African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Program, 03/08

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Ford Foundation, is pleased to announce the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships (ADDRF), a new fellowship program to support doctoral students at African universities whose theses address issues relating to heath systems strengthening in Africa. One of these fellowships will support doctoral research that focuses on the broad field of sexuality research. The deadline for applications is March 29, 2008.

The ADDRF will award a maximum of 16 fellowships in the first year. These fellowships will be awarded to advanced doctoral students who are within two years of completing their doctoral thesis at an African university. Dissertation topics addressing health systems-related issues or sexuality from any disciplinary perspective are eligible for consideration.

Potential applicants are welcome to send queries and applications to the following email address: addrf@aphrc.org

Caroline Kabiru
Post-Doctoral Fellow,
African Population and Health Research Center,
P.O. Box 10787-00100, Nairobi Kenya
+254-20-2720400/1/2

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