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Wellcome Trust 2020 International Training Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Applications are being invited from qualified candidates for the 2020 Wellcome Trust fellowships award in Public Health and Tropical Medicine. This opportunity is for mid-career researchers. If successful, the scholarship aims at providing a basic salary for the duration of the program and to be eligible, you must meet the requirement as captured in the requirement section and to be selected, the quality and importance of your research question(s) will play a key role.

Duration of Fellowship: 3 years. A Training Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine is normally for three years, and can be held on a part-time basis. The fellowship can be for up to four years if you want to do Master’s training or a diploma course relevant to the research proposal.

To apply, scroll down to method of application and apply before the deadline.


Wellcome International Training Fellowships

Application DeadlineFebruary 4, 2020
Funding TypeFully Funded
TypeTraining
SponsorWellcome Trust
GenderMen and Women

Benefits of Wellcome International Training Fellowships

  1. A basic salary (determined by your host organisation)
  2. Personal removal expenses
  3. Research expenses, directly related to your proposal
  4. course fees – in most cases, you must register for your higher degree at a local academic organisation.

Requirements for Wellcome International Training Fellowships

A researcher can apply for a Training Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine if:

  1. They’re a researcher based in a low- or middle-income country.
  2. They must want to undertake a guided period of research so that you can consolidate your existing experience and explore new areas of research.
  3. They must be a national of a low- or middle-income country and have:
    1. A PhD and be an early-career researcher or
    2. A degree in a subject relevant to public health or tropical medicine and some initial research experience or
    3. A degree in medicine and be qualified to enter higher specialist training and some initial research experience.
  4. If you don’t have a PhD, we’d expect you to register for one if you’re awarded this fellowship.
  5. You must have an eligible sponsoring organisation in a low- or middle-income country that will administer the fellowship for the full duration of the award.
  6. If you’ve been away from research (eg for a career break, maternity leave, or long-term sick leave), we’ll allow for this when we consider your application.

Selection Criteria:

  1. Your research experience
  2. The quality and importance of your research question(s)
  3. Your knowledge of the scientific area
  4. The feasibility of your proposal
  5. The suitability of your choice of research sponsors and environments
  6. Your vision of how this fellowship will contribute to your career development.

    They encourage fellows to collaborate with researchers in other low- and middle-income countries.

    At the end of this fellowship, you should be able to show:

  7. You have the potential to be an independent leader in your area of research
  8. You have the skills and experience to apply for more advanced (intermediate level) funding schemes.

Selection Process

If you're invited for interview, you'll be asked to make a short presentation. This will be followed by questions from the International Interview Committee. Interviews take place at the Wellcome offices in London. We'll provide travel and accommodation costs. Get advice on how to prepare for a Wellcome funding interview.

Application Deadline

February 4, 2020

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Wellcome Trust on wtgrants.wellcome.ac.uk to apply

You must submit your application through the Wellcome Trust Grant Tracker (WTGT)

For more details, visit Wellcome Trust Website


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