The HIV Prevention Trials Network are currently accepting applications for their HPTN Scholars Program.
Applications for US domestic scholars are due on January 25, 2019. Applications for international scholars are February 22, 2019. See more details below or visit the official HPTN website.
For more information about the HPTN Scholars Programs, please contact Ehamilton@fhi360.org.
HPTN investigators who are based at UCLA and might be able to serve as mentors include: Raphael Landovitz MD, MSc, Steve Shoptaw, PhD, Jesse Clark, MD, Tom Coates, PhD, and others. Please feel free to contact them directly.
Application materials for the HPTN Scholars program are available for early-career minority investigators who wish to collaborate with the HPTN in the development and implementation of our research agenda.
Submission Deadlines:
U.S. Domestic Scholars: Initial proposal drafts are due January 11, 2019; full applications are due January 25, 2019.
International Scholars: Initial proposal drafts are due February 8, 2019; full applications are due February 22, 2019.
To be considered, domestic applicants must be investigators who have received their terminal degree (e.g., MD, PhD, etc.). For international applicants, current MD, PhD, and MBChB students may apply, along with individuals who have already graduated with their terminal degree. Please see the program solicitation for full details regarding eligibility requirements.
The HPTN Scholars program is funded through a supplement from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the U.S. National Institute for Mental Health and the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse.