The Master of
Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) a part-time
executive program intended for humanitarian practitioners announces the
availability of partial (50%) tuition scholarships for participants applying to
courses starting in January.
The five
half-tuition scholarships in the amount of CHF 8,250 and the six
quarter-tuition scholarships in the amount of CHF 4,125 will be offered to
qualifying applicants. The total cost of tuition for the Master of Advanced
Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management (MASHLM) program is CHF
16,500.
MASHLM is one of
the premier educational programs supporting the global humanitarian community
to (1) improve its understanding of the challenges and opportunities in complex
and protracted humanitarian emergencies, and (2) help practitioners and
organizations improve their performance in humanitarian operations.
The MASHLM
program provides humanitarian organizations with the tools and methods allowing
them to improve quality of their operations, and develops and implements high
quality applied research impacting humanitarian organizations. In addition, the
MASHLM program actively engages in humanitarian teaching and educational
services.
Since its first
cohort of students, MASHLM has attracted over 55 humanitarian practitioners
from a diverse number of organizations across the humanitarian sector.
Participants are
usually mid- or high-level decision makers (grade P3 or higher), working in
Africa, with an average of39 years-old, and about 10 years of experience.
Program graduates benefit from increased employability and often rare promoted
shortly after completion. Participants are praised for improved on-the-job
productivity and ability to get results.
Qualification
Criteria:
·
Experienced
humanitarian practitioners with the proper profile for admissions in the MASHLM
program.
·
Passion
and intent to positively impact humanitarian response operations and a proof of
financial need (including no support from employing organization).
·
Scholarship
recipients are held to the highest standards of conduct during the MASHLM
program, must complete assignments and exams in a timely manner and must
maintain a high GPA.
Applications will
be reviewed on a rolling basis until December 1 and scholarships when awarded
will be done so on a first-come, first-served basis.
Further scholarship details and application procedures can
be found at http://www.mashlm.usi.ch/index.php/program-overview
