Accepting letters of intent for the 2023 application cycle

Mulinde Aug 4, 2022

Addressing the Research Capacity Gap in Global Child, Adolescent & Family Health Disparities Utilizing Implementation and Data Science among Vulnerable Populations in Resource-Limited Settings

ACHIEVE provides trainees with dissemination and implementation (D&I) and data science research skills and knowledge through experiential learning, mentoring, and “hands-on” immersion in global health implementation and data science research and methodologies. ACHIEVE is a consortium of ten institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, Boston College, New York University, University of Illinois Chicago, University of Makeni, University of Kwazulu-Natal, University of Rwanda, University of Ghana, Makerere University, University of Nairobi.

Program Overview

One-year appointment at a research site in Sub-Saharan Africa or other partner site in a low and middle income country (LMIC)
Up to $10,000 in research project seed funding, a monthly living stipend, travel expenses covered
Mentored research training in global health, dissemination & implementation, and data science

Eligibility

Interest in applying D&I and data science methodologies in a global health area, with special focus on projects related to: children, adolescents, and their caregiving families; parenting; HIV/AIDS; mental health; cancer; nutrition; and environmental health.

U.S. Candidates

Predoctoral students who have completed their doctoral coursework and qualifying exams; and postdoctoral professionals within 6 years of completing terminal degrees suchas MD, PhD, PharmD, ScD, DrPH etc.