The GFBR fellowships provide a unique opportunity for people attending the Forum to work in partnership to further explore issues that have arisen during the course of a GFBR meeting. There are three types of fellowship: travel, project and meeting.
The fourth round of applications will be launched on 14 November 2018. The call is open to LMIC colleagues who attended the 2018 GFBR meeting. The deadline for applications is 16 January 2019 at 9am GMT.
General conditions
The following conditions apply to all three fellowships:
- Applications for each round are only open to people who attended the most recent GFBR meeting.
- Applications should fit in with the goals of the GFBR and be relevant to the subject matter of the most recent GFBR meeting.
- The normal maximum that can be applied for is US$10,000 but a higher amount will be considered on a case-by-case basis in exceptional circumstances if there is a strong justification. Applicants should not automatically request the full normal maximum.
- Applications for conference attendance as a stand-alone activity will not be considered.
Applicants may only apply for one fellowship in any given year.
Travel Fellowships
The GFBR travel fellowships are intended to support visits to a country other than the country where the applicant is based. They are designed to give the applicant the time needed to develop a topic and also learn from being in a different research environment. The length of the visit is usually between 2 weeks and 3 months. One of the key aims of the GFBR is to promote new global South/South or North/South collaborations. The scheme is not designed to support travel from one high income country to another.
As part of your application you will be asked to:
- Detail your career history, education and training and provide a list of your peer-reviewed publications or other academic outputs.
- Detail your current work and the objectives of your visit.
- Identify and explain why you have chosen the host organisation.
- Say when you plan to undertake the visit and what you plan to do during your time (e.g. an itinerary).
- Indicate what outputs you expect to produce (e.g. conference presentations, academic papers, policy document or public engagement activities).
- Explain how this trip fits in with the goals of the GFBR.
- Propose a budget (e.g. travel, accommodation and general living costs).
- Provide a signed letter from your supervisor or management at your current institution (supporting your trip and confirming that it is necessary and relevant).
- Provide a letter from the receiving institution confirming your invitation and explaining who will be available to support/mentor you during your fellowship.
Project Fellowships
The GFBR project fellowships are intended to support specific projects, the outputs of which may be conference presentations, academic papers etc. Please note that one of the key aims of the GFBR is to promote new global South/South or North/South collaborations. It is expected that any academic outputs are not sole-authored pieces or collaborations solely with others from your current institution.
As part of your application you will be asked to:
- Detail your career history, education and training and provide a list of your peer-reviewed publications or other academic outputs.
- Detail your current work and the objectives of your project (including an explanation of why you have chosen the topic).
- Explain what you plan to do during your time on the grant (e.g. meetings, research).
- Indicate what outputs you expect to produce (e.g. conference presentations, academic papers, policy document or public engagement activities).
- Explain how your project fits in with the goals of the GFBR.
- Propose a budget.
- Provide a signed letter from your supervisor or management at your current institution (supporting your trip and confirming that it is necessary and relevant).
Meeting Fellowships
The GFBR meeting fellowships are intended to support the costs of holding an event that builds on the annual GFBR meeting discussion and furthers the GFBR’s aim to promote new global South/South or North/South collaborations.
As part of your application you will be asked to:
- Detail your career history, education and training and provide a list of your peer-reviewed publications or other academic outputs.
- Detail your current work and the objectives of your meeting.
- Say who you plan to invite and what you plan to do in the meeting (e.g. a draft agenda with key topics).
- Indicate what outputs you expect to produce (e.g. reports, publications, network development).
- Explain how this meeting fits in with the goals of the GFBR.
- Propose a budget.
- Provide a signed letter from your supervisor or management at your current institution (supporting your trip and confirming that it is necessary and relevant).