AFRITRAC Disease Modelling Fellowship – 2026 Call

Uganda National Institute of Public Health / Ministry of Health

Public Health & Preventive MedicineDisease modellingResearch fellowship
Destination
UGA
Kampala, Uganda

Overview

Six-month mentored disease-modelling fellowship with a project and draft manuscript. The official 30 September 2026 call remains before its stated submission cutoff on the verification date. Eligibility is restricted to Ugandan nationals; EDCTP project support does not establish a personal stipend.

The programme

Training type
Research fellowship
Specialty associations
Not yet verified
Learning format
Two months at UNIPH followed by four months of mentored fieldwork at Ministry of Health programmes and data-collection sites
Duration
6 months: 2 months didactic training and 4 months fieldwork
Start
Not stated on the official source
Positions
1 for the published 2026 call
Accreditation
Not stated on the official source
Department
Not yet verified

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
Ugandan nationals aged 25–35 working in a health- or gender-related public institution; relevant bachelor's degree including Medicine, with a master's degree an advantage; computer access and time to complete training required
Qualification requirement
relevant bachelor's degree including Medicine, with a master's degree an advantage
Citizenship requirement
Not yet verified
Practice location requirement
Ugandan nationals aged 25–35 working in a health- or gender-related public institution
Membership requirement
Not yet verified
Eligibility restrictions
Not yet verified
Language
Not stated on the official source
Teaching language
Not yet verified
Clinical language
Not yet verified
International applicants
No — the published call requires Ugandan nationality
Licence requirement
Not specified; this research/public-health training does not grant clinical registration
Visa route
Not yet verified
Visa sponsorship
Not stated on the official source
Visa support
Not stated on the official source

How to apply

Deadline
16 October 2026; applications must be submitted before this date
Application method
Send application letter, detailed CV, academic credentials and two professional-reference letters to application@uniph.go.ug, addressed to the Project Manager
Documents
Application letter, detailed CV, academic credentials and letters from two professional references
Contact
application@uniph.go.ug

Funding and costs

Tuition / fees
Not stated on the official source
Application fee
Not yet verified
Stipend / salary
individual stipend, fees and expense coverage are not specified
Scholarship
Not yet verified
Funding
AFRITRAC is EDCTP-funded; individual stipend, fees and expense coverage are not specified

Sources and verification

Evidence by field
  • Qualification requirement: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Derived from Eligibility.
  • Practice location requirement: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Derived from Eligibility.
  • Stipend / salary: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Derived from Funding.
  • Training type: classification from record; checked not recorded. Source 1