Applications Open for CARTA 2018/2019 PhD FELLOWSHIPS

The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)  is now inviting applications for  2018/2019 PhD Fellowships. The application closes by April 15, 2018

CARTA Cohort 4 Fellows in Uganda 2017

This application is open to staff of the following  university and research institutions: 

• University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
• Makerere University, Uganda.
• Moi University, Kenya.
• Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
• University of Malawi, Malawi.
• University of Nairobi, Kenya.
• University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
• University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
• African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya.
• Agincourt Health and Population Unit, South Africa.
• Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Tanzania
• KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya.

Eligibility:

• A Masters degree in a relevant field.
• Prior admission into a PhD program is not required for application but awards are contingent on such admission being obtained at one of the participating African universities.
• Applicants for this program must be teaching or research staff at one of the participating African institutions and should be committed to contributing towards building capacity at their institutions.
• Applicants’ PhD research proposal must be related to public and population health.
• Fellowships are only open to people who have not yet registered for a PhD or are in the very early stages (first year) of the PhD program.
• Applicants must commit to participation in all four annual residential Joint Advanced Seminars (JASes), and to engage in inter-seminar activities designed to keep fellows actively engaged and in continual communication with peers and mentors.
• Male applicants must be under the age of 40 years and female applicants under the age 45 years by April 15, 2018.

Application Procedure:

1. Contact the CARTA focal person at your institution to discuss your interest and obtain application materials. The application forms is available here CARTA-Fellowship-Application-Form-2018.
2. Applicants are expected to submit application forms by April 15, 2018 to the Focal Persons at partner institutions WITH A COPY TO THE SECRETARIAT (carta@aphrc.org)
3. Institutional Selection: Between April 15 and May 15 the institutions select nominees for the full application to CARTA. Institutions must submit a completed University CARTA PhD Fellowships Applications Screening Form on May 15.

For detailed information visit CARTA website