FUNDING AND CALLS FOR PAPERS

FUNDING AND CALLS FOR PAPERS 

THInK 2018 DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

The Humanities Graduate Centre is pleased to announce the third annual call for applications for a doctoral fellowship programme, generously funded by the Mellon Foundation. Known as 'THInK' (Transforming the Humanities through InterdisciplinaryKnowledge), the programme aims to support and stimulate innovative doctoral scholarship. Fellows are funded for four years at the doctoral level followed by a fifth postdoctoral year (contingent upon the successful and timeous completion of the PhD). Funding comprises a basic annual stipend (valued at R125 000 in 2018), as well as limited additional funding to cover the costs of scholarly resources, such as books and a laptop, as well as field research expenses, writing retreats and conference attendance. For moredetails contact: Think.Humanities@wits.ac.za / Lerato.Podile@wits.ac.za. Applications close 31 October 2017.

SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMME: CALL FOR APPLICANTS – 2018 INTAKE

The South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme (SAFETP) welcomes applications for the incoming 2018 class from qualified health professionals with an interest in public health and a commitment to public service. The SAFETP is hosted by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Services for the National Department of Health. This residency programme is two years’ full time training, from which residents graduate with a Master’s in Science in Field Epidemiology from Wits. The 2018 cohort will begin in January 2018 and end in December 2019. More information.

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Professor Obinna Onwujekwe

Chairman: Senate Research Grants Committee