The International Engagement Awards support public engagement projects and work that builds capacity for engagement with biomedical research in Sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia and South Asia. The scheme aims to:
- stimulate dialogue about biomedical research and its impact on the public in a range of community and public contexts;
- promote innovative partnerships between community organizations and the cultural sector, and scientists/researchers;strengthen capacity to conduct public engagement with biomedical science and health research.
Study Subjects:
This Awards support public engagement projects and work that builds capacity for engagement with biomedical research.
Scholarship can be taken at:
Sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia and South Asia
Eligibility:
To be eligible, you must be either:
- a biomedical scientist or health researcher
- or collaborating with a researcher, research group or institution to provide expertise in the area of biomedical science you are exploring
Scholarship Open for:
The students of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Dem Rep., Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, FYR, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, RB, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia and Zimbabwe can apply for the awards.
Scholarship Duration:
Awards will be offered for up to three years.
Scholarship Value:
The scholarships will provide up to £30,000 for up to three years.
Selection criteria:
All eligible projects will be peer-reviewed and assessed individually on merit and need by a funding committee.
Notification:
Final decisions will be made approximately three months after the full application deadline.
How to Apply?
The mode of applying is by email. Applicants have to complete an expression of interest and email it to university. They will reply to the email with information about the project’s suitability for the scheme and invite a full application if applicable.
Application Deadline: 18th April 2014.
For further information: Wellcome Trust International Engagement Awards
