Applications for the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Grantsmanship and Mentorship Training Programme in 2022.
The Programme is aimed at building an adequate and sustainable network of committed early career researchers with an inter-disciplinary and multi-institutional collaborative approach. This includes proficiency in developing high-quality, competitive grant writing and capacity for healthcare research and development in Nigeria.
Worth of Award
The programme will cover
- Understanding of health services research methods
- Formulation of research questions and hypotheses
- Selection of appropriate statistical tools for data analysis
- Ethics and Ethics Permission in Research
- How to search and identify targeted funding agencies and understand funders’ requirements
- Writing compelling grant proposals
- Identification of the technicalities of the peer review process and demonstration using a practice peer review process
- Improving proficiency in training and communication skills including writing plain language summaries
- Training on proficiency in the facilitation of micro-teaching sessions on mentorship.
- Principles of establishing and managing partnerships and collaborations.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you need to provide evidence that:
- You are a citizen of Nigeria (from any of the six geopolitical zones).
- You are an early career investigator (junior and mid-level researcher) and you have completed your research education (either of the below):
- You have been awarded a research doctorate (PhD/DPhil/MD) from a recognized academic institution normally within the past 6 years
- You have a medical/clinical qualification PLUS research-relevant Master’s degree, both awarded normally within the previous 6 years
- You are currently employed in Nigeria by a recognized university or research institution to develop and conduct any type of health care research.
- You have limited or no experience in proposal development and grant writing.
- You have not won any significant local or international research grants.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this training opportunity.
How to Apply
The application should include the following documents combined as a single .pdf file:
- A two-page bio-sketch (NIH format) with a maximum of 5 publications.
- A one-page research concept note (Times New Roman, Size 12, Spacing 1.15).
- Motivation letter of not more than 500 words (Times New Roman, Size 12, Spacing 1.15).
- A Letter of recommendation/Support from the Dean/Provost of the Faculty/College indicating
- Endorsement to attend the workshop
- How the training will benefit the researcher/investigator
- Commitment that applicant will be available for the 21 days without a break
- Support for the applicant to step down the training within his/her institution on completing the training workshop.
Deadline: The application deadline for the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Grantsmanship is Sunday, September 11th, 2022 11:59 PM WAT.
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Complete the application at https://tinyurl.com/GTMP2022