Career Development Fellowships

As research in the field of poverty related diseases (PRDs) gains momentum, it is paramount to facilitate opportunities for early and mid-career scientists in sub-Saharan Africa to develop their clinical research skills. Providing possibilities for individual training would enable talented scientists to establish themselves as independent researchers and team leaders at host institutions in sub-Saharan Africa for long-term continuity and research ownership in the region.

Scope
The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to support early to mid-career researchers (“fellows”) by providing them an opportunity to train and develop their clinical research skills.

The objectives are:

1. to promote retention of postdoctoral researchers and postgraduate medical researchers in the research field of sub-Saharan Africa
2. to equip the fellows to establish themselves as independent researchers with ability to initiate their own research teams at host institutions in sub-Saharan Africa.

Eligibility
A proposal will only be considered eligible if:

1. its content corresponds, wholly or in part, to the topic/contest description for which it is submitted
2. it complies with the eligibility conditions set out below, depending on the type of action:
   1. The applicant must be an organisation 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 host organisation) where they intend to remain working for a minimum of two years after the expiration of the grant.The fellow must:
      1. be resident of or be willing to relocate to a sub-Saharan African country;
      2. be either a graduate in a subject relevant to the EDCTP2 programme, with a PhD and up to five years’ relevant postdoctoral research experience, or a medical doctor with up to five years’ research experience;
      3. have at least one publication in an international peer-reviewed journal;
      4. not have been funded under this fellowship scheme before***.
   3. The requested EDCTP contribution per action shall not exceed EUR 150,000
   4. The maximum fellowship duration shall be 36 months.

Deadline: 27th November, 2018

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