RSTMH to invest £100,000 in 2013-14 grants programme for African researchers

The Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is delighted to announce a two-year programme of travel and training scholarships (£1,000 maximum) and small grants (£5,000 maximum) for research and fieldwork.

Using a number of established funds including the Sir Leonard Rogers Fund, the Robert Cochrane Fund for Leprosy, the Denis Burkitt Fellowship Fund and the Garnham Fund, the focus areas for this programme are:

• Africa-based research
• Leprosy
• Parasitology/entomology fieldwork
• General travel or training grants, including conference attendance for young researchers or clinicians selected for poster or oral presentations

Regulations and application forms are (http://www.rstmh.org/rstmh-invest-%C2%A3100000-2013-14-grants-programme). The deadline for submitting applications is Friday 11 January 2013 and disbursements will be made from March onwards.

Please direct any queries and requests for application forms in Word format to info@rstmh.org