HIV Research Trust Scholarships 2017 for Health Professionals from Developing Nations

Application Deadline: 31 October 2016.

The HIV Research Trust is a charitable foundation that provides financial support to physicians, nurses, scientists and other health care professionals in resource-limited settings from low-income and lower-middle-income countries* working in the field of HIV infection. The Trust supports early/mid career researchers.

The HIV Research Trust scholarships are awarded each year in open competition. The scholarships are provided to physicians, nurses, scientists and other health care professionals, in particular those who are in the early to mid-stage of their career (for example, undertaking a PhD; a first or second post doc position; or other professionals in an early phase of their research career), working in resource-poor settings from low-income and lower-middle-income countries. The scholarship enables the individual to travel to other centres to acquire skills necessary to conduct their research more effectively when they return to their home institution.  All areas of research related to HIV are supported including laboratory methods, epidemiology, clinical and therapeutic research and research into psychological, social, nursing and other aspects of daily care of patients.

The support is in the form of financial awards allowing the scholar to undertake a placement or course of a few months’ duration intended to cover course or placement costs, travel, consumables and living expenses. The scholarships are awarded competitively based on a peer-review process on an annual basis. They are designed to enable the candidate to travel to another research unit to learn skills and techniques which should develop the candidate’s career and, on return to the home institution, add to the capacity of the department to carry out research related to treatment and prevention.

Eligibility Requirements:

• ·   The scholarships are for health care professionals in early/mid-career who are located in resource-limited settings from low-income and lower-middle-income countries working in the field of HIV infection.

Benefits:

• The scholarships provide support for travel, living expenses including accommodation, and may provide support for laboratory expenses at the institution to be visited.
• The preference is for applicants to receive training in recognised centres in other resource-poor countries but travel to other areas is not excluded.
• The usual period of support is 2-6 months.
• The maximum sum awarded is £8,000 or equivalent value.

Timeline:

•            Closing date for online application 31 October 2016
•            2017 scholarships announced late December 2016

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the HIV Research Trust Scholarships 2017