Deadline: 15 April 2025
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is seeking applications for its GBD Emerging Researcher Award to support emerging global health researchers to carry out innovative research to improve the measurement and knowledge about burden of disease in populations.
Award Information
- Award Amount: $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The GBD Emerging Researcher Award is open to individuals who meet the following criteria:
- An early‐career professional (this may include students pursuing a terminal degree and must be no more than five years post terminal degree)
- Demonstrable evidence that the nominee can carry out Global Burden of Disease (GBD) research of the highest scientific quality, focused on either:
- Methods improvement; or
- Application of GBD methods at the global, regional, national or subnational level; or
- Innovative applications of GBD data.
- Two awards will be made annually. For one of the two awards, preference will be given to candidates who are based in a LMIC. Female nominees are encouraged.
Application Requirements
- Please include the following information in the nomination form:
- Nominee’s personal information: title, name, degrees, position or role, organization, nationality, email, phone number, and physical address.
- Nomination letter providing context for the research (1,000 word limit). The nomination letter should:
- Describe the reason for the nomination (i.e., Why this researcher is deserving of the award).
- Describe the nominee’s accomplishments with regard to conducting Global Burden of Disease (GBD) research of the highest scientific quality, focused on either:
- Methods improvement;
- Application of GBD methods in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)
- Describe their career to date (to prove eligibility for the award)
- Supporting materials (2 maximum). Please attach additional items that support the nominee’s use of evidence to positively impact health: Piece of published research or completed, unpublished manuscript (for example, a thesis or capstone).
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Nominator’s personal information: title, name, degrees, position or role, organization, email, phone number, and physical address.
For more information, visit IHME.
