What Wellcome Trust African Career Award in Health actually covers.
The Wellcome Trust's African Career Award in Health supports outstanding mid-career researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa who are conducting high-quality health research with local relevance. This competitive award provides up to five years of research funding to enable recipients to establish independent research programmes, train junior scientists, and contribute to health policy. Research areas include infectious disease, global health, genomics, public health, clinical medicine, and biomedical sciences.
Who can apply.
Open to postdoctoral applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
Wellcome Trust African Career Award in Health currently lists the following eligible fields of study. Other related disciplines may also be considered — check the official call.
From here to submitted.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.