Wellcome Trust is offering Senior Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical
Medicine for Developing Countries at an academic institution in a low- and
middle-income country.
This fellowship is
the most senior of a series of career awards aimed at building sustainable
capacity in areas of research that have the poten
tial for increasing health
benefits for people and their livestock in low- and middle-income countries.
The Wellcome Trust
is an independent global charitable foundation dedicated to improving health,
because good health makes life better.
Applications are
particularly encouraged from outstanding low- and middle-income country
researchers working overseas who wish to return to their home country.
Course Level:
Fellowship
is provided for pursuing a research program at an academic institution in
a low- and middle-income country.
Study
Subject: Research
should be aimed at understanding and improving public health and tropical
medicine of local, national and global relevance.
Scholarship
Award: A
Senior Research Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine is for five
years. It may be held on a part-time basis and you can apply for renewal. The
support includes:
- a basic
salary (determined by your host organisation) - personal
removal expenses - research
expenses
Scholarship
can be taken at: Low-
and middle-income country.
Eligibility:
You must be a
national of a low- or middle-income country.
You should have a
PhD or a degree in medicine and be qualified to enter higher specialist
clinical training. You must also have significant postdoctoral research
experience.
If you don’t have a
PhD or a degree in medicine, we may still consider you if you have a first or a
Master’s degree and can show substantial research experience.
You should be able
to show:
- your
work is important, original and has impact - you
have made important contributions to your area of research, eg
publications, patents, software development or an impact on health policy
or practice - you
have an international reputation as a research leader in your field - you’re
committed to developing and mentoring less experienced researchers.
You must have an
eligible sponsoring organisation in a low- or middle-income country that will
administer the fellowship for the full duration of the award.
If you’ve been away
from research (eg for a career break, maternity leave, or long-term sick
leave), we’ll allow for this when we consider your application.
This scheme may be
of particular interest if you’re an intermediate career fellow (such as an IntermediateFellow in Public Health and Tropical Medicine) and this fellowship is the
next step in your career as a research scientist.
We particularly
encourage applications from researchers from low- and middle-income countries
who want to return to their home countries.
Your
research proposal
Your proposal should
focus on one of the areas within our public health and tropical medicine remit.
Research can include laboratory-based molecular analysis of field or clinical
samples, but we don’t normally consider projects focused solely on studies in vitro or using
animal models.
Your research
proposal must:
- describe
an innovative and ambitious programme of work - explain
the approaches you will use to deliver that programme of work - be
distinct from, and not replace, activities already supported by other
awards.
Nationality:
Applicants
from low and middle income countries (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American
Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde* (Capo Verde), Central
African Republic, Chad, 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,
The Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Dem Rep., Kosovo, Kyrgyz
Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, FYR,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, 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, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka,
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, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, RB, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia and Zimbabwe)
are eligible to apply for this fellowship.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: Student must have completed PhD or first degree or
Master’s level having substantial research experience.
English Language
Requirement: Applicants
from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
How to
Apply: Eligible
applicants should complete an online fellowship application.
Download a sample of the full application form.
Application
Deadline: The
application deadline is July 27, 2017
