{"id":1202,"date":"2011-11-15T00:49:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T00:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2012-01-15T00:24:42","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T00:24:42","slug":"the-european-foundations-initiative-for-african-research-into-neglected-tropical-diseases-efintd-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=1202","title":{"rendered":"The European Foundations Initiative for African Research into Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTD, Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/t0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTnosnazku3EQePZEmBde_Gjb8XZ2DRbepHoYwy-9HS3TAYFTSG\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"115\" \/>Call for Proposals for Junior Fellowships commencing April  2012, Africa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Deadline: December 15th, 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The European Foundations Initiative for African Research into  Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTD, Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Study Subject(s)<\/strong>:Neglected Tropical  Diseases<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This scholarship is provider by\u00a0the European Foundations<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Scholarship can be taken  at<\/strong>: Africa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Eligibility<\/strong>:<br \/>\nApplicants for Junior Fellowships must be  postdoctoral researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa with less than 3 years  experience after the completion of the PhD (or equivalent). The necessary degree  (MD or PhD) must be granted by the time of the final interview stage (end of  March 2012). Applicants from Sub-Saharan countries outside South Africa and  applicants returning to Sub-Saharan countries are particularly encouraged to  apply.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong> <\/strong><strong>Scholarship Description<\/strong>: The European  Foundations Initiative for African Research into Neglected Tropical Diseases  (EFINTD) is a response from five European Foundations \u2013 Cariplo, Gulbenkian,  Merieux, Nuffield and Volkswagen \u2013 to tackling the ill health and impoverishment  caused by a group of 17 infectious diseases. These neglected tropical diseases  (NTDs) affect more than one billion people worldwide, mainly in Africa and  mostly living in extreme poverty. Beyond their negative impact on health, NTDs  contribute to an ongoing cycle of poverty and stigma that leaves its victims  unable to work, go to school or participate in family and community life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How to Apply<\/strong>: By post and online<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Scholarship Application Deadline<\/strong>: December 15, 2011<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship-positions.com\/call-for-proposals-for-junior-fellowships-commencing-april-2012-africa\/2011\/11\/04\/#ixzz1dZCqDuo1\">Call  for Proposals for Junior Fellowships commencing April 2012, Africa : College  Scholarships, PhD Scholarships, Postdoctoral, Graduate International  Scholarships Fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Proposals for Junior Fellowships commencing April 2012, Africa Deadline: December 15th, 2011 The European Foundations Initiative for African Research into Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTD, Africa Study Subject(s):Neglected Tropical Diseases This scholarship is provider by\u00a0the European Foundations Scholarship can be taken at: Africa Eligibility: Applicants for Junior Fellowships must be postdoctoral researchers from Sub-Saharan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scholarship-bourses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1202"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1978,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1202\/revisions\/1978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}