Weekly round-up #108

Weekly round-up #108

We are pleased to be back with our latest weekly news round-up, after a brief hiatus last week due to our Manager's annual leave. During this fortnight, our most recent Training Grant round has closed. Thank you to those members who applied, and the results will be announced in the coming weeks.

We would like to welcome our newest Affiliate members who have joined VALIDATE recently: Ombeni Chimbe from the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research-Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC), Tanzania, and Carolina Coelho from the University of Exeter, UK. VALIDATE membership is free and open to all, so do encourage your collaborators and colleagues to join if membership would benefit them.

Funding:

HFSP Research Grants (award year 2021) - To promote basic research focused on the elucidation of the complex mechanisms of living organisms for the benefit of all humankind - deadline to obtain reference number 19 Mar 2020, letter of intent deadline 30 Mar 2020
AAS Evidence Leadership Award - For AAS fellows, affiliates and grantees who are innovating with interventions that promote, support and enable the use of evidence in decision-making in government institutions to apply for a leadership award to recognise these efforts - deadline 1 Apr 2020
ISGlobal Scholarship Programme for Masters in Global Health and Clinical Research: International Health Track - Funding for sub-Saharan African nationals who also reside there, and who hold a Bachelor's university degree - deadline 5 Apr 2020
Homeward Bound Programme - Transformational leadership initiative for women with a background in STEMM from all around the world - deadline 6 Apr 2020
IVVN Female Fellowship Programme - Our sister GCRF Network, focusing on veterinary vaccine development, is funding female LMIC fellowships - letter of intent deadline 9 Apr 2020, full application deadline 20 Jul 2020
UKRI Innovation Scholars secondments: Biomedical Sciences Strand 1 - For individuals from any discipline wishing to spend up to 36 months (full or part time) on secondment in the biomedical science sector - deadline 15 Apr 2020
American Leprosy Missions NTD Innovation Prize - Two prizes of $20,000 and $15,000 for ideas that could result in cost-effective, scalable and transformative impact for people affected by neglected tropical diseases - deadline 30 Apr 2020
IMPRINT Public Engagement Grants - To fund new, innovative and creative projects that improve the public's awareness and understanding of maternal vaccination - deadline 10 May 2020
UKRI Innovation Scholars secondments: Biomedical Sciences Strand 2 - For individuals from any discipline wishing to spend up to 36 months (full or part time) on secondment in the biomedical science sector - deadline 13 May 2020
BactiVac Catalyst Funding for Pump-Priming Projects - Our sister GCRF Network, focusing on bacterial vaccines, providing up to £50,000 to explore new approaches to advance vaccines in partnership with LMICs and industry - deadline 17 May 2020
UKRI Innovation Scholars secondments: Biomedical Sciences Strand 3 - For individuals from any discipline wishing to spend up to 36 months (full or part time) on secondment in the biomedical science sector - deadline 1 Jul 2020

Find all other funding opportunities on our external funding page.

Training Opportunities:

AMS Mentoring Programme - For NIHR, NIRG and MRC funded post-doctoral and independent biomedical and health researchers to gain career development support - no deadline stated

Take a look at our training opportunities page for more opportunities.

Events:

The European Melioidosis Congress - Graz, Austria, 18-20 May 2021

Visit our events page for all the other upcoming events in our field.

Job Opportunities:

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer or Reader in Immunology - University of Edinburgh, UK, deadline 16 Mar 2020

To view all the vacancies in our field visit our job webpage.