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Application Deadline: 27 June 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) Research Development Fellowship Programme. The fellowship aims to support researchers in Africa who are emerging leaders and working on important challenges for human health, to develop their skills as a researcher.
Eligibility
- The RDF scheme focuses on Early-Career health Researchers (ECR) from Africa who plan to develop their research career in Africa and have the potential to become research leaders.
- Applicants must demonstrate that they have chosen to focus their career on human health research and are progressing on the pathway to become, but are not fully established as, independent researchers, with the potential to lead research that is original and innovative.
- This can be demonstrated through their employment, training, research experience and outputs.
Nationality and residency - Applicants must be a national of a country in Africa.
- Applicants need not be resident in Africa at the time of applying, provided that the application is officially supported by an African institution that meets the eligibility criteria for an Employing Organisation which confirms that the applicant is employed locally
Benefits
- A three to nine-month placement at a leading research institution in the UK, Europe or Africa, with additional support at your home institution before and after the placement. Up to £47,000 available
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