20 Aug, 2010
[USA] ISID Small Grants Program for Young investigators in Developing Countries
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The International Society for Infectious Diseases, Small Grants Program is designed to fund pilot research projects by young investigators in developing countries
Job Description: . The goal is to support and foster the professional development of young individuals in the field of infectious diseases research by helping them to acquire additional skills and data to apply for other grants. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to investigations of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis or treatment of infectious diseases, the epidemiology and control of hospital-acquired infections, and modeling of cost effective interventions.
Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Professional Development Working Group and decisions made in collaboration with the President and the Program Director.
Upon completion of the project, a written report of the project must be sent to the Society. The Society encourages recipients of grants to present their results at scientific meetings and to submit them for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Deadlines Up to five grants of up to US $6,000 each will be awarded annually. Deadlines for submission of proposals October 1 2010(notification after December 1).
Requests for application materials and additional information should be directed to:
ISID Professional Development Working Group
9 Babcock Street, Unit 3
Brookline, Massachusetts 02446
USA
Fax: (617) 278-9113
E-mail:info@isid.org
Web Link
http://www.isid.org/programs/prog_smgrants.shtml
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