Health Field
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- Population Council - Fred H. Bixby Program
-- Targeted Fields: Social Sciences. School of Public Health.
-- Open To Students Working on Doctoral Dissertation. Postdoctoral Scholars.
-- No citizenship requirements. Applicants must be legal citizens of a developing country and be proficient in English.
-- Eligibility Requirements: Open to PhD candidates and postdoctoral scholars.
-- Stipend: The award consists of a stipend (dependent on location and experience), health insurance, relocation allowance, attendance at one conference per year, and a laptop for use during the fellowship.
-- Deadline: 1/15/2010
-- Program Description: The Bixby Fellowship is a program to expand opportunities for recently trained social scientists and biomedical researchers in the health and population fields. Bixby fellowships allow citizens of developing countries to work with experienced mentors in the Council's international network of offices. Fellows work on projects in one of three program areas: Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, and Poverty, Gender and Youth. The term of appointment is two years, with the second year contingent upon a successful evaluation and review of performance in the first year. The fellowship is a full-time commitment, meaning no additional research, studies, or work may be pursued for the duration of the fellowship.
-- For More Information: Hannah Taboada, Fellowship Coordinator, Fred H. Bixby Fellowship Program, Population Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017 / (212) 339-0500 / bixbyfellowship@popcouncil.org
