Deadline: 30 September, 2022
The African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI), in partnership with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has opened applications for research fellowships.
Through the programme, which is implemented by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), APTI fellows are trained and supported to become scientific leaders who can advocate for increased research and innovation projects in Africa.
Benefits
- Stipend support
- Insurance will be provided to the fellow and dependents that are living in the U.S.
- Training support will include leadership, management, mentoring, grant-writing, resilience and wellness workshops
- Research support of up to $50,000 per year
- Equipment purchase support of up to $50,000 (total)
Eligibility
- Applicant must be citizen of an African country, currently employed in an academic, research, or government position in an African country
- Applicant must have a relevant doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, MD, MBBS) awarded no more than seven years before the application submission deadline
- Applicant whose doctoral degree was awarded earlier may be considered on a case-by-case basis subject to justification (e.g., where one took a career break for family-related reasons or to seek asylum due to political instability)
- Applicant must have less than five years of relevant research experience after the award of their doctoral degree
- Applicant must be fluent in English – reading, writing, speaking, and listening
To apply and for more information, click here.
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