CARTA is hereby inviting proposals from eligible CARTA graduates to apply for its Re-Entry Grants.
Application Deadline: 15th April 2018
Eligible Countries: African countries
About the Award: The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) is a south-south partnership with a south-north collaboration jointly led by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). The Consortium was established with a mandate to build a vibrant African academy able to lead world-class multi-disciplinary research that impacts on population health in Africa.
Building on its goal to secure the future and foster the career growth of its high-achieving graduates, the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) will offer re-entry grants in 2018 to its fellows who have completed their PhD studies CARTA re-entry grants aim to support fellows returning to or remaining at their own institutions to start a research project.
Type: Research, Grants
Eligibility:
Selection Criteria: Re-entry grants will be awarded on a competitive basis taking into consideration the scientific quality of the proposed research, its potential to lead to larger research program, appropriate exchanges to network and learn specific skills or techniques, the identification of an appropriate and willing mentor to support the applicant and support from the applicants head of department to ensure that the applicant has time and space to do this proposed work and involvement of a multidisciplinary team.
Applications will be assessed based on the following criteria:
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The re-entry grant will be up to US $ 50,000. The grant will cover research costs such as travel, payment of research assistants, purchase of reagents and equipment, support for visiting a research active center by the principal investigator and funds for mentorship during the visit.
How to Apply:
Visit the Program Webpage for Details
Award Providers: CARTA
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