AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention is funding
HIV prevention research advocacy fellowship. Emerging or mid-career
community leaders and advocates involved or interested in advocacy around
HIV prevention research and implementation are eligible. Researchers from
low- and middle-income countries can apply for this fellowship. The
Fellowship is implemented through a close collaboration between the
Advocacy Fellow, the Host Organisation and AVAC. The duration of
fellowship is of one year and fellowship support stipend, financial support and
technical assistance, and overhead administration cost. Applicants should be
notified in end of August 2013. Send your application electronically.
HIV prevention research advocacy fellowship. Emerging or mid-career
community leaders and advocates involved or interested in advocacy around
HIV prevention research and implementation are eligible. Researchers from
low- and middle-income countries can apply for this fellowship. The
Fellowship is implemented through a close collaboration between the
Advocacy Fellow, the Host Organisation and AVAC. The duration of
fellowship is of one year and fellowship support stipend, financial support and
technical assistance, and overhead administration cost. Applicants should be
notified in end of August 2013. Send your application electronically.
Study Subject(s): The
fellowship is awarded in biomedical HIV prevention research and implementation
activities in their countries and communities.
Course Level: This fellowship is for pursuing research programme at host
organizations.
Scholarship Provider: AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
Scholarship can be taken at: Host Organizations
fellowship is awarded in biomedical HIV prevention research and implementation
activities in their countries and communities.
Course Level: This fellowship is for pursuing research programme at host
organizations.
Scholarship Provider: AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
Scholarship can be taken at: Host Organizations
Eligibility: The
Advocacy Fellowship seeks applicants who are:
-Emerging or mid-career community leaders and advocates involved or interested
in advocacy around HIV prevention research and implementation.
-Individuals with some experience or education in the areas of HIV and AIDS,
public health, medicine, international development, women’s rights,
communications, or advocacy with key populations, such as sex workers, LGBT
people and drug users.
-Based in low- and middle-income countries where biomedical HIV prevention
clinical research is planned or ongoing and/or where there is current work on
implementation of voluntary medical male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP), treatment as prevention (e.g., expansion of treatment coverage to
serodiscordant couples, pregnant women regardless of CD4 cell count, or simply
closing the treatment gap for people meeting current WHO criteria), and
“combination prevention” packages that link biomedical strategies.
-Advocates can also develop proposals that seek to catalyze plans and policies
in countries where little activity on these issues has happened to date.
-Specific resources noted in the appendix to identify countries where research
and implementation is ongoing or planned.
-Able to collaborate with English-speaking mentors.
-Applications are encouraged from all countries where such research is ongoing
or being rolled out, however the Advocacy Fellow and key staff at his/her
organization must be able to communicate with AVAC staff in English. -Although
it’s not required to have extensive experience in biomedical HIV prevention
research, successful applicants must demonstrate awareness of and willingness
to learn about ongoing biomedical prevention research and implementation in
their respective countries. They must also be able to demonstrate strategic
analysis of how Fellowship related activities will relate to this work.
Advocacy Fellowship seeks applicants who are:
-Emerging or mid-career community leaders and advocates involved or interested
in advocacy around HIV prevention research and implementation.
-Individuals with some experience or education in the areas of HIV and AIDS,
public health, medicine, international development, women’s rights,
communications, or advocacy with key populations, such as sex workers, LGBT
people and drug users.
-Based in low- and middle-income countries where biomedical HIV prevention
clinical research is planned or ongoing and/or where there is current work on
implementation of voluntary medical male circumcision, pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP), treatment as prevention (e.g., expansion of treatment coverage to
serodiscordant couples, pregnant women regardless of CD4 cell count, or simply
closing the treatment gap for people meeting current WHO criteria), and
“combination prevention” packages that link biomedical strategies.
-Advocates can also develop proposals that seek to catalyze plans and policies
in countries where little activity on these issues has happened to date.
-Specific resources noted in the appendix to identify countries where research
and implementation is ongoing or planned.
-Able to collaborate with English-speaking mentors.
-Applications are encouraged from all countries where such research is ongoing
or being rolled out, however the Advocacy Fellow and key staff at his/her
organization must be able to communicate with AVAC staff in English. -Although
it’s not required to have extensive experience in biomedical HIV prevention
research, successful applicants must demonstrate awareness of and willingness
to learn about ongoing biomedical prevention research and implementation in
their respective countries. They must also be able to demonstrate strategic
analysis of how Fellowship related activities will relate to this work.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following
Countries: Low- and middle-income countries are eligible for
this research fellowship.
Countries: Low- and middle-income countries are eligible for
this research fellowship.
Scholarship Description: The HIV Prevention Research Advocacy Fellowship pairs emerging leaders
in advocacy and activism with existing organizations to develop and execute
creative, context-specific projects focused on HIV prevention research.
Fellowship projects focus primarily on advocacy around biomedical HIV
prevention research (such as clinical trials of vaccines, microbicides,
pre-exposure prophylaxis) or roll out of male circumcision for HIV prevention.
Fellowship projects may also focus on “test and treat” or ARV treatment as
prevention strategies, which are under active discussion in many contexts.
Fellows receive training, financial support, and technical assistance to plan
and implement a targeted one-year project within host organizations focused on
HIV/AIDS.
in advocacy and activism with existing organizations to develop and execute
creative, context-specific projects focused on HIV prevention research.
Fellowship projects focus primarily on advocacy around biomedical HIV
prevention research (such as clinical trials of vaccines, microbicides,
pre-exposure prophylaxis) or roll out of male circumcision for HIV prevention.
Fellowship projects may also focus on “test and treat” or ARV treatment as
prevention strategies, which are under active discussion in many contexts.
Fellows receive training, financial support, and technical assistance to plan
and implement a targeted one-year project within host organizations focused on
HIV/AIDS.
Duration of award (s): The Advocacy Fellowship is one year, from February 2014 to January
2015. The Fellow should also plan to spend a few days working closely with AVAC
and their hosts in developing their work plans before the Fellowship year
begins.
2015. The Fellow should also plan to spend a few days working closely with AVAC
and their hosts in developing their work plans before the Fellowship year
begins.
What does it cover? The Fellowship provides:
– Mentoring and capacity building in biomedical HIV prevention research advocacy
from AVAC for both Advocacy Fellows and Host Organizations.
-Connect to a global network of biomedical HIV prevention research advocates
including current and former Advocacy Fellows, researchers, civil society
leaders and other individuals and/or organizations working in similar fields.
-Opportunities for networking and information sharing with other Advocacy
Fellows and a broader community of advocates including activists, scientists,
clinical trial staff and other stakeholders working in fields related to HIV
prevention research and implementation.
-A small stipend and technical assistance for the selected Advocacy Fellow for
the initial development of a detailed work plan (up to three days over a
maximum of two months). This phase takes place before the official Fellowship
year begins.
-Financial support and technical assistance from AVAC for project
implementation over 12 months. This includes support for full-time commitment
on a Fellowship project (see next question for more information), a modest
budget for project execution and access to a discretionary fund for specific
travel, infrastructure or and information technology (IT) needs. (Please note
that in some very specific circumstances, Fellows can be permitted to commit
less than 100% to the Fellowships. These must be raised early on in the
process.) Overhead administration costs to the Host Organization to cover costs
associated with hosting a Fellow.
-Overhead costs are those that are incurred by the organization to administer
the grant that cannot be directly attributed to the Fellowship activity (for
example, proportion of rent, phone, some personnel costs such as executive
director, accounting and administrative staff time) and calculated as a
percentage of the overall grant.
– Mentoring and capacity building in biomedical HIV prevention research advocacy
from AVAC for both Advocacy Fellows and Host Organizations.
-Connect to a global network of biomedical HIV prevention research advocates
including current and former Advocacy Fellows, researchers, civil society
leaders and other individuals and/or organizations working in similar fields.
-Opportunities for networking and information sharing with other Advocacy
Fellows and a broader community of advocates including activists, scientists,
clinical trial staff and other stakeholders working in fields related to HIV
prevention research and implementation.
-A small stipend and technical assistance for the selected Advocacy Fellow for
the initial development of a detailed work plan (up to three days over a
maximum of two months). This phase takes place before the official Fellowship
year begins.
-Financial support and technical assistance from AVAC for project
implementation over 12 months. This includes support for full-time commitment
on a Fellowship project (see next question for more information), a modest
budget for project execution and access to a discretionary fund for specific
travel, infrastructure or and information technology (IT) needs. (Please note
that in some very specific circumstances, Fellows can be permitted to commit
less than 100% to the Fellowships. These must be raised early on in the
process.) Overhead administration costs to the Host Organization to cover costs
associated with hosting a Fellow.
-Overhead costs are those that are incurred by the organization to administer
the grant that cannot be directly attributed to the Fellowship activity (for
example, proportion of rent, phone, some personnel costs such as executive
director, accounting and administrative staff time) and calculated as a
percentage of the overall grant.
Notification: Applicants
will be notified whether they have advanced to the next round in End
August 2013. Selected advocacy fellows will be notified on end November 2013.
will be notified whether they have advanced to the next round in End
August 2013. Selected advocacy fellows will be notified on end November 2013.
How to Apply: The mode
of applying is electronically.
of applying is electronically.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 5th August 2013.
