Wellcome Trust Fellowships - training, intermediate, senior

Wellcome Trust has three different fellowships on offer. Take a look at the options and find which one best fits your situation. They are all for researchers in Low and Middle Income Countries ( this includes Thailand). They all cover your salary and the research expenses of your proposed project. You can stay in your current job or move to a new university in an LMIC.

Training Fellowships

• For early stage researchers. You must have some research experience 
• Funding for 3 years
• You must have a PhD OR a degree in a subject relevant to public health or tropical medicine OR a degree in medicine. 

Preliminary application deadline - 30 November 2017

Full details - https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/training-fellowships-public-health-and-tropical-medicine

Intermediate Fellowships

• For mid-career researchers
• Funding for 5 years
• You must have a PhD or a degree in medicine 
• You to need to have made contributions to your area of research - e.g. publications, patents, software development or an impact on health policy or practice

Preliminary application deadline - 30 November 2017

Full details - https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/intermediate-fellowships-public-health-and-tropical-medicine

Senior Research Fellowships

• You need to be an established researcher leading your own independent research programme
• Funding for 5 years ( plus extension possible) 
• You must have a PhD or a degree in medicine 
• You to need to have made significant research experience and want to become a leading investigator 

Preliminary application deadline - 27 November 2017

Full details - https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/senior-fellowships-public-health-and-tropical-medicine

Training Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine - Wellcome Trust

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.

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.

Your research proposal should focus on one of the areas within the Wellcome Trust's public health and tropical medicine remit. 

The Trust will review:

• your research experience
• the quality and importance of your research question(s)
• your knowledge of the scientific area
• the feasibility of your proposal
• the suitability of your choice of research sponsors and environments
• your vision of how this fellowship will contribute to your career development.

Funding: Salary, fees and research expenses covered

Duration: 3 years

Eligibility: early career researchers in a low or middle income country ( this includes Thailand) 

Deadline: 30 November 2017 

More information: https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/training-fellowships-public-health-and-tropical-medicine 

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (GID)

Program Overview

The Global Infectious Disease (GID) program addresses research training needs related to infectious diseases that are predominantly endemic in or impact upon people living in developing countries. The training programs include a variety of research training options to match the needs of the developing country institution. The ultimate goal is to build a critical mass of researchers and support staff to conduct independent infectious disease research in developing country institutions.

Announcement(s)

• Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43) (PAR-17-057)
• Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71) (PAR-17-058)

Deadlines

• Letter of Intent Due Dates: 30 days prior to the application due date
• Application Due Dates: July 27, 2017

Eligibility

• Notice of Change in Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants (NOT-TW-12-011)

Eligibility: Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43)

• U.S. Institutions with a demonstrated collaboration with a researcher in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions may apply.
• Foreign institutions in LMICs may also apply.
• Applicant institution must have robust and high-quality research ongoing in the area(s) proposed.

Eligibility: Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71)

• Applicants may only be submitted by foreign institutions in LMICs, as defined by the World Bank Classification system.
• Foreign applicants should apply in collaboration with U.S. institutions and must name an individual in the proposed institution as the major collaborator.

Applicant institutions for both the full institutional grant and the planning grant may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.

More details here

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - workshop to help prepare applications for their grants

The European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) support research training and career development focused on innovation skills. The programme funds worldwide and cross-sector mobility that implements excellent research in any field. There are MSCA grants for all stages of a researcher's career, from PhD candidates to highly experienced researchers.

This one-day workshop on November 24 2016 will provide detailed information on the eligibility and application criteria for the MSCA Individual Fellowships and the MSCA Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE). 

This workshop is open to researchers planning to apply to the 2017 Marie-Curie Individual Fellowship (IF) Call and the 2017 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Call.

MSCA Individual Fellowships

The Marie-Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) International Individual Fellowship programme is a mobility research grant scheme that is open to post-doctoral researchers from all over the world. Any Experienced Researcher, from a recent PhD graduate to an emeritus professor, can apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to be hosted at a research-performing organisation in Europe. Europe-based researchers can be hosted by research-performing organisation in ASEAN. This is one of Europe’s most competitive and prestigious awards. The generous annual budget includes funding for salary, mobility costs, research costs, and a contribution to the overhead costs of their host organisation. The next call for applications will open on 11 April 2017 with a deadline of 14 September 2017.  

Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

RISE aims at international and inter-sector collaboration through promoting research and innovation exchanges of staff.  RISE will support short-term mobility of research and innovation staff at all career levels, from the most junior (post-graduate) to the most senior (management), including administrative and technical staff. RISE offers an opportunity to expand and strengthen research networks, to share knowledge and skills, and to strengthen institutional links with Europe. The next call for application will open on 1 December 2016 with a deadline of 5 April 2017. 

Participation in the workshop is free of charge but registration is required. Participation is limited to 60 people only.

Register for the workshop here - https://europeanresearchdayasean2016.splashthat.com/ 

Date, time and location - Thursday,  November  24 2016, 8.30am – 6.00pm

Sofitel Hotel Sukumvit, Bangkok

Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars

The Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars provides supportive mentorship, research opportunities and a collaborative research environment for early stage investigators from the U.S. and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to enhance their global health research expertise and their careers. 

Fogarty is currently seeking applications for consortia to develop and support global health research training programs. Applicants should form a consortium that may include up to 4 U.S. academic institutions and six or more additional collaborating institutions or research project sites in LMICs.

Fogarty will fund up to five consortia to develop and support global health research training programs that meet the following objectives:

• Provide mentored research training for pre-doctoral and pre-professional degree students and post-doctoral and recent post-professional degree students (trainees) from the U.S. and low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) in global health research at established biomedical and health research sites in LMICs, particularly those supported by the NIH.
• Provide all trainees with instruction and training in rigorous research design, research ethics and statistical analysis through mentored research training.
• Provide training opportunities in diverse areas of research relevant to the health priorities of collaborating LMICs and the mission areas of component NIH Institutes and Centers participating in this FOA.
• Provide knowledge and skills to prepare trainees for careers in health research.
• Strengthen global health programs at U.S. academic institutions and help to sustain health research at institutions in LMICs.

The program will provide research training opportunities in priority health areas in LMICs such as communicable diseases including HIV/AIDS; chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases, blood diseases, mental health, and neurological diseases and stroke; women’s health; and behavioral and social aspects of health and illness.  Cross-cutting global health research areas are also encouraged.

Deadline - August 16, 2016,

Budget - Application budgets are limited to up to $1.1 million direct costs/year per award

Duration - up to 5 years 

More information  - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-16-002.html 

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43)

Funding Opportunity Purpose

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications for the Global Infectious Disease (GID) Research Training Program from U.S. and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions. (Thailand is a LMIC)

The application should propose a collaborative research training program that will strengthen the capacity of an LMIC institution to conduct infectious disease (excluding HIV/AIDS and select agents) research. 

Fogarty International Center will support research-training programs that focus on major endemic or life-threatening emerging infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, infections that frequently occur as co-infections in HIV infected individuals or infections associated with non-communicable disease conditions of public health importance in LMICs.

The objectives of the Global Infectious Disease Research Training program are:

- To develop research training and career development programs for multiple LMIC scientists and health research professionals to strengthen the capacity to conduct independent, sustainable infectious disease research at a LMIC institutions.

- To provide mentored training-related research experience that is directly relevant to the health priorities of the LMIC.

- To strengthen the capabilities of trainees at LMIC institutions to lead, manage and train students in research

Award Budget

Applications budgets are limited to $200,000 per year for new award

Stipends, Tuition, and Fees

Awards provide stipends as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research training experience and contribute to the combined cost of tuition and fees at U.S. or foreign institutions. Trainees may be paid a stipend comparable to their professional experience.

Individuals designing, directing, and implementing the program may request salary and fringe benefits appropriate for the person months devoted to the program. Salaries requested may not exceed the levels commensurate with the institution's policy for similar positions and may not exceed the U.S. Congressionally mandated cap. 

Faculty mentors and other collaborating key personnel may receive appropriate compensation for their significant activities on the program, such as recruitment and selection activities, as well as other program-related roles. The administrative, training or teaching responsibilities and time commitment for personnel receiving salary should be thoroughly described. The salary and fringe benefits requested for faculty and staff should not exceed 25 percent of total costs.  If mentoring interactions and other activities with trainees are considered a regular part of an individual's academic duties, then mentoring and other interactions with scholars are non-reimbursable from grant funds. 

Deadline

July 29th 2016. A Letter of Intent is due 30 days before this deadline.

Full details 

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-193.html

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International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25)

Announcement

• International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25) PAR-16-081

Deadlines

• Deadline  for letters of intent:  30 days prior to the application due date.
• Upcoming deadline for R25 applications: May 18, 2016

Eligibility

• Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) and components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. 
• Program Faculty: Faculty and mentors from LMICs with research ethics expertise should be included in significant roles in the proposed education programs. Faculty and mentors should have research ethics expertise and international experience relevant to the proposed program, including but not limited to expertise in the philosophical foundations of bioethics, behavioral or social science or other empirical methods in empirical bioethics investigation, global health policy or legal analysis and scholarship, and ethics of medical care. Mentors must be committed to continue their involvement throughout the total period of the mentee’s participation in this award.
• Participants
  Only individuals who are citizens of LMICs are eligible for training support or other training activities proposed.

Program Overview

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The goal of this FIC R25 program is to support educational activities that foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications, by strengthening research ethics capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through increasing the number of LMIC research intensive institutions that can provide advanced education in research ethics. 

• Programs supported by this initiative will equip scientists, health professionals and academics in these countries with in-depth knowledge of the ethical principles, processes and policies related to international clinical and public health research.
• Programs should be designed to strengthen the critical competencies needed to provide research ethics education, ethical review leadership and expert consultation to LMIC researchers, their institutions, governments and international research organizations.
• To accomplish the stated overarching goal, this FOA will support creative education activities with a primary focus on: Curriculum Development; Courses for Skills Development, including practicum experiences; and Mentoring Activities.
• Applications should include collaborations between bioethics experts from LMIC, U.S. and other high income countries (HIC).

Inquiries

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Barbara Sina Ph.D. 
Fogarty International Center (FIC) 
Telephone: 301-402-9467 
Email (preferred): sinab@mail.nih.gov

Jean McEwen, J.D, PH.D
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Telephone: 301-402-4997
Email: mcewenj@mail.nih.gov

Liza Dawson, PH.D
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Telephone: 240-627-3210
Email: dawsonl@niaid.nih.gov

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Mollie Shea
Fogarty International Center (FIC) 
Telephone: 301-451-6830 
Email: mshea@mail.nih.gov

Monika Christman
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Telephone: 301-435-7860
Email: monika_christman@nih.gov    

Ann Devine
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Telephone: 240-669-2988
Email: adevine@niaid.nih.gov

Global Infectious Disease (GID) Research Training Program (D43) (PAR-14-193) & Planning Grant (D71)

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (GID)

Status: Open

Announcement(s)

• Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43) (PAR-14-193)
• Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71) (PAR-15-160)
• Optional: Apply using NIH ASSIST (NOT-OD-15-126)

Deadlines

• Deadlines for D43 and D71 letters of intent:
  30 days prior to the application due date
• Upcoming deadline for D43 and D71 applications: July 29, 2016

Eligibility

• Notice of Change in Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants (NOT-TW-12-011)

Eligibility: Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43)

• U.S. Institutions with a demonstrated collaboration with a researcher in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions may apply.
• Foreign institutions in LMICs may also apply.
• Applicant institution must have robust and high-quality research ongoing in the area(s) proposed.

Eligibility: Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71)

• Applicants may only be submitted by foreign institutions in LMICs, as defined by theWorld Bank Classification system.
• Foreign applicants should apply in collaboration with U.S. institutions and must name an individual in the proposed institution as the major collaborator.

Applicant institutions for both the full institutional grant and the planning grant may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.

Program Overview

The Global Infectious Disease (GID) program addresses research training needs related to infectious diseases that are predominantly endemic in or impact upon people living in developing countries. The training programs include a variety of research training options to match the needs of the developing country institution. The ultimate goal is to build a critical mass of researchers and support staff to conduct independent infectious disease research in developing country institutions.

Training programs may include:

• Long-term (master's or doctoral degree and other training that is six months or longer) training for the full range of skills necessary to support research and research administration with the understanding that the focus of thesis and training-related research will be in their country.
• Medium-term (three- to up to six-months) training or mentoring, including specialized clinical, laboratory, research or administrative/business skills necessary to support research that is planned or ongoing.
• Short-term (less than three months) training or mentoring that focuses on research methodology, laboratory skills necessary to support research ethics and compliance issues, program and grants administration and financial management, grant writing, preparation of scientific manuscripts, data management, informatics, and other relevant areas.
• Institutional capacity-building efforts such as in-country training workshops in advanced research techniques, distance learning and informatics.
• Advanced in-country mentored research undertaken by the trainee in his/her home country upon completion of his/her initial period of long-term training under the program.

Inquiries

Programmatic Issues

Barbara Sina, Ph.D.Program Director
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: (301) 402-9467
FAX: (301) 402-0779
Email: barbara_sina@nih.gov

Grants Management

Satabdi RaychowdhuryGrants Management Specialist
Fogarty International Center
Building 31, Room B2C29
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-496-9750
Fax: 301-594-1211
Email: Satabdi.Raychowdhury@nih.gov