Intermediate Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine enables high-caliber, mid-career researchers from low as well as middle income countries to incorporate an independent research programme. Fellows must be based mainly in a low as well as middle income country.
Research projects aims at understanding and controlling diseases (either human or animal) of significance to local, national or global health. This can include laboratory based molecular analysis of field or clinical samples but projects emphasized solely on studies in vitro or using animal models will not normally be considered under this scheme.
This main motto of this fellowship is to build sustainable capacity in areas of research which have the potential for increasing health benefits for people and their livestock in low as well as middle income countries.
Fellowships are for up to five years (non-renewable) and provide support that includes:
- A basic salary for the fellow
- Research expenses (e.g. Consumables, equipment, collaborative travel, research assistance, technical support, fieldwork and data collection)
- Training costs where appropriate and justified
- An inflation and flexible funding allowance
- Support to attend scientific meetings.
The salary should usually be based on the pay scales of the employing institution and must be justified by the head of the institution. The salary level should be suitable for the holder of a competitive grant and allow him or her to emphasize full-time on research.
Research-dedicated costs (excluding salary costs) should not exceed £60 000 per annum. Training fees may be considered where a course leads to a recognized qualification in a discipline relevant to the fellowship research project and is a necessary part of the fellow’s training. It is anticipated that registration for a higher degree should be done locally and PhD fees at overseas rates will not normally be provided.
Overseas allowances will be offered for periods of training or collaborative research spent outside the home institution country or wherever suitable.
Deadlines
- Applications are considered twice a year.
- Next preliminary application deadline: 5 March 2012
- Full application deadline: 28 May 2012
- Shortlisted candidate interviews: 6/7 December 2012
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