide his/her own solution to cover the living expenses during the extra time.
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The allowance may differ from student to student. Applicants are assessed by an Allocation Committee that uses strict criteria for selection. Important elements of assessment are: previous education, work experience, motivation backgrounds and behavioral competencies.
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Pre-Conditions
The student, who has passed the assessment at the entrance of one of the specialized trainings of CapaCare, German Doctors and Partners in Health, may apply for scholarship if he/she meets the following pre-conditions:
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Not receiving a governmental salary (non-pin-coded)
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Prepared to work after graduation in health care settings in rural areas in Sierra Leone for at least 5 years
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Prepared to work in outreach projects (to gain work experience) as part of the advanced trainings
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Bringing in some work experience in a relevant field of medical practice is an advantage.
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A special Committee of Allocation, consisting of representatives of WNSF, CapaCare Netherlands, German Doctors and Partners in Health, handles the applications and decides who will receive a grant from the WNSF fund.
WNSF will communicate the outcome of the decision ofthe Committee directly to the students. During the course of the training, the students are obliged to give feedback of their study results to WNSF.
Agreement
The student has to sign a Terms & Conditions agreement to adhere to some strict declarations. For example, he/she declares that he/she prepared to work in Sierra Leone for at least 3 years after graduation. Besides that, WNSF holds the student responsible for his/her study performance and reserves the right to terminate the scholarship if the results are below a certain minimum standard.
The student allows WNSF to publish his/her name and motivation on his Website, Social Media application, posters and beneficiary networks.
Application Process
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Fill out the Application Form and upload additional documents
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Read scholarship Terms & Conditions and sign for agreement
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Submit your application and await reaction from WNSF