Financial Aid & Scholarship

FINANCIAL AID

Thrivus Institute’s scholarship programs represents a commitment to aid our objective to train scientists and practitioners to lead the transformation of scientific discoveries into new technologies and therapies.

The Institute and its global partners seek to provide our students with a range of competitive financial opportunities to finance research, tuition, and other academic necessaries in furtherance of the vision and mission of the Institute and students. It is to be noted that the admission process is independent of the scholarship application and processing.

A student completing an application for financial aid must meet the following criteria.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must:

Exhibit a strong academic record
Demonstrate an aptitude for research
Demonstrate originality and innovation in research proposal
Provide basis for financial need
Be committed to pursuing biomedical research in their home country

Funding and application deadline dates are subject to change.

AWARD NAME

DESCRIPTION

ELIGIBILITY

DEADLINE

Thrivus Research Grant

Offers partial funding to help masters and PhD students conduct research in both Gene Therapy and Human Embryology. Recipients will be selected based on their project proposal and academic performance.

Ph. D

Not later than seven (7) days after submission of admission application

City of Hope Embryology (CoHE) Grant

COHE grant is awarded to students who are studying and conducting research in Human Embryology. Research areas or projects are determined by the donors and students must show the interest and determination to venture into these areas

Ph. D

Not later than seven (7) days after submission of admission application

Akoben-Thrivus Scholarship

Open to graduate students studying and researching in Gene Therapy and Human Embryology who exhibit academic and research excellence in these two areas. Research areas or projects are determined by the donors and students must show the interest and determination to venture into these areas

Ph. D

Not later than seven (7) days after submission of admission application

BARROGA FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE

This scholarship offers funding to women studying Gene Therapy at Thrivus Institute for Biomedical Science and Technology (Thrivus Institute) in Accra, Ghana. The goal of this scholarship is to encourage women to enter the Gene Therapy in Africa as researchers, practitioners and innovators.

Award:

The Scholarship award to students include the following;

Tuition & Miscellaneous Fees – $5,000.00 per year for 3 years ($15,000.00).

$1,000.00 for books and expenses (per year)

Personal laptop computer.

Eligibility

Applicant must be a woman. To qualify, applicants must have officially accepted an offer of admission from Thrivus Institute. Since the award is both merit and need based, the students should be able to demonstrate why they need the funding and good academic credentials.

Applicants must complete an application form with the necessary supporting documents not later than a week after receiving an offer of admission.

Application & Selection:

Complete an application form
A copy of Applicant’s CV and
Personal Statement stating;
Their purpose for pursuing PhD (Gene Therapy), their career and future aspirations (within the next 5-10 years);
How they can contribute to science in their country.
How the Scholarship will help them achieve their goals.