Entries open for HIV Research Trust Scholarship

Funding Information

• The maximum amount scholars can apply for is £15,000.

Costs Covered

• HIV Research Trust funding can cover the following costs:
  • Tuition fees and/or laboratory fees (fees must not exceed 40% of the overall budget).
  • Consumables and shipping
  • International visas (see below)
  • Travel costs (including flights and airport transfers)
  • Subsistence (for scholarships that include international travel only)
  • Incidentals (including Wi-Fi charges and equipment hire)

Ineligible Costs

• The trust doesn’t provide funds for:
  • The purchase of equipment or textbooks (including laptops and phones).
  • Subsistence costs for scholarships that do not require travel under 25km from home institution.

Eligibility Criteria

• Scholars must be based in resource-limited settings.
• Scholars must be early-mid career researchers.
• Candidates should seek the support of both the host and home institution prior to submitting an application.
• Career level:
  • Scholarships should enable the candidate to travel to another research unit (host institution) to acquire new skills and techniques which will develop the candidate’s career and add capacity to the department in which they are based (home institution).
  • Examples of skills and techniques that may be acquired include: clinical management; clinical trial experience and practice; data and trial management; statistical expertise; acquisition of laboratory techniques and analyses; call and molecular biology.

For more information, visit Terrence Higgins Trust.