| dc.description.abstract | The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is pleased to
announce the sixth call for applications for the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships(ADDRF). The ADDRF Fellowship Program seeks to
facilitate more rigorous engagement of doctoral students in research, strengthen their research skills, and provide them an opportunity for timely
completion of their doctoral training. The Program targets doctoral students with strong commitment to a career in training and/or research. The
overall goal of the ADDRF Program is to support the training and retention of highly-skilled, locally-trained scholars in research and academic
positions across the region.
The ADDRF will award about 20 fellowships in 2012 to doctoral students who are within two years of completing their thesis at an African university.
In this phase of funding and in consideration of IDRC's health programming priorities, candidates whose dissertation topics address health policy or
health systems issues will be given special consideration. The Program has also reserved three fellowships for doctoral students conducting research
on health inequities in urban areas or the reproductive health of marginalized urban communities. These three fellowships are funded by the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. | en_US |
