Sub-Sahara African Researchers AREF Research Development Fellowship 2020 | Ongoing

Sub-Sahara African Researchers AREF Research Development Fellowship 2020: The AREF RDF Programme aims to enhance the research competitiveness of emerging African researchers who are working on important challenges for human health in Africa. In 2020, these challenges will include infectious disease and non-communicable diseases. AREF’s goal is to transform the opportunities for up to 15 talented postdoctoral scientists in Africa in 2020 to contribute to reducing the burden of disease through leading research that is responsive to African settings. The AREF Research Development Fellowship (RDF) Programme is being launched to support African researchers who are working on important challenges for human health in Africa. 

AREF Research Fellowship is designed to enable talented, early-career African researchers to develop their own research ideas and specialist skills, to grow their research relationships through collaboration and mentorship, and to work towards a major funding proposal. This year, funding will be made available for a “planned follow-through” in the awardee’s home institution.

Sub-Sahara African Researchers AREF Research Development Fellowship 2020

The RDF Programme enables talented early-career researchers to:

• acquire advanced research skills
• develop and test their own compelling research questions
• develop highly effective mentoring relationships
• grow their potential collaborations
• raise their profile through international networking

Offered Since: 2015

Type: Research Fellowship

Eligibility: Research active post-doctoral scientists and clinicians who are nationals of and employed in Sub-Saharan Africa who were awarded their doctorate after May 2014; and clinicians without a doctorate but who have a research-relevant Master’s degree and at least two and up to seven years active research experience.

Selection Criteria:

• Applicants will need to demonstrate a credible, ambitious vision for their research career in an area of human-health challenge for Africa; and a transformational, well-supported development plan that would be significantly enhanced by the RDF Programme. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their plans at an early stage with their employing and potential host organizations.
• Equality and diversity are core values of AREF and we encourage applications by scientists irrespective of gender, colour, race, or creed.  We strongly welcome eligible applicants from francophone and lusophone countries as well as from anglophone countries.

Number of Awardees: Not specified

Value of Fellowship: A three to nine-month placement at a leading research institution in Europe or Africa, with additional support at your home institution before and after the placement, up to a maximum of £38,000. 

Duration of Fellowship: Three(3) to nine (9) months

How to Apply: Read the information below, and download the Application Form, Information for Applicants and Cost & Finance Spreadsheet, and email to [email protected] before 12:00 GMT 23 September 2020.

Sub-Sahara African Researchers AREF Research Development Fellowship 2020 Tips for success:

• Communicate a clear and compelling vision of what you want to achieve:  How will the Fellowship impact your career, your ability to develop the next research project, and your organization’s research capacity?
• Be specific about what you want to do at each step of the Fellowship.  Many applications fail because they are vague or badly thought out.
• Justify the particular training and conference:  Identify and explain why you have chosen those particular activities.
• Engage as soon as possible with your home institution so they actively support your application.
• Engage early with your intended academic host and the host institution: they need time to develop the right kind of support for the Fellowship.
• Work out what costs are likely to be using available sources of information.

Application Form

Visit Fellowship Webpage for details

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