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About the Award The Waislitz Global Citizen Award, an annual cash prize of $100,000 presented by Alex Waislitz and Global Citizen, recognizes the excellence of one individual in their work to end extreme poverty. Criteria Recipients are selected based on individual merit in four key areas: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP How does the nominee embody and exemplify the values and practices of a Global Citizen? IMPACT What is the nominee’s track record of reducing extreme poverty? INNOVATION How has the nominee brought new thinking to overcoming the challenge of ending extreme poverty? POTENTIAL How would this award enable/support the nominee to scale or improve their work? How would the nominee use the funding? About the Application You will submit a three-minute video and 500-word essay that tell us about you and your work. Your submission should address the questions below: Who are you?  Introduce yourself and your team. What are you doing?  Tell us how you ar...

Course Overview The eFounders Fellowship is a two-week course for entrepreneurs in developing countries who are operating open, platform-based businesses in the ecommerce, logistics, big data, and tourism spaces. The program will provide first-hand exposure to and learning about ecommerce innovations from China and around the world that enabled growth and a more inclusive development model for all. With a focus on highlighting breakthrough innovations that have transformed society in China, the program will inspire each participant to think of creative frameworks based on prior expertise and new learnings that can be applied to their own home markets. Participating entrepreneurs will be given the tools to improve their own ventures, but as ‘New Economy’ pioneers they will be expected to serve as network builders and champions of new ways to approach commerce in their own markets. UNCTAD and Alibaba believe these entrepreneurs can spread powerful new ideas around the ...

The Grant The Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (UFTMIP)  collaborates with a sponsor in order to give the opportunity to open a call for Travel Grants to support 28 Young African researchers ( or exceptionally research administrators ) with their travel, registration and accommodation costs to attend ESOF 2018 in Toulouse (9-14 July 2018). Please note that the grants will be confirmed after the financial agreement of the sponsor has been signed . Please keep in mind that the grant would consist of a lump sum of €1,500 / grantee. Depending on travel arrangements, this amount might not cover the total costs incurred. The grant aims to cover: Travel costs to Toulouse Visa fees Registration fee to ESOF 2018 Accommodation in Toulouse (students residence) Local transportation and meal costs The administration (logistical arrangements and reimbursement) will be managed by the UFTMIP, in accordance with its official travel regulations: Travel costs, registrat...

Commonwealth Medical Fellowships Commonwealth Medical Fellowships are for mid-career medical staff from low and middle income countries, to enhance their clinical skills. Funded by the  UK Department for International Development (DFID) , Commonwealth Medical Fellowships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development. These fellowships are offered under the second of the CSC’s six themes: Science and technology for development Strengthening health systems and capacity Promoting global prosperity Strengthening global peace, security and governance Strengthening resilience and response to crises Access, inclusion and opportunity Information on other scholarships offered by the CSC Eligibility To apply for these fellowships, you must: Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an  eligible Commonwealth country , or be a British Protected Person Be permanently resident in...

One Health: Many Perspectives - Emerging  research from LMICs conference at LSTM Researcher symposium are inviting researchers based within and outside academia to submit abstracts to the upcoming event: “One Health, Many Perspectives: Emerging Research from LMICs." the event will be held in Liverpool on 29th-30th August 2018. The team invite abstracts from the following topics:   ‘Doing’ One Health in the field Social science and One Health Drivers of disease Epidemiology Neglected tropical diseases (Re)emerging and endemic zoonotic diseases • Modelling and economics in One Health Surveillance Diagnostics Intervention strategies Antimicrobial resistance Food safety Food Security Human-animal relationships Health seeking behaviours and practices Health-care utilisation and access to services Barriers to One Health The symposium is jointly organised by ZELS-AS students (https://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/bahcm/zels-as/ ) a...

The African Postdoctoral Training Initiative - a partnership of the African Academy of Sciences, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the U.S. National Institutes of Health Apply via the  AAS Grants Management System (Ishango) The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are partnering under the auspices of the Coalition of African Research & Innovation (CARI) to establish a post-doctoral training fellowship program, the African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI).  Training will be at a world class institute, the intramural laboratories of NIH. APTI fellows will train in a global health research area of priority for their home institutions and countries, and AAS, BMGF and NIH, while building bridges and lasting connections between the partner organizations and African scientists and institutions. While at the NIH, the fellows must be on leave or sabbatical from thei...

GENOMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES – FULL DESCRIPTION This course will provide an intensive introduction to the methods used for analysis of whole genome sequencing (WGS) data and its application to infectious disease epidemiology. Students will learn bioinformatics approaches to WGS analysis through a combination of lectures and hands-on workshops. Topics will include how to perform  de novo  versus reference-based assembly, how to identify (‘call’) single nucleotide polymorphisms, and creating/interpreting phylogenetic trees. Emphasis will be placed on applications of WGS to outbreak investigation, study design issues and minimizing bias in genomic epidemiologic studies, and the implications that these data can have for public health. While command line may be used during this course,  a priori  knowledge is not required.         CONTENT This course will introduce the principles of genomic epidemiology of inf...

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified as one of the most urgent issues facing global health. LMIC will disproportionately be affected, because of the tremendous burden of infectious diseases coupled with critical gaps in diagnostic infrastructure, infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, regulatory access and governance. This 1-day workshop will focus on resistance to antimicrobials and approaches to tackling misuse of antibiotics in different medical settings. The workshop format is a mix of plenary talks and panel discussions, with opportunities to interact with participants who work across the spectrum of the antimicrobial resistance space in different countries. Clinicians, researchers, implementers, and health educators from both high-income and LMIC will share questions, successes, and lessons learned to advance the field of AMR. OBJECTIVES Convene key stakeholder groups to create a...