TDR Call for Applications: Clincial Research Leadership Fellowship Programme

The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) is calling for applications for the Clinical Research Leadership Programme.

The Clinical Research Leadership (CRL) fellowship programme, launched by TDR in 2023, is based on four pillars:

• Pillar 1: Improved clinical research skills obtained through flexible placement of fellows at Training Partner Organizations (TPOs).
• Pillar 2: Strong clinical research leadership skills acquired through customized learning, coaching and
• leadership experience at the home institution, geared to each fellow’s needs and interests.
• Pillar 3: Enhanced gender equity promoted through active measures to ensure fair participation of women, men and people who do not fit into these binary gender identities.
• Pillar 4: Strengthened institutional capacity by maximizing the fellow’s contribution on re-entry.

Scope: 

The purpose of the CRL fellowship programme is to provide funding support to researchers and clinical trial staff from LMICs to acquire essential leadership skills in clinical research through placements in TPOs. The scheme targets mid-career clinical researchers or clinical trial staff who are employed by a legal entity in an LMIC where they are currently conducting clinical research activities in the scope of TDR and in a broad range of poverty-related infectious diseases, emerging infectious diseases, pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

TDR will fund selected fellows to be placed in TPOs to train and develop new research skills linked to target infectious diseases.

Fellows can only be funded once under this grant scheme. Grants awarded are not transferrable from one individual to another. The fellowship duration is 6-12 months based on the proposed targeted training offered by each TPO, followed by a reintegration period of up to twelve months in their home institution. Fellows must be committed to returning to their home institution for a minimum of two years after completion of the fellowship. Fellows should be able to demonstrate how the experience gained during the training programme will be applied upon return to their home organization.

Eligibility: 

In order to be considered eligible for the call, the applicant should:

• be a national of, and resident in, an LMIC.
• be an MD or postgraduate with a PhD or master’s degree in clinical trial, pharmacy or other related field, with proof of experience of clinical research and or clinical trial related activities in the scope of TDR.
• have been a researcher or clinical research staff member employed for the last 24 months in an institution with a registered legal entity in an LMIC conducting clinical research activities in poverty-related infectious diseases, emerging infection diseases, pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance and NTDs.

Desirable: Experience in clinical trials

Read more here. 

Application deadline, 15 September 2025, 13:00 (CET).