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AFRICA CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, LABORATORY LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: 21 May 2025

LOCATION: African Union

Africa CDC launched the Africa Epidemic Services (AES) fellowship. The AES has three tracks: Epidemiology, Laboratory Leadership, and Public Health Informatics (PHI). The mission of the AES-PHI is to equip African professionals with public health informatics competencies for the digital age so they can develop, manage, and lead informatics-savvy health organizations and improve population health outcomes in Africa. The PHI fellowship is a flagship project within Africa CDC’s Digital Transformation Strategy and addresses programmatic goals set within the Framework for Workforce Development.

ELIGIBILITY:

This program targets qualified applicants across Africa Union Member states who are drawn from public health informatics and interested in practicing digital health and data science. Eligible candidates must:

Possess at least a BSc or a master’s degree in health-related or Computer Science, Data Science, or Information and Technology Sciences.

Have a minimum of 3 years (For Master) and 5 years (For BSc) of relevant experience.

If the primary degree is health-related, then experience with computer science, data science, or information sciences projects for health.

If the primary degree is in computer science and other applications in health, then experience with Health, Medical, Clinical, or Bio- Informatics Public health, biostatistics, or epidemiology. Candidate currently employed by Ministries of Health (MoH) or National Public Health Institutes (NPHI) or agency working closely with MoH/NPHI or relevant private sector is desirable. The fellowship program will prioritize inclusivity, gender equity, and representation from across the continent.

BENEFIT:

AES-PHI Fellowship is fully funded. Africa CDC will provide all learning and development materials and meet all costs associated with the fellowship, including travel-related costs (e.g., airfare, lodging, incidentals), stipends, hardware, and insurance. Fellows will be supported to ensure that they have the relevant software and sufficient Internet connectivity for online learning.

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D-PRIZE CHALLENGES

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Application Deadline: 29 June 2025 at midnight PT (pacific time)

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

They award startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching new organizations. We believe the world needs more social impact organizations, and we seed for-profit ventures, NGOs, and charities. We support organizations in any low-or-middle income country where extreme poverty still exists.

ELIGIBILITY:

D-Prize is for new organizations. Most of their awardees are first-time entrepreneurs. Most have not yet launched their organization, nor have they raised other funding. They especially encourage those from low-and-middle income countries to apply. See who we recently seeded.

They will consider applications from existing organizations only if your core focus is distributing an existing and evidence-based poverty intervention. They typically will not support organizations with more than 18 months of full-time operations or that have raised more than $30,000 USD in outside funding.

BENEFIT:

All winners will be awarded up to $20,000. The award is offered in the form of a convertible grant.

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