RSTMH Call for Applications: 2022 Early Career Grant programme
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) offers the 2022 Early Career Grant programme open for applications from early career researchers and global health professionals based anywhere in the world, who have not had research funding in their own name before.
They can apply for a grant of up to £5,000 (GBP) to deliver a project over one year. The projects can be on any topic related to tropical medicine and global health, from across the research spectrum of lab, translation, implementation and policy.
Eligibility:
- Anyone in their early research career from any nationality based anywhere in the world can apply. The overall aim of the programme is to encourage and inspire the next generation of global health leaders and innovators to explore their ideas.
- Only RSTMH members can receive the funding.
- If successful, applicants who are not already members will have their membership funded by one of our partners, or RSTMH will deduct it from their award.
What do you define as “early career”?
We expect candidates not to have received a research grant in their own name before. They should be to be able to:
- Carry out research under supervision
- Have the ambition to develop knowledge of research methodologies and discipline
- Have demonstrated a good understanding of a field of study
- Demonstrate the ability to produce data under supervision
- Use critical analysis, evaluation and be able to synthesise new and complex ideas
- Competently explain the outcome of their research and value thereof to colleagues
Read more here.
Application deadline April 29, 2022.
