Deadline: 10 August 2015
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) is inviting applications for HIV Prevention Research Advocacy Fellowship Program 2016 from the regions mentioned below. The goal of this program is to expand and strengthen the capacity of civil society advocates and organizations to monitor, support and help shape bio-medical HIV prevention research and rapid roll out of new effective interventions in low- and middle-income countries. Fellows receive training, financial support, and technical assistance to plan and implement a targeted one-year project within host organizations focused on HIV/AIDS.
Program Benefits
The fellow program provides:
- Mentoring and capacity building in bio-medical HIV prevention research and implementation advocacy from AVAC for both advocacy fellows and host organizations.
- Connection to global network of HIV prevention advocates including: current and former advocacy fellows, researchers, civil society leaders, and other individuals and/or organizations working in similar fields.
- Opportunity for networking and information sharing with other advocacy fellows and a boarder community of advocates including: activists, scientists, clinical train staff and other stakeholders working in fields related to HIV prevention research and implementation.
- A small stipend and technical assistance to the selected advocacy fellow for the initial development of a detailed work plan(up to three days over a maximum of two months)
- Financial support and technical assistance from AVAC for project implementation over 12 months. This includes support for full-time commitment on a Fellows project, a modest budget for project execution and access to a discretionary fund for specific travel, infrastructure or and information technology (IT) needs.
Eligible Regions
Africa, Central and Latin America and most of Asia.
Eligibility Criteria
- Participants can be emerging mid-career community leaders and advocates involved or interested in advocacy around HIV prevention research and Implementation.
- Those living with HIV are encouraged to apply.
- Individuals with some experience or education in the areas of HIV and AIDS, public health, medicine, international development, women rights, communication or advocacy with key populations such as sex workers, LGBT and drug users are also eligible.
- Those based in low and middle income countries with HIV burdens and where bio-medical HIV prevention clinical research is planned or ongoing and/or where there is current work on implementation of new prevention strategies can also apply.
- Participants must be able to collaborate with English-speaking mentors.
- Exclusions:
- Founders or leaders of proposed host organisations.
- Students who intend to use the Fellow’s project to support work toward a thesis, dissertation or academic degree.
- Seasoned HIV prevention research advocates who have been leading campaigns or related projects for five years or more. (We’d like to work with you but a Fellowship is not the vehicle for this).
- Individuals who plan to work on the Advocacy Fellow’s project along with another job or add consultancies to their Fellowship work.
- Applicants based in countries outside the global South (e.g., Western Europe and North America).
- Applicants who are researchers or senior staff members (e.g., leaders of AIDS service or community organisations) will only be considered under special circumstances.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online by filling the application form available on the website.
For more information, please visit AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition.
