Applications for grants of up to £5,000 (GBP) are welcomed from early career researchers and global health professionals based anywhere in the world, who have not had research funding of £5,000 (GBP) or more in their own name before.
The projects can be on any topic related to tropical medicine and global health, from across the research spectrum of lab, translation, implementation and policy, and should take up to one year.
About Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH)
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is a charity and membership society that has been dedicated to improving tropical medicine and global health since 1907. We are governed by a Board of Trustees and six Committees. Our ambition is to save lives and improve health around the world through increased access and greater equity in global healthcare. Through our activities we help further our members careers and bring together their collective knowledge and our expertise to achieve change within the sector in policy, funding or research. Our members, based in over 90 count...&nb... read more

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Early Career Grants Programme
Aim and Benefits of Early Career Grants Programme
- The maximum RSTMH Early Career Grant award is £5,000 (including any taxes on relevant purchases) and for up to one year in duration.
- The overall aim of the Programme is to encourage and inspire the next generation of global health leaders, innovators and professionals by providing the opportunity for them to carry out projects which could improve tropical medicine or global health.
Requirements for Early Career Grants Programme Qualification
- Anyone early in their research career with any nationality based anywhere in the world can apply.
- Only RSTMH members can receive the funding, but anyone can apply.
- If successful, applicants who are not already members of RSTMH will have their membership funded by one of our partners, or RSTMH will deduct it from their award.
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Application Deadline
April 28, 2023
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) on rstmh.submittable.com to apply
For more details, visit RSTMH website