Dear Centre Leaders,
Greetings from the INDEPTH Secretariat. We hope you have had a good week.

We have the following items for your attention this week:

1. INDEPTH Resident Research Fellows (IRRF) Competition 2014-2015
INDEPTH is introducing a new concept known as the INDEPTH Resident Research Fellows (IRRF) Competition for Young Scientists. The main idea is to host at least one carefully selected INDEPTH young scientist every year at the INDEPTH Secretariat for an intensive research period of one month where they can devote time to work on and complete a multi-centre paper for which s/he is first author.

Please see attached for details.

2. TEG Postgraduate Training Fellowship in Medical Statistics for African Scientists
This fellowship, which is funded by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC), provides support for two years training in medical statistics. This support is intended to foster excellence in the field of medical statistics and epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa. The fellowship will provide costs for fees, stipend (£15,000 per annum) and return air travel.

The closing date for applications is 30th April 2015.

For details see:
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/funding/teg_fellowship_in_medical_statistics_for_african_scientists.htm

3. Research fellowships and scholarship opportunities
Below are some research fellowships and scholarship opportunities for your attention:

World Bank PhD Research Grants available for developing country
Robert S. McNamara PhD Research Fellowships

The World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowship Program awards fellowships of up to $25,000 annually for developing country PhD candidates to conduct innovative, development-related, doctoral research under the supervision of a research advisor at a host institution abroad through a residency period of 6 to 10 months.

Deadline: 11 Feb 2015 (annual).

Study in: any Country

Research starts July-Dec 2015 For details check the link below:

http://www.scholars4dev.com/2750/robert-s-mcnamara-phd-research-fellowships/

Joint Doctorate in Geoinformatics: Enabling Open Cities

GEO-C is funded by the European Commission within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, International Training Networks (ITN), European Joint Doctorates (EJD). The funding period is January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018, Grant Agreement number 642332 — GEO-C — H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014

Geo-C provides 15 full PhD scholarships starting on September 1, 2015.

Application deadline: April 3, 2015.
See list of application documents at: http://geo-c.uji.es/application

2015 Japan Foundation for UNU PhD Scholarships for Developing Countries, Japan

The PhD programme in Sustainability Science aims to produce scholars who will become key researchers in the field of sustainability science. The programme takes an innovative approach to sustainability, seeking to promote a better understanding of the issues by incorporating global change perspectives, specifically those related to climate change and biodiversity.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 30 April 2015.

For more details check:
http://ias.unu.edu/en/admissions/degrees/phd-in-sustainability-science.html#overview

Thank you.
Have a restful weekend!

Becky Kwei