Call for Applications: Robert E. Shope International Fellowship in Infectious Diseases
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) issues the call for applications for the 2024 Robert E. Shope International Fellowship in Infectious Diseases. The call is open to full-time post-doctoral fellows with positions at accredited North American institutions who study any tropical infectious disease in arbovirology and/or emerging tropical infectious diseases.
Eligibility:Â
- Full-time post-doctoral fellows (PhD, DVM, MD or the equivalent) with positions at accredited North American institutions (institutions may be academic, government or NGO as long as the project and institute meet the requirements of the fellowship) who study any tropical infectious disease in arbovirology and/or emerging tropical infectious diseases.
- Priority will be given to those proposals focused on research topics involving arboviral diseases.
- Projects are expected to involve work that can only be performed at the tropical site. Projects that involve work at a modern lab that could be anywhere in the U.S. will be given low priority.
- Co-mentors must be identified at the North American institution and at the international institution or site in the tropics.Â
- Sponsoring North American and international institutions are responsible for ensuring that the proposed studies are compliant with contemporary regulations, including those related to human subjects and pathogens.
- Projects must begin after August 1, 2024.
- Preference will be given to:
- Applicants with post-doctoral/medical resident/fellow membership in ASTMH ($25 US annual dues).
- Applicants sponsored by an ASTMH member.
- Applications focused on arbovirology and studies of related pathogens.
Funding details:
- Financial support of $25,000 US to help defray travel costs, living expenses and/or research abroad.
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Application deadline July 29, 2024.
