RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme 2022

February 3, 2022 BusinessTrumpet

Applications for 2022 grant programme are now open

The The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) Early Career Grants Programme – formerly called the RSTMH Small Grants Programme – opened for applications at 9am (GMT) 1 February 2022. The programme is still for those early in their research careers, and for whom the grants represent an exciting and important opportunity.

Nothing else about the programme has changed and we hope the new name better reflects those awarded and the impact of the awards on the individual and their careers.

The Early Career Grants Programme 2022 is open for applications from early career researchers and global health professionals based anywhere in the world, who have not had research funding in their own name before.

They can apply for a grant of up to £5,000 (GBP) to deliver a project over one year. The projects can be on any topic related to tropical medicine and global health, from across the research spectrum of lab, translation, implementation and policy.

Applications can be on any area of tropical medicine or global health. RSTMH’s thematic priorities in its current strategy, plus other areas of health that are less well known are encouraged.

These are listed below:

Neglected tropical diseases, with a particular focus on their overlap with non-communicable Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with a particular focus on their overlap
with Non-Communicable Diseases and the Sustainable Development Goals
Malaria, with a particular focus on drug resistance
One Health and wider planetary health. The consideration of human health alongside animal health and the environment, in the context of social, economic
and political factors
Topical issues including, but not limited to, emerging diseases
Drug resistant infections
Snakebite
Mycetoma and other skin NTDs
Co-morbidity and NCDs
Coronavirus
Climate change

The maximum RSTMH Early Career Grant award is £5,000 (including any taxes on relevant purchases) and for up to one year in duration.

We will be running a webinar for anyone who wants to find out more about the Early Career Grant application process on 24 February at 13:30 – 14:30 (GMT). Register your place here.

We want to hear from you on how we can best support you during the Early Career Grant Programme application process. We really value your feedback. Share your thoughts here.

Who is eligible?

Anyone in their early research career from any nationality based anywhere in the world can apply. The overall aim of the programme is to encourage and inspire the next generation of global health leaders and innovators to explore their ideas.

Only RSTMH members can receive the funding.

If successful, applicants who are not already members will have their membership funded by one of our partners, or RSTMH will deduct it from their award. Become a member

What do you define as “early career”?

To ensure equity and fairness of opportunity, RSTMH does not use a definition focused on specific roles, qualifications held, or age, instead it chooses to supply guidance around the profile of applicant that may be suitable for an Early Career Grant.

We expect candidates not to have received a research grant in their own name before. They should be to be able to:

Carry out research under supervision
Have the ambition to develop knowledge of research methodologies and discipline
Have demonstrated a good understanding of a field of study
Demonstrate the ability to produce data under supervision
Use critical analysis, evaluation and be able to synthesise new and complex ideas
Competently explain the outcome of their research and value thereof to colleagues