Candidatar-se a EpiScientia
Start your journey towards becoming a data science leader in public health. Complete the application form below.
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Step 1 — Check your eligibility
Two minutes, five questions — based on the harmonised call criteria.
Which training pathway are you interested in?
How selection works — two levels
The two-step process approved in the kick-off proceedings preserves NPHI ownership and UR ACE-DS academic admission authority.
Level 1
NPHI / Country-level selection
- • You apply via this portal — your national NPHI receives it
- • Screening for project relevance & institutional priority
- • Readiness for work-based learning assessed
- • Completeness check
- • Nomination / shortlisting of candidates
Benin · Ethiopia · Mozambique · Rwanda · Senegal
Level 2
UR ACE-DS final selection & admission
- • Only pre-selected candidates proceed
- • Academic admissibility review
- • Compliance with programme entry requirements
- • Final selection & admission via the UR online portal
- • Results communicated to you and your institution
Only admitted candidates benefit from the EpiScientia Scholarship
Selection principles: transparent documented screening · merit + institutional relevance · gender and geographic balance · clear separation between project nomination and academic admission.
Timelines
Call opens at NPHI level
August 2026
Application deadline (NPHI level)
End of December 2026
NPHI-level selection
January – May 2027
Submission to UR ACE-DS
1 June 2027
UR ACE-DS selection
July – August 2027
Feedback on admission
Mid-August 2027
Start of training
September 2027
A single MSc cohort is expected — training starts September 2027.
Your application package — checklist
- Application letter to the Director of the UR Centre of Postgraduate Studies (programme/track + full contact details)
- Updated curriculum vitae
- Certified copies of academic transcripts and degree certificates
- Two reference letters from senior academic referees
- Proof of English proficiency (if prior instruction was not in English)
- Motivation statement (NPHI capacity strengthening, infectious disease data science, work-based learning)
- Institutional nomination / endorsement letter from your NPHI or employer
- Any additional documents required by UR ACE-DS, your NPHI or the Selection Committee
Contact person: Prof Charles Ruranga, PhD — Director, UR-ACE/DS · registrar@episcientia.eu
Step 2
Complete the application form
Your application is routed to your national NPHI for the first-level screening.