AREF Research Development Fellowship Programme 2025/2026 (up to £47,000) – YOA

Deadline: June 27, 2025

Applications are open for the AREF Research Development Fellowship Programme 2025/2026. The purpose of the Research Development Fellowship Programme is to present alternatives for gifted well being researchers based mostly in Africa, in order that they will lead analysis that’s responsive to its African settings and might contribute to decreasing the burden of illness. It goals to develop rising African scientists via growing their expertise, expertise, confidence and analysis outputs.

The scope of the programme consists of human well being analysis in infectious and non-communicable illnesses which can be important and/or recognized as “neglected” in Africa.

Funding

Applicants can ask for a most of:

• £25,000 for a Fellowship with a 3-month placement
• £37,000 for a Fellowship with a 6-month placement
• £47,000 for a Fellowship with a 9-month placement

Seed Fund

Towards the tip of the Research Development Fellowship programme, AREF will maintain a Seed
Fund competitors. The Seed Fund is an award of up to £50,000 over 12 months. to give Fellows the OPPORTUNITY to develop pilot information for a bigger grant proposal, refine their analysis questions and develop, adapt or validate revolutionary strategies and information assortment.

Eligibility

• The RDF scheme focuses on Early-Career well being Researchers (ECR) from Africa who plan to develop their analysis profession in Africa and have the potential to develop into analysis leaders.
• Applicants should show that they’ve chosen to focus their profession on human well being analysis and are progressing on the pathway to develop into, however are usually not absolutely established as, impartial researchers, with the potential to lead analysis that’s unique and revolutionary. This could be demonstrated via their employment, coaching, analysis expertise and outputs.
• Applicants should be a nationwide of a rustic in Africa.
• Applicants needn’t be resident in Africa on the time of making use of, supplied that the application is formally supported by an African establishment that meets the eligibility standards for an Employing Organisation which confirms that the applicant is employed domestically.

Academic Qualifications

Individuals with the next {qualifications} might apply:

• Clinicians and non-clinicians with a PhD qualification or equal postgraduate diploma (DPh/DPhil/MD) in a well being-associated topic from a recognised establishment of upper schooling or,
• Clinicians with a specialist medical qualification. Must have an MBBS or equal and a specialist medical qualification. Examples of specialist medical {qualifications} are FRCP, FWACP or equal or,
• Clinicians with a Master’s diploma. Must have an MBBS or equal and the Master’s should have contained a analysis element. We would count on a plan to achieve a PhD or equal doctorate (though not funded as part of the AREF Fellowship).

Application

Apply earlier than the deadline: 13.00 hours GMT on 27 June 2025.

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For extra info, go to AREF Fellowship.