Deadline: 30th October 2023 | KAC Global Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
| Title: | KAC Global Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme |
| Organisation: | Knowledge Action Change (K.A.C) |
| Fund/Benefit: | $12,000 |
| Deadline: | 30th October 2023 |
| Eligible countries: | All |
The 7th KAC Global Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme is now accepting applications.
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benefits
Researchers can anticipate a lot of input. This comprises:
- Help with improving your proposal after submission, a $12,000 stipend to carry out the project.
- Travel to and from Warsaw to attend the Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN),
- An online course in the theory and practise of THR.
- Lodging for the duration of GFN, including additional days for scholars,
- Enrollment in the mentoring programme with a named expert mentor.
- Ongoing support from the Scholarship Programme Manager, and help with problem-solving – both practical and academic
What can applicants who are chosen anticipate?
- Attendance at the GFN 2024 conference in Warsaw, Poland
- The chance to learn from the experiences of former students
- Assistance in determining the “next steps” in a potential career in the area of THR
- A customised scholarship programme
- Professional guidance and assistance during the scholarship scheme
- The potential to display your project’s results at GFN or any similar event in 2025
Successful students will need to
- Attend GFN: All researchers must be able to travel to Warsaw, Poland, in June 2024 to participate in the Global Forum on Nicotine Conference (GFN).
- Learn: All scholars are required to finish the online and GFN introductory courses.
- Report: Each scholar is required to provide a 6-month progress report and an 11-month project report.
- Share: A few scholars might be asked to return to GFN or a comparable gathering in 2025 to impart their knowledge and expertise.
- Accord with KAC: contract with Knowledge Action Change Funding for a scholarship Source: Recognise in any outputs that Knowledge Action Change provided financing for their scholarship
- Consent to the publication of their names, biographies, and photographs on the scholarship programme website along with any acceptable scholarship-related outputs.
Eligibility
- The scholarship plan gives low- and middle-income country applicants priority.
- Any potential scholars with an interest in THR are welcome to submit applications.
- This includes those aspiring to careers in THR research and/or as public health harm reduction specialists.
- College graduates
- Scientists and researchers
- Medical specialists
- Internet and social media users,
- Authors, and professions
- Filmmakers and other experts in the audio-visual field.
- They are seeking ideas that will spur transformation!
Examples of the kinds of project proposals that the programme is looking for are as follows:
- Scoping study on a nation’s THR priorities
- Creating a study on the nature or application of THR goods
- Enhancing the applicant’s scientific knowledge and abilities by connections to or placement into a research team or THR organisation
- Creating and launching an intervention initiative to improve professional and/or public understanding of THR and associated projects
- Establishing a group to advance THR research
- The creation of a THR intervention project in a health and social care environment
- Creating and distributing a film or other works of art that provide trustworthy and correct information about THR
- Organising training sessions and workshops on THR
- Developing THR-related science communication skills
- Creating a research paper or other academic publication-quality content on THR
- launching a website and/or other media assets to increase awareness about THR
- Examining potential solutions for ‘high tech’ THR initiatives difficulties faced by less developed nations.
For more information, visit Knowledge Action Change (KAC) for further details.
