How it works
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Read about FLP in Nature – Meet the African researcher who is building a core of junior immunologists on the continent
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African and International supervisors develop a short-term placement for a PhD project
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PhD project is advertised on FLP website
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Prospective students apply and are shortlisted and interviewed online
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Successful applicants notified by FAIS
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Funding is awarded to African supervisors’ institution on behalf of the student
Timeline
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Calls for PhD projects: 2 months
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Review of PhD projects: 1 month
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Projects advertised and applications open: 2 months
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Review of PhD applications: 1 month
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Online interviews and award notification: 1 month
What’s Included?
The core costs of each full PhD studentship is $50,000
| Item | Cost US Dollars |
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| Stipend x 42 months at $1,000 per month | $42,000 |
| Health Insurance | $1,000 |
| Travel costs (to/from International lab) | $3,000 |
| One international conference (year 3) | $2,000 |
| Administration costs | $2,000 |
| TOTAL | $50,000 |
1. Supervisors to cover Research costs including consummables from their own research budgets.
2. Default registration for the PhD student is the African Supervisor’s Institution
PhD Student Recruitment
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The program will have a deliberate regional reach: it will support excellent PhD trainees from each of the 54 countries of Africa
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Interview panels will include members of IUIS Education and Gender Committees
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Studentships must begin within 6 months of the Award