WANIDA Call for Applications: Master’s & PhD Fellowships
The West African Network of Infectious Diseases ACEs (WANIDA) aims to enhance collaboration among West African health research institutions funded under the World Bank’s African Centres of Excellence (ACE) Impact project reason why has opened Master’s and PhD Fellowships.
WANIDA includes:
- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious (WACCBIP), University of Ghana, which is the coordinating hub for the network;
- African Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxin and Food Safety (ACEMFS), Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria;
- African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria;
- African Centre of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biology (ACENTDFB), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria;
- African Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP) in Nigeria; Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria;
- Centre d’Excellence Africain en Innovations Biotechnologiques pour l’Elimination des Maladies à Transmission Vectorielle (ITECH-MTV), Université Nazi Boni, Burkina Faso;
- Centre d’Excellence Africain – Prévention et Contrôle des Maladies Transmissibles (CEA-PCMT) Université Gamal Abdel Nasser, Conakry, Guinea
Eligibility Criteria:
- Be an African national enrolled as a regional student (non-national) in one of the above-listed ACEs in the 2020/2021 academic year
- Be interested in working on one of the following priority disease areas: COVID-19, HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, Ebola, Mycobacterial infections, neglected tropical diseases, food-borne pathogens
The duration of the funding is 2 years for Master’s programs and 4 years for PhD programs. The successful Master’s / PhD fellow will be supported with a partial scholarship, which can be applied towards tuition, research costs or stipend.
Read more here.
Applicants deadline December 5, 2020.
