Public Health and Tropical Medicine Intermediate Fellowships for Developing Countries 2018

Public Health and Tropical Medicine Intermediate Fellowships for Developing Countries is on-going and applications are called for from candidates who are eligible for this fellowship program,..eligibility criteria should be read carefully before application.

What You need to know about the fellowship:

‣ This  Intermediate Fellowships for Developing Countries scheme enables high-calibre, mid-career researchers from low- and middle-income countries to establish an independent research programme.

‣  Intermediate Fellowships for Developing Countries Fellows must be based primarily in a low- and middle-income country.

‣ Research should be aimed at understanding and improving public health and tropical medicine of local, national and global relevance.

‣ Public health and tropical medicine cover a wide range of health problems, including communicable and non-communicable diseases.

‣ This can include laboratory based molecular analysis of field or clinical samples, but projects focused solely on studies in vitro or using animal models will not normally be considered under this scheme.

‣ This 2017 Intermediate Fellowships for Developing Countries is part of a series of career awards aimed at building sustainable capacity in areas of research that have the potential for increasing health benefits for people and their livestock in low- and middle-income countries.

Level:

Research Programme.

Field(s):

Research should be aimed at understanding and improving public health and tropical medicine of local, national and global relevance. Public health and tropical medicine cover a wide range of health problems, including communicable and non-communicable diseases. Topics include:
demographic, social science and health economic studies
-epidemiological, field and community based studies
-health care systems and policy research
-measurement of infectious and chronic disease burden
-population studies
-clinical trials and case control studies
-studies of disease mechanisms in the natural host
-determinants of disease susceptibility and resistance
-immunity or resistance in natural hosts or vectors.

Host Nationality:

International

Eligible nationalities:

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for  Intermediate Fellowships for Developing Countries , you must meet the following requirements:

‣ Must be a national or legal resident of a low- and middle-income country and should be either:

‣ a graduate in a subject relevant to public health or tropical medicine (e.g. biomedical or social science, veterinary medicine, physics, chemistry or mathematics) with a PhD and three to six years’ postdoctoral experience, or

‣ a medical graduate with a higher qualification equivalent to membership of the UK Royal Colleges of Physicians (i.e. qualified to enter higher specialist training) or recognized as a specialist within a relevant research area, with three to six years’ research experience

‣ must have a relevant high-quality publication record and show potential to become a future scientific leader.

‣ Applicants who do not have a PhD but who are educated to first degree or Master’s level and have extensive research experience, as evidenced by their publication record, may be considered.

conducted at our offices in London. Travel and accommodation costs will be provided.

Scholarship Application Method

You must submit your application through the Wellcome Trust Grant Tracker (WTGT).

Stages of application

1. Submit your preliminary applicationYou must submit your preliminary application through the Wellcome Trust Grant Tracker(opens in a new tab).View the sample preliminary application form for Intermediate Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine [PDF 448KB]We’ll assess your eligibility and suitability, and give advice about your competitiveness and the resources you’ve requested. We’ll give you a decision within one month of the preliminary deadline. If suitable, we’ll invite you to submit a full application.
2. Submit your full applicationWe may take up to five months to consider your full application.View the sample full application form for Intermediate Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine [PDF 2.2MB]
3. External peer reviewWe’ll seek written comments from external expert reviewers.
4. ShortlistingThe Public Health and Tropical Medicine Interview Committee will shortlist applications. If shortlisted, we’ll notify you at least four weeks before an interview.
5. InterviewInterviews take place at the Wellcome offices in London. We’ll provide travel and accommodation costs. If successful, you must take up the fellowship within one year of the award.

‣ Scholarship Application Due Date: 

Updates on APplication deadline will be communicated shortly, please stay tuned

For more Information about 2017 intermediate Fellowships for Developing Countries

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