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The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) will offer up to 5 one-year postdoctoral fellowships in 2016. These fellowships will be awarded at any African CARTA partner institution or associated research institutes, including INDEPTH Network Centres.
CARTA goal is to secure the future and foster the career growth of its high-achieving graduates.
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), Kenya, and the University of Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa.
Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing a postdoctoral programme at any African CARTA partner institution or associated research institutes, including INDEPTH Network Centres.
Study Subject: Applicants’ research proposal must be related to public and population health.
Scholarship Award: The postdoctoral fellowship award will cover travel costs and a monthly stipend of $3,000 for up to 12 months full-time placement. Other benefits include medical insurance and one international conference participation. Additional funds will be available for the development of new research collaborations and partnerships, development of pilot projects, or training opportunities on specific skills. Due to the short-term nature of the postdoctoral research fellowship program, the fellowships will not cover accompanying dependents.
Scholarship can be taken at: Africa
Eligibility: Applicants must be PhD graduates of the CARTA program. They must demonstrate a strong commitment to research capacity building at their institutions as well as the potential for research leadership.
Nationality: African applicants can apply for these fellowships.
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirement: Applicants must be PhD graduates of the CARTA program.
Test Requirement: No
English Language Requirement: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Supporting Material: Applicants must submit the following documents:
-A completed application form
-Updated CV showing publications and awards
-Two letters of recommendation, one from a senior academic who understands their research and
-potential and the second one from their head of the department or dean-A statement of support from the prospective host institution indicating its willingness to host
-A statement of support from the prospective host institution indicating its willingness to host
-the applicant and who the mentor will be
-A statement from the current employer indicating willingness to release the applicant for the postdoctoral training opportunity
-E-copies of their most significant publications over the last three years
How to Apply: Application documents should be submitted to the CARTA Program Manager via email.
Application Deadline: The application deadline is 30 May 2016.
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