Reasearch Scholarship of International Engagement Awards For Applicants From low - and Middle-income countries, UK

The Research Scholarship is fully sponsored by Wellcome Trust. The successful applicants will be granted up to £30 000 to fund research in certain projects. Potential candidates must be either directly funded by the Wellcome Trust (as a researcher, research group or institution) or working with a researcher, research group, institution or consortium directly funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Description
The International Engagement Awards have been relaunched after the success of the previous scheme. The scheme has been refocused to award projects that are linked to Wellcome Trust-funded research.

International Engagement Awards are for projects that support Wellcome Trust-funded researchers in low- and middle-income countries to:

• engage with the public and policy makers
• strengthen capacity to conduct public engagement with biomedical science and health research
• stimulate dialogue about research and its impact on the public in a range of community and public contexts
• promote collaboration on engagement projects between researchers and community or public organisations.

The selected candidates must concern on the following projects:

1.  communities and members of the public (particularly those affected by or involved in biomedical and health research)
2. science communicators, health and science journalists
3. healthcare professionals, educators, field workers, community workers
4. policy and decision makers.

Benefits:
Total offer is of up to £30 000 for up to three years

Eligibility
To apply this research scholarship applicants must meet both of the requirements below:

• directly funded by the Wellcome Trust (as a researcher, research group or institution); or
•  working with a researcher, research group, institution or consortium directly funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Application Procedure
Please complete a preliminary application form and submit it to the Trust
You will be invited to fill the full application If your preliminary application is successful.

Submission Deadline
19 August 2013

Website Link
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Funding-schemes/International-Engagement-Awards/index.htm