
Countdown 2030 Fellowship Program – Cohort 3
Fellowships @the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) posted 1 week ago in Mother & child health Email OpportunityOpportunity Description
Introduction
This call targets scholars and analysts from collaborating countries who wish to contribute to research efforts to strengthen evidence generation on the progress towards improving RMNCAH+N interventions. More information about the fellowship program and the application process is detailed below.
Background
TheĀ Countdown 2030 for Womenās, Childrenās, and Adolescentsā HealthĀ (CD2030) is a global collaboration of academic institutions, universities, and UN agencies that aims to improve the measurement and monitoring of womenās, childrenās, and adolescentsā health. The collaboration focuses on intervention coverage trends and inequalities and associated health system drivers, and strengthens regional and national capacities on analysis to generate and use evidence.
As part of the consortium, APHRC is leading the Countdown work in sub-Saharan Africa. Through regional networks, the Center brings together research and public health institutions with ministries of health from countries in the region to strengthen the evidence and advocacy in support of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) and nutrition programs.
Fellowship procedures
The projects that fellows undertake (as proposed by the fellow in their applications) must be relevant to the CD2030 country collaboration and produce scientific outputs such as a technical report, policy-brief and/or scientific paper.
Each fellow will have one or more mentors from the Countdown Data & Analysis Centers (or other CD collaborating institutions, if needed).
Fellows will also present their results during the annual CD2030/GFF analysis meetings for countries. CD2030 will create a committee of CD2030 regional or global partners and subject-experts to select the best candidates to be awarded, while ensuring the most disadvantaged countries and younger applicants are promoted.
The composition of each annual cohort will also be, at a minimum, 50% women. The Fellow will have to commit and sign the CD fellowship agreement.
Key activities & deliverables
reports or other technical and communication products
- Attend two training workshops at APHRC
- Attend virtual and face-to-face meetings with mentors and technical facilitators
- Draft and submit at least one article to an international peer-reviewed journal at the
- Submit progress report every three months
Duration
Eligibility
- Country: Be a national of a country working with the CD2030 Program in Africa.
- Qualifications: The CD2030 Fellowship Program targets applicants with a Masterās
any related field with a specialization/focus on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn,
Child, and Adolescent Health. Applicants with a Bachelorās Degree and extensive
research experience in the areas above may apply.
- Ā The quality of the research proposal submitted and its relevance to the countryās fellow
- Ā Fellows should beĀ aged below 45 yearsĀ by the time of application
- Ā Experience in research
How to apply
or before 12:00pm GMT on theĀ 28 th February 2025. Applications
submitted after this deadline will not be considered.
Additional Information on the opportunity
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Opportunity ID 9501