Deadline- 10 February 2014
Applications are being accepted for the HIV & Drug Use Research Fellowships Program offered by International AIDS Society (IAS). This program is being supported by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (ANRS). The goal of this program is to focus on HIV and drug use, with the goal of contributing to advances in the scientific understanding of drug use and HIV while fostering multinational research on HIV and drug use.
The fellowship programme consists of two types of awards: US$75,000 to be awarded to a junior scientist for 18 months of post-doctoral training; and US$75,000 to be awarded to a well-established HIV researcher for eight months of professional development training. Both take place at leading institutes excelling in research in the HIV-related drug use field.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Post-doctoral training: Junior investigators with a doctoral degree (e.g., PhD) obtained no more than six years before the time of application in the fields of behavioural and social sciences, biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine, physics or public health are eligible; other fields may also be considered. Applicants must hold a doctorate or equivalent before the start of the fellowship, but not necessarily when applying. Medical doctors who obtained a medical doctor degree (e.g., MD, MBBS) no more than eight years before the time of application are eligible to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship.
- Professional development training: The fellowship is geared towards well-established HIV or drug use scientists who are not involved in the field of HIV-related drug use research, with a minimum of seven years’ experience beyond post-doctoral level and with a documented scientific record that includes peer-reviewed publications.
- Applications are encouraged from any country. As there are numerous national opportunities for research training within the US, applications from US citizens and permanent residents will not be accepted.
- All applicants must choose a mentor with a minimum of eight years’ professional experience in the field of HIV-related drug use research in an institution different from their institution
- Applicants must be able to start their fellowships before 1 June 2015.
- Applications must be completed in English.
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