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African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship

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The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is offering offering African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships (ADDRF). The ADDRF seek to facilitate more rigorous engagement of doctoral students in research, strengthen their research skills, and provide fellows an opportunity for timely completion of their doctoral training. The fellowship is intended for doctoral students with a strong commitment to a career in training and/or research. The ADDRF will award about 15 fellowships - to a maximum of $US15,000 each - to doctoral students who are within two years of completing their thesis at an African university. The fellowships are intended for individuals whose research shows great promise in making a substantive contribution to strengthening health systems or in enhancing the understanding of governance, equity, health, or population-related issues in Africa. The programme primarily supports doctoral research (including data collection). Coursework is not considered for support.

 

Click here for more information about the fellowships.

Application Info

Female applicants and those from Francophone and Lusophone countries are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants must:

  • be citizens or permanent residents of a sub-Saharan African country;
  • be undertaking doctoral training at a recognised African university;
  • have completed all pre-dissertation requirements;
  • provide a detailed time-frame for completing their dissertation which should be endorsed by the head of department and the chair of the dissertation committee;
  • have a research topic that has been approved by their doctoral dissertation committee, as well as the official body overseeing ethical review of the research protocol; and
  • be able to complete their dissertation within 24 months of the start of the fellowship.



All application materials (applications in French will be considered) must be received before the deadline date in order to be reviewed. Applications must include the following:

  • a completed application form;
  • proof of citizenship or permanent residence in a sub-Saharan African country (e.g. copy of passport or other national identification);
  • two letters of reference (at least one must come from a faculty member with extensive knowledge of applicant’s academic history and performance and must document how the candidate’s dissertation research fits into ongoing research programmes in the department); and
  • evidence that the research protocol has undergone ethical review and received approval from an official ethical review board and the dissertation committee.



Click here to access the call for applications in PDF format and the application forms in MS Word format in English and in French.

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The African Population and Health Research Center website on November 25 2009.