The EDCTP-AREF Preparatory Fellowships is now open for applications to pursue
the postdoctoral program. African Scientists are eligible to apply for this
fellowship.
The purpose of the
EDCTP-AREF Preparatory Fellowships is to enhance the competitiveness of up and
coming post-doctoral African scientists and clinicians aspiring to win
international /regional /national fellowships or grant support, such as the
EDCTP Career Development Fellowships, through short-term placements at a host
organisation in EU Members States, in countries asso
ciated to Horizon 2020 or
in Sub-Saharan Africa which will be contracted by the home organisation to host
the fellow.
The European &
Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) aims to accelerate the
development of new or improved drugs, vaccines, microbicides and diagnostics
against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as well as other poverty-related
infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on phase II and III
clinical trials.
Course
Level: Fellowships
are available to pursue Postdoctoral programme.
Study
Subject:
The challenge is, therefore, to enable African researchers to enhance their
competitiveness for international funding opportunities early in their careers
while retaining them in Africa, working on Africa’s health challenges and
priorities.
Scholarship
Award:
A budget of €800,000 is available for this Call. The maximum funding will be
€700,000 to support up to 100% of funding costs.
Number of
Scholarships:
Up to 36 successful candidate fellows will be shortlisted in the first stage
and invited to a preparatory workshop led, organized and financed by AREF.
Evaluation results of the first stage are expected to be made available by 12
January 2018.
Scholarship
can be taken in Successful
applicants must use the funding for a 3 to 9 months placement at a host
organization legally established in an EU Member State, a country associated to
Horizon 2020 or in a Sub-Saharan African country which will be contracted by
the home organization to host the fellow. The fellow will spend a re-entry
period of up to 3-months at their home organization, making a total training
period of up to 12 months.(1)
Eligibility: The following criteria must
be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:
- The
applicant must be an organization with an established legal entity in
sub-Saharan Africa (the applicant legal entity).(2) - The
fellow must be employed or have guaranteed employment by the applicant
legal entity (the home organization) where they intend to remain working
for a minimum of two years after the expiration of the grant.(2) - Fellows
must: - Be a
postdoctoral scientist; - Have
been awarded their doctorate within 3 years before the submission deadline
of the AREF-EDCTP Preparatory Fellowship application; - Have
been either a PhD student or MD, and have been active researchers for up
to three years following the award of their doctorate; - Be a
resident of or be willing to relocate to a sub-Saharan African country; - Not
have been funded under this fellowship scheme before. - The
requested EDCTP contribution per action shall not exceed €70, 000 - Placements
sought shall be for a period of at least 3 and up to 9 months, following
which there will be a reintegration period of up to 3 months. The maximum
fellowship duration shall be 12 months.
Nationality: African Scientists (Algeria,
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast,
Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi,
Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,
Republic of the Congo,
Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, South
Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara,
Zambia and Zimbabwe) are eligible to apply for this fellowship programme.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Applicants must have been either a PhD student or MD, and have
been active researchers for up to three years following the award of their
doctorate.
English Language
Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually
required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level
required by the University.
How to
Apply: Application process
- The
application must be submitted online via EDCTP grants - Only
registered users of EDCTP grants system can apply for grants and
therefore you are advised to register on the system as soon as possible
Application
Deadline:
The Call has a two-stage application procedure. For the first stage, a letter
of intent must be submitted by October 13, 2017.