Scholarship Background
This scholarship is offered in memory of Dr. Jill Sanders, former Vice President of HTAi and President and CEO of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. Dr. Sanders was a long-time champion of international collaboration in Health Technology Assessment (HTA). She was deeply committed to building HTA capacity in developing countries and to mentoring students and professionals. The Jill Sanders Memorial Scholarship provides funding for individuals residing in African countries to further their knowledge of HTA. The program objective is to have a positive impact on HTA capacity in African countries through developing professional HTA capacity.
The Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) Jill Sanders Memorial Scholarship provides funding support for individuals studying or working in the healthcare field in African countries to advance their knowledge and skills directly related to health technology assessment (HTA). By providing financial assistance to complete education programs or training in health technology assessment for the purpose of applying their knowledge and skills in their country of origin, HTAi advances its mission of promoting the development, communication, understanding, and use of HTA around the world.
A total of $20,000 CAD is available for the HTAi Educational Scholarship program each fiscal year.
Additional Information
For more information on award policy and procedure, download our additional information document.
Scholarship Policy & ProcedureApplication Form
For eligibility and additional information, please download and fill out the application form.
Scholarship applications are due October 15 of each year (unless otherwise specified).
Application FormScholarship Recipients
2025
To be announced.
2023
Not awarded.
2021
Lauren Pretorius (South Africa)
Health Technology Assessment Course.
School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia.
Nebyu Demeke Mengestie (Ethiopia)
Master Degree ‘Health Monitoring and Evaluation’.
University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
Yanga Nokhepeyi (South Africa)
MSc in Health Technology Assessment.
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
2019
Joseph Muleebwa (Nigeria)
Bachelor’s degree in public health.
Atlantic International University, United States of America.
Olayinka Olutade-Babatunde (Nigeria)
Modeling Approaches for HTA: A Practical Hands-on Workshop.
University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics & Technology, Austria.
2017
Not awarded.
2024
Luciana Silu Mduma (Tanzania)
MSc in Health Economics and Policy.
School of Public Health and Social Sciences. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania.
2022
Yanga Nokhepeyi (South Africa)
MSc in Health Technology Assessment.
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Richmond Owusu (Ghana)
Internship ‘Institutionalizing HTA: from individual capacity strengthening to stronger institutions’.
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway.
Nebyu Demeke Mengestie (Ethiopia)
Master Degree ‘Health Monitoring and Evaluation’.
University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
2020
Not awarded.
2018
Anthony Kamau Njuguna (Kenya)
MSc in International Health Technology Assessment, Pricing and Reimbursement.
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Pezulu Kaumba Lwambula (Zambia)
MSc Health Economics for Health Professionals.
University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
2016
Evidence Nyamadzawo (Swaziland)
MSc in Health Technology Assessment.
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Email Nicola Vicari for additional questions at nvicari@htai.org or info@htai.org