ViGOR Research Fellowships 2026 – YOA

Deadline: April 30, 2026

Applications are open for the ViGOR Research Fellowships 2026. The Virus Genomics for Outbreak Response (ViGOR) in Central/East Africa consortium invites purposes for Research Fellowship from certified candidates in two areas: Virus Genomics and Outbreak Modelling.

The ViGOR consortium is an NIHR-funded Global Health Research Project bringing collectively the Mathematics Department of the University of Warwick (UK), KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme (Kenya), KEMRI-Centre for Virus Research (CVR) (Kenya), the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB, Democratic Republic of the Congo), and the Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, la Pêche et l’Environnement  (INRAPE, Comoros).

The ViGOR challenge goals to strengthen public well being methods within the Central/East Africa area by increasing entry to genomics, bioinformatics, and outbreak modelling instruments throughout virus outbreaks. The fellowships are an enhanced improvement of native experience on the African continent, able to driving outbreak analysis and innovation and efficient responses to viral illness threats.

Available Fellowships

Two sorts of fellowships can be found. Genomic Research Fellowships (GRF) targeted on sequencing and bioinformatics (5 positions) and Outbreak Modelling Fellowships (OMF) targeted on the application of mathematical/epidemiological modelling (5 positions). The fellowships are anticipated to run for 9-12 months.

Funding

The fellowship includes endeavor a couple of months’ analysis challenge that has clear public well being significance in one of many two main areas listed (virus genomics or outbreak modelling). Applications embrace a analysis challenge description and a justified funds. Successful candidates will obtain a funds assist of as much as:

• £10,000 most for Outbreak Modelling Fellowships
• £15,000 most for Genomics Fellowships

Eligibility

• Individuals working within the public well being labs/departments/early-profession researchers with a Master’s and or PhD qualification (as much as 6 years publish PhD Award) have already got lots of the related abilities to undertake the proposed challenge.
• Full time Affiliation/employment in a acknowledged educational establishment (universities), authorities /public well being labs, or analysis establishment in Eastern or Central Africa

Application

Application necessities embrace:

• A short 2–3 web page analysis proposal together with funds and clear justifications (use the proposal and funds template supplied).
• Up-to-date CV (most 3 pages)
• Details of the home institute supervisor, together with appropriateness.
• Relevant educational certificates
• Motivation assertion of why you need to profit from this fellowship scheme.
• Institutional assist letter confirming availability of stipend/wage assist throughout the proposed fellowship interval ( 9-12 months)
• Support letter from fast institutional supervisor/ challenge supervisor

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For extra info, go to ViGOR Research Fellowships.