Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) are delighted to announce the launch of the Towards Leadership Programme in partnership with the UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC).The aim of the Towards Leadership Programme is to empower talented, emerging scientists in Africa to compete successfully for UKRI MRC and other major funding opportunities in global health research.
The programme is directed towards winning grant funding, empowering effective teams, collaborating internationally, influencing stakeholders and building rewarding research careers.
Together, we are investing in talented African scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa, enhancing their global health research and leadership potential.
WORTH
- The costs of the workshops, accommodation and travel of selected nominees will be met by The MRC and AREF.
ELIGIBILITY
- You are a citizen of a country in Sub-Saharan Africa
- You are currently employed in Sub-Saharan Africa by a recognised university and/or specialist research institution.
- You are an early career researcher, having completed your research education and are now at the early stages of leading your own research group.
- You will hold a research doctorate (PhD/DPhil/MD) from a recognised academic institution OR you have a medical/clinical qualification PLUS a research-relevant Master’s degree, both usually within the last 10 years. If it has been longer than 10 years since your last degree, please explain in your application why you should still be considered an early career researcher (i.e. caring responsibilities or career break/change impacting your research career.)
- You are currently responsible for managing/supervising one or more research students and/or research staff members and are involved in building research collaborations.
- You demonstrate evidence of being at the early stages of leading a research team or being an active member of a research team conducting global health research.
- A significant part of your current employee role is to develop and conduct health research.
- You already have experience in obtaining research funding (combined value of £500,000 or less.)
DEADLINE: June 30, 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
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