What WHO-TDR Training Grants for Researchers in Tropical Diseases (Africa) actually covers.
The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO), provides research training grants to scientists from disease-endemic countries in Africa and other regions to build local research capacity for tropical disease control. TDR's training grants include: post-graduate training grants (masters and PhD level), research grants for early career researchers, clinical research and development grants, and grants for implementation research. The programme focuses on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases affecting populations in Africa. TDR has supported hundreds of African scientists in developing their research skills and contributing to the evidence base for tropical disease control. African researchers from all eligible countries who are working on communicable disease research are encouraged to explore TDR's range of funding opportunities, which are regularly advertised on the WHO-TDR website.
Who can apply.
Open to postdoctoral applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before June 30, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. WHO-TDR Training Grants for Researchers in Tropical Diseases (Africa) currently scores 2.0/10.
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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.