Robert E. Shope International Fellowship in Infectious Diseases

Robert E. Shope International Fellowship in Infectious Diseases Application deadline: May 14, 2014 Shope Fellowship At-A-Glance • Open to full-time post-doctoral fellows (PhD, DVM, MD or the equivalent) with positions at North American institutions who study any tropical infectious disease in arbovirology and/or emerging tropical infectious diseases • Short-term research experience in the tropics • Financial support of $25,000 to help defray travel costs, living expenses and/or research abroad • Projects must begin after August 1, 2014 • Preference given to ASTMH post-doc/medical resident/fellow • Notice of award in early August Eligibility The Fellowship Committee selects candidates based on academic credentials, recommendations, quality of the research proposal, feasibility of completing the project, potential for enhancing international collaborative possibilities and demonstration of serious career interest in international research in tropical infectious diseases. Although projects addressing any arbovirus and/or emerging tropical infectious disease will be considered for award, priority will be given to those proposals focused on research topics involving arboviral diseases. Applicants – Individuals with doctoral-level degrees who seek fellowship funding to support travel, living and research expenses to work in laboratories in the tropics to pursue studies in arbovirology and/or emerging tr...
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