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Developing Country Research Studentship in Biomedical Ethics
Support for research and scholarship in biomedical ethics in developing
and restructuring countries
Organisation: The Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust Biomedical Ethics funding programme supports research
and discussion on the ethical, social and cultural issues raised at
every stage in the development and delivery of human and animal
healthcare in developing and restructuring countries. This includes
ethical issues arising from biomedical research, the translation of
research into practice, clinical care, and public health and policy. We
also aim to contribute to capacity development in these fields.
Who do we fund?
Funding is open to a wide range of applicants including, but not limited
to - philosophers, social scientists, lawyers, scientists, health
professionals, and theologians.
Full details of who can apply can be found on our website (see links
below).
What do we fund?
Funding schemes available in this area include (click on each scheme for
full details of who can apply, application deadlines and the application
process):
Research travel grants
Support to enable researchers to get together for the purposes of
collaborative research in biomedical ethics.
Symposia
Support for seminars and similar initiatives that address the need to
build capacity to conduct research in biomedical ethics or involving
scholarly discussion of issues in biomedical ethics.
Small project grants
Support for pilot or feasibility studies.
Project grants
Support for more substantial research projects.
Research studentships
Basic training in research and methods leading to a doctoral degree in a
low/middle income country or the UK/Republic of Ireland.
For a full list of eligible countries, visit
www.wellcome.ac.uk/focuscountries.
Examples of projects we have funded in the past can be found on our
website.
Contact Details
To find out more about this programme, or to discuss a project idea,
please contact the Biomedical Ethics team:
Biomedical Ethics, Wellcome Trust, Gibbs Building
215 Euston Road London NW1 2BE, UK
Tel.: 44 (0)207 611 8536
Fax: 44 (0)207 611 8254
Email: biomedicalethics@wellcome.ac.uk
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Medical-humanities/Grants/Biomedical-e
thics/Fellowships-and-personal-awards/WTD003877.htm
