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QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOLARSHIP FOR EARLY CAREER WOMEN SCHOLARS FROM WEST AFRICA

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Application Deadline: Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

LOCATION: Ontario, Canada

The Carleton University is delighted to announce the second and final call for applications for the second cohort scheduled for 2023-24. The program Wurin ta na yin rubutu – Her own room to write, which runs until October 2024, is open to West African women in the final stage of their PhD program, postdoctoral researchers, and early career academics affiliated to institutions, to participate in a research acceleration experience.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be;

Women, and citizens of a West African country: and

Must be either a Doctoral Researcher, Post-doctoral Researcher or Early Career Researcher

Scholars must be registered for their PhD at a West African university; postdoctoral fellows/researchers or early career PhD scholars must be working at a West African university.

Click to see detailed eligibility criteria here

BENEFIT:

The scholarship funds cover mobility expenses, accommodation, research placement expenses, and travel and health insurance.

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AFRICAN CAREER ACCELERATION FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 12 November 2023.

LOCATION: London, England

Applications to the second round of Crick Africa Network fellowships are now open. The Crick Africa Network (CAN) is offering African Career Acceleration Fellowships supported by LifeArc for early-career biomedical scientists to develop translational scientific programmes and become independent scientists.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible to apply for the African Career Acceleration Fellowship you must have:

Citizenship or permanent residency status for an African country

A PhD in a relevant field with two to five years of postdoctoral experience, or a clinical PhD (MBChB) with at least three years of relevant research experience

A strong track record indicating potential as a scientific leader on the African continent

A strong translational science proposal in one of the CAN research areas

Approached and reached an agreement regarding your proposed science with your mentor in your chosen African partner institute and your chosen mentor at the Crick before submitting your scientific proposal.

In exceptional circumstances we may accept a candidate with less than two years’ postdoctoral experience. If this is the case, please contact the CAN programme manager, Jennifer Brown at can-fellowships@crick.ac.uk to discuss before submitting your application. 

BENEFIT:

LifeArc-sponsored African Career Acceleration Fellowship will provide four years of funding and be hosted primarily in one of five African partner institutions

The fellowships will cover salary, research costs, research assistant salary, and travel and subsistence costs. 

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