Wellcome Trust is offering awards for research
applicants for 2014 intake. The awards support public engagement projects and
work that builds capacity for engagement with biomedical research in
Sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia and South Asia. The scheme is open to a
wide range of people and organizations including scientists, health
researchers, NGOs, educators, artists, theatre practitioners and cultural or
community organizations. Applicants must be either a biomedical scientist
or health researcher or collaborating with a researcher, research group or
institution to provide expertise in the area of biomedical science. The
scholarships will provide up to £30,000 for three years. Applications should be
submitted till 18th April 2014.
applicants for 2014 intake. The awards support public engagement projects and
work that builds capacity for engagement with biomedical research in
Sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia and South Asia. The scheme is open to a
wide range of people and organizations including scientists, health
researchers, NGOs, educators, artists, theatre practitioners and cultural or
community organizations. Applicants must be either a biomedical scientist
or health researcher or collaborating with a researcher, research group or
institution to provide expertise in the area of biomedical science. The
scholarships will provide up to £30,000 for three years. Applications should be
submitted till 18th April 2014.
Study Subject (s): Awards support public engagement projects and work that builds capacity
for engagement with biomedical research.
Course Level: The awards are available for pursuing research
degree level.
Scholarship Provider: Wellcome Trust, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: Sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia and
South Asia
for engagement with biomedical research.
Course Level: The awards are available for pursuing research
degree level.
Scholarship Provider: Wellcome Trust, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: Sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia and
South Asia
Eligibility: To be
eligible, you must be either:
-a biomedical scientist or health researcher
-or collaborating with a researcher, research group or institution to provide
expertise in the area of biomedical science you are exploring
eligible, you must be either:
-a biomedical scientist or health researcher
-or collaborating with a researcher, research group or institution to provide
expertise in the area of biomedical science you are exploring
Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep.,
Congo, Rep., Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Dem Rep., Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic,
Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, FYR,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia,
Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe,
Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, RB, Vietnam,
West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia and Zimbabwe can apply for the awards.
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep.,
Congo, Rep., Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji,
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Dem Rep., Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic,
Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, FYR,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia,
Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe,
Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, RB, Vietnam,
West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia and Zimbabwe can apply for the awards.
Scholarship Description: The International Engagement Awards support public engagement projects
and work that builds capacity for engagement with biomedical research in
Sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia and South Asia. The scheme aims to:
-stimulate dialogue about biomedical research and its impact on the public in a
range of community and public contexts;
-promote innovative partnerships between community organizations and the
cultural sector, and scientists/researchers;
-strengthen capacity to conduct public engagement with biomedical science and
health research.
and work that builds capacity for engagement with biomedical research in
Sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia and South Asia. The scheme aims to:
-stimulate dialogue about biomedical research and its impact on the public in a
range of community and public contexts;
-promote innovative partnerships between community organizations and the
cultural sector, and scientists/researchers;
-strengthen capacity to conduct public engagement with biomedical science and
health research.
Duration of award(s): Awards will be offered for up to three years.
What does it cover? The scholarships will provide up to £30,000 for up to three years.
Selection criteria: All eligible projects will be peer-reviewed and assessed individually
on merit and need by a funding committee.
on merit and need by a funding committee.
Notification: Final decisions will be made approximately three months after the full
application deadline.
application deadline.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is by email. Applicants have to complete
an expression of interest and email it to university. They will reply
to the email with information about the project’s suitability for the scheme
and invite a full application if applicable.
an expression of interest and email it to university. They will reply
to the email with information about the project’s suitability for the scheme
and invite a full application if applicable.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 18th April 2014.
Note : Projects
that are not eligible for International Engagement Awards include health
promotion or public health campaign projects, research projects, or projects
that do not deal with biomedical sciences or the history of medicine.
that are not eligible for International Engagement Awards include health
promotion or public health campaign projects, research projects, or projects
that do not deal with biomedical sciences or the history of medicine.
