Funding Road Map

Name of Funding Organization:
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Name of Grant/Scholarship/Program (if applicable):
Robert E. Shope International Fellowship

Type of Funding:
Fellowship

Description:
“Funding support for travel, living and research support to work in laboratories in the tropics to pursue studies in arbovirology and/or emerging tropical infectious diseases.”

Eligibility:

• You must be a full-time post-doctoral fellow at a North American institution
• You must have co-mentors at a North American institution and an international institution/site
• You should be sponsored by an ASTMH member

Specific focus on global health research?
Yes

Application Process:
Please submit your application online, using the online application site that will open closer to the deadline date (www.astmh.org/funding/index.cfm).

Please see the ASTMH website for complete application information.

Deadline:
The deadline for the 2009 competition will be May 15, but this may change in the future. Please check with the website.

Contact Information:
Website: www.astmh.org
Tel: 847-480-9592
Fax: 847-480-9282
E-mail: info@astmh.org

Links to Valuable Websites and Documents:
Robert E. Shope International Fellowship Information Page:
www.astmh.org/funding/Shope Fellowship Application Guidelines.pdf