Wellcome Trust: Training Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine, May 2018

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.

Salary, fees and research expenses are covered, for up to 3 years.

Your host institute must be based in a low-or middle-income country.

Who can apply

You can apply for a Training Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine if you’re a researcher based in a low- or middle-income country. You must want to undertake a guided period of research so that you can consolidate your existing experience and explore new areas of research.

You must be a national of a low- or middle-income country and have:

• a PhD and be an early-career researcher

or

• a degree in a subject relevant to public health or tropical medicine and some initial research experience

or

• a degree in medicine and be qualified to enter higher specialist training and some initial research experience.

If you don’t have a PhD, we'd expect you to register for one if you're awarded this fellowship.

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.

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.

What we're looking for

Your research proposal should focus on one of the areas within our public health and tropical medicine remit. Research can include laboratory-based molecular analysis of field or clinical samples, but we don't usually consider projects focused solely on studies in vitro or using animal models.

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:

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

For the full call text please visit the Wellcome Trust grant call webpage.