Wellcome Trust International Training Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine 2021 for Developing Countries

Published: 11 Mar 2021 1,358 views

Wellcome Trust is offering  fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine to mid-career researchers from low- and middle-income countries. Wellcome Trust also offers fellowships for Masters,  Intermediate and Senior Researchers.

This scheme offers research experience and training to early-stage researchers from low- and middle-income countries. The scheme aims to support research that will improve public health and tropical medicine at a local, national and global level.

Wellcome Trust International Postgraduate Scholarship

Application Deadline	April 7, 2021
Type	Postgraduate
Sponsor	Wellcome
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Wellcome Trust International Postgraduate Scholarship

 Support includes:

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.

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.

Requirements for Wellcome Trust International Postgraduate Scholarship

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.

We 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:

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

Application Deadline

April 7, 2021

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Wellcome on wtgrants.wellcome.org to apply