Research Fellowships in Public Health in the UK from Wellcome

Wellcome is offering International Postgraduate Training Fellowships in the field of basic, clinical and public health research in the UK. The fellowships lasts for 3 years with a funding that is from £150,00 to £300,000 for salary, fees and research expenses. 

Eligibility:-

• An International Training Fellowship is for three years, unless you want to hold it on a part-time basis. 
• If you want to do Master's training or a diploma course relevant to the research proposal, the fellowship can last up to four years. You must be able to justify this training. 
• The funding is from £150,00 to £300,000.
• The support includes:
• A basic salary (determined by your host organisation) 
• Personal removal expenses.
• Overheads.
• Research expenses, directly related to your proposal.
• Course fees.
• At the end of this fellowship, you should be able to show:
• You have the potential to be an independent leader in your area of research.
• You have the skills and experience to apply for more advanced (intermediate level) funding schemes.

• You can apply for an International Training Fellowship if:
• You're a national of a low- or middle-income country.
• Your proposed research focuses on a health priority in a low- or middle-income country.
• You have sponsorship from an eligible host organisation in a low- or middle-income country apart from mainland China.
• You must want to undertake a guided period of research so that you can consolidate your existing experience and explore new areas of research.
• You must have a PhD and be an early-career researcher or have a degree in a relevant subject and some initial research experience or be a clinically qualified doctor (and be qualified to enter higher specialist training), vet, dentist or clinical psychologist, and have some initial research experience. 
• If you don't have a PhD, you are expected to start one at the same time as the fellowship. You should register for your PhD at a local academic organisation. If this isn't possible, contact wellcome before submitting your application.
• If you are in the last year of a PhD, you must have been awarded the PhD before you start the fellowship. Wellcome doesn't provide PhD top-up funding.
• You can apply if you have a permanent or rolling employment contract, but only if you're at an early stage in your career. Please contact Wellcome first to discuss.
• If you've been away from research (eg for a career break, maternity leave, or long-term sick leave), Wellcome will allow for this when it considers your application.
• You can't apply if:
• You've previously held, or currently hold, an internationally competitive fellowship at an equivalent level e.g. an NIH Fogarty fellowship.
• You're a researcher in India.
• You're currently applying for another Wellcome fellowship.

Selection Criteria:-

When Wellcome considers your application, It 'll look at:

• Your research experience
• The quality and importance of your research question(s)
• Your knowledge of the scientific area
• The feasibility of your proposal
• The suitability of your choice of sponsor, supervisors and environments
• Your vision of how this fellowship will contribute to your career development.

About Wellcome Trust:-

The Wellcome Trust is a research-charity and an independent global charitable foundation based in London, in the United Kingdom. It aims to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive. It had a financial endowment of £25.9 billion in 2018 making it the fourth wealthiest charitable foundation in the world. In 2012, the Wellcome Trust was described by the Financial Times as the United Kingdom's largest provider of non-governmental funding for scientific research, and one of the largest providers in the world.

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