This scheme provides researchers from low and middle income countries – who are at an early stage in the establishment of their research careers – with opportunities for research experience and high-quality research training in public health and tropical medicine.
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.
WORTH
This fellowship is normally for three years (non-renewable), but may be up for up to four years for those who wish to undertake a relevant master’s training or diploma course.
ELIGIBILITY
You must be a national of 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 no more than three years postdoctoral experience.
- A medical graduate with higher qualification equivalent to membership of the UK Royal colleges of physicians
Deadline: November 12, 2016
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