–TheUniversity of Cape Town (UCT) enjoys to reveal 2 PhD fellowship chances in Basic and ClinicalScience This fellowship is readily available for Clinical along with Non-Clinical scientists.
TheFogarty HIV-associated Tuberculosis Training Program was been developed at the University of Cape Town in 2017 in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University and Vanderbilt University in the United States, and intends to establish the next generation of research study leaders in the field of HIV-associated TB at UCT.
TheFogarty HIV-associated TB Training Program (HATTP) will establish the next generation of research study leaders in this high concern illness location and tactically fill spaces atUCT South Africa has an incredibly high concern of HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and HIV-TB co-infection. An approximated 7 million individuals in South Africa are dealing with HIV, while the nation likewise has among the greatest TB occurrence rates in the world, approaching 1,000/100,000 individuals per year, driven mainly by the HIV epidemic. Over 50% of dealt with TB clients are HIV co-infected. Integrating HIV and TB treatments minimizes death, however co-treatment provides significant obstacles consisting of drug-drug interactions, drug toxicities, and TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS).
ScholarshipDescription
- ApplicationsDeadline: September21, 2018
- CourseLevel: Fellowships are readily available to research study PhD program.
- StudySubject: Fellowships are granted in HIV-associatedTuberculosis The 5 focus locations focused on for training are: Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Advanced Epidemiology and Modelling; Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics; Immunopathogenesis; and HIVTB Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions.
- ScholarshipAward: One Basic Scientist PhD fellowship: The financing will cover a stipend (R 250,000 per year for 3 years, tax-free) and once-off task expense assistance (R 200,000)
- OneClinician Scientist PhD fellowship: The task might be in the field of medical, lab or public health research study. The financing will cover a stipend (R 470,000 per year for 2 years, tax-free) and when off task expense assistance (R 200,000).
- Nationality: This fellowship is readily available for international students.
- Number of Scholarships: The Program will competitively award a minimal variety of post-graduate fellowships and run training courses
- Scholarship can be taken in SouthAfrica
Eligibilityfor the Scholarship
EligibleCountries: This fellowship is readily available for international students.
EntranceRequirements: Applicants need to satisfy the following requirements:
University of Cape Town is now promoting 2 Fogarty PhD fellowship chances:
- OneBasic Scientist PhD fellowship.
The candidate must:
- Hold a suitable Masters’ degree or be finishing this in 2018.
- Propose a job in the field of HIV-associated TB or HIV-TB co-infection.
- Have the assistance of the candidate’s prepared PhD manager( s).
- Provide proof in the application that there is co-funding within the research study group to allow the effective conclusion of the research study.
- Plan to perform the research study in a UCT lab. Non- clinician scientists in the fields of public health or biostastics are likewise qualified to use for this fellowship.
- OneClinician Scientist PhD fellowship.
The candidate must:
- Hold an MBChB degree.
- Propose a job in the field of HIV-associated TB or HIV-TB co-infection.
- Have the assistance of the candidate’s prepared PhD manager( s).
- Provide proof in the application that there is co-funding within the research study group to allow the effective conclusion of the research study.
- Describe the strategies to acquire extra stipend assistance beyond 2 years.
- Plan to perform the research study within a UCT research study group.
EnglishLanguage Requirements: Applicants whose mother tongue is not English are normally needed to supply proof of efficiency in English at the greater level needed by the University.
ApplicationProcedure
How to Apply: To use, please contact Kathryn Wood through email for the application type.