The PERFECT Programme leadership wishes to congratulate three trainees for being awarded grants and fellowships to support their research activities...



The PERFECT Programme leadership wishes to congratulate three trainees for being awarded grants and fellowships to support their research activities...
Dr. Munyaradzi Madhombiro who is a Chairperson and lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry and a 1st cohort trainee graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Psychiatry from the Stellenbosch University (South Africa) in December 2018. His project was titled,“An adapted intervention for alcohol use disorders in people living with HIV and AIDS and its impact on alcohol use, general functional ability, quality of life and adherence to HAART: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial..”
Dr James January who is a Chairperson and lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine and a 1st cohort trainee graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Psychiatry from the Nelson Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Kwazulu Natal (South Africa) in June 2018. He registered as a part-time PhD candidate in 2016. His project was titled, “Postnatal depression among women attending postnatal services in two rural districts of Chipinge and Mutasa Districts, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe.”
Dr Tariro Mawoza who is a lecturer in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and a 1st cohort fellow for the PERFECT Programme at UZCHS graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Medicine from the University of Zimbabwe in September 2017. She registered as a part-time PhD candidate in 2012 and her project was titled “Pharmacological evaluation of Sclerocarya birrea stem bark extract on vascular and extra-vascular smooth muscles”. This was a laboratory based study aimed at determining the effects that a plant, Sclerocarya birrea, has on different tissues in relation to contraction or relaxation effects, plant toxicity and in vitro effects on hypertension..
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TWAS Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training | TWAS offers fellowships to young scientists in developing countries to enable them to spend three to 12 months at a research institution in a developing country other than their own. The purpose of these fellowships is to enhance the research capacity of promising scientists, especially those at the beginning of their research career, helping them to foster links for further collaboration. | Open |
2019 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program | The American Embassy is pleased to announce the 2019 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. This one-year, full-scholarship program is offered to mid-career professionals working at policy-level who have a record of leadership, a commitment to public service, and the initiative to take full advantage of a self-defined program of independent study at a leading American university. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished professionals from developing countries to the United States at a midpoint in their careers for a one-year program of non-degree study and related professional activities. Successful applicants will be placed at participating universities in the United States for the August 2019 to June 2020 period. | Open |
Fulbright Research Grants for African University faculty | The U.S Embassy is now accepting applications for the Fulbright Research Grants for African University faculty to either conduct postdoctoral research or undertake a planned program of reading and research during the 2019/2020 academic year at a U.S. academic or research institution. | Open |
Call for Mobility Grants under the BioFISA II Programme | The SANBio Mobility Grant offers: 1. Support to candidates on fellowships is for a duration of up to 3 months and may include travel in the region or internationally. 2. Experts in technical or business fields may be invited by host institutions for up to 4 weeks for specific technical assistance to be provided to organisations in SANBio member states. 3. Knowledge exchange/peer to peer visits for up to 2 weeks duration includes regional and international meetings as well as seminars or training courses with a specific focus in the areas of health and nutrition and on strengthening the visibility of SANBio network partners, excluding conferences. 4. Business development mentorship programmes to support bio-science start-ups for up to two weeks with the aim to support commercialisation of research outputs. | Open |
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