: Although the program targets postdoctoral infectious diseases fellows, applicants who have completed training in otherclinical specialties relevant to tropical medicine (e.g. internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN) will also be considered. These postdoctoral fellowships provide support for individuals to conduct research in tropical infectious diseases (and, on occasion, other clinical conditions unique to tropical medicine). Funding is available for two twelve-month periods. The first award will be made during fellowship (generally the final year); during Year One of BWF/ASTMH support, the fellow should commit at least 80% of his/her effort to research and spend at least three months working in a tropical or developing area. The second half of the award will be made once the grantee has entered a stable, entry-level faculty position; Year Two of the BWF/ASTMH fellowship carries the same expectations as Year One, i.e. 80% research effort and at least three months’ work in a tropical or developing area. These fellowships are not intended to provide funding for overseas clinical electives or experiences. The purpose of the BWF/ASTMH fellowships is to stimulate or sustain interest in research in tropical infectious diseases by individuals who are planning academic or other career paths ultimately focused on clinical research relevant to tropical or developing areas of the world. Support: $65,000 per year for two years to cover travel, stipend, fringe benefits and health insurance. In Year Two of the BWF/ASTMH fellowship, an additional $5,000 is available for capacity development at the overseas site. These fellowships do not allow indirect costs. Selection criteria: 1. Excellence and promise of the proposed candidate and her/his work; 2. Relevance of the proposed work to the amelioration of important tropical/geographic infectious diseases; 3. Excellence and experience of home and overseas mentors; 4. Adequacy of field populations/laboratory/epidemiologic facilities for the proposed work; and, 5. Potential of this fellowship to influence the candidate’s career. Applications will be considered from any individual with an academic appointment of fellow who proposes to perform research in tropical infectious diseases. The award is not intended for students, pre-doctoral candidates or faculty-level applicants. Preference will be given to North American clinician-scientists enrolled in (or accepted by) a fellowship program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and those accredited through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). Particular consideration will be given to candidates seeking support for their third (research) year of fellowship training. Since a minimum of three months of each funded year must be spent performing research overseas, applicants working toward Board Eligibility must obtain approval from their fellowship program director before applying for this award. If the period covered by this award is to be considered toward Board Eligibility, the recipient must have a continuity clinic at the overseas site (and the program director must notify the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education [ACGME] concerning the integration of this clinic into their fellowship program). The application deadline is September 1, 2010 for funds to be distributed for July 2011. Applicants will receive notification of award decisions by early 2011. Submit your application on line via link posted at http://www.astmh.org/funding/index.cfm beginning the week of August 2, 2010. Further Fellowship Information and Application Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-tropical-infectious-diseases-usa/2010/08/19/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail#ixzz0yAgu8pMS
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical Infectious Diseases, USA
Marine Biology: The Rolex Scholarship
Currently there are three Rolex Scholarships: North America, Europe, and Australasia. Each Rolex Scholarship provides a hands-on introduction to underwater and other aquatic-related endeavors for a young person considering a career in an underwater-related discipline. One scholar is selected from each of the three regions and each scholar spends approximately one year working side by side with current leaders in underwater fields. Each scholar travels primarily within his or her region, but may have opportunities throughout the underwater world. The range of experiences may include active participation in field studies, underwater research, scientific expeditions, laboratory assignments, equipment testing and design, photographic instruction, and other specialized assignments.
Scholars pursue activities in their chosen disciplines during the one-year period between Our World Underwater Scholarship Society’s annual spring meetings. Experiences may last from a few days to over a month. At the conclusion of each experience, the scholar moves on to another, so the scholarship year involves extensive travel. The scholar is literally on the road from spring-to-spring with very little time at a home base. Scholars spend most of the year with the society’s friends, hosts, and coordinators around the world. The experiences vary from year to year depending upon the scholar’s interests and the availability of expeditions and hosts’ opportunities. These experiences make up the real heart of the scholarship. The opportunity to join a host’s daily activities exposes the scholar to the realities of the host’s special pursuits.
Each of the three Rolex Scholarships has a coordinator who organizes itineraries for his or her scholar – emphasizing breadth of experience, but tailoring the itenerary to the individual scholar’s background and interests. These itineraries include time with specialists in such areas as biology, hyperbarics, anthropology, and archaeology. Scholar hosts include scientists, engineers, filmmakers, and marine mammal researchers. Visits to dive store operations, classes in underwater photography, and working with conservation organizations are also typical experiences.
These experiences provide the scholars with a broad overview of careers in the underwater world. Scholars may spend varying lengths of time investigating:
- Science
- Publishing
- Medicine
- Manufacturing
- Photography
- Education
- Management
- Expeditions
- Government
- Tourism
- Commercial and Research Diving
- Ecological Activism
The global underwater community sees the selected North American, European, and Australasian scholars as individuals with the potential to make significant contributions to the underwater world even though they may not have yet chosen a specific career path. During the course of the year, exposure to a wide array of types of work and the chance to actually jump in and experience specific jobs provides scholars with invaluable career-deciding opportunities.
The scholarship emphasizes hands-on experience in activities that will contribute to a well-rounded education and a broad network of contacts.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Student Research Fellowship
The Medical Research Fellows Program (“Med Fellows Program”) supports a year of full-time biomedical research training for medical, dental, and veterinary students. This includes joint initiatives with the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) for students conducting research in ophthalmology, particularly inherited retinal degenerative diseases,
