
Applications to join the 2025 cohort of Countdown fellows are open until February 28, 2025. This one-year fellowship enables African researchers to strengthen their analytical capacities for monitoring reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.
The selection of successful fellows will be based on the following criteria;
- Country: Be a national of a country working with the CD2030 Program in Africa.
- Qualifications: The CD2030 Fellowship Program targets applicants with a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Global Health, Demography, Biostatistics, or any related field with a specialization/focus on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health. Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree and extensive research experience in the areas above may apply.
- The quality of the research proposal submitted and its relevance to the country’s fellow
- Fellows should be aged below 45 years by the time of application
- Experience in research.
Fellows develop skills through instruction and engagement with global and regional Countdown collaborators, as well as through participation in short courses on scientific writing, data analysis, research governance, policy analysis and other topics. This includes two one-month stays at APHRC over the course of the fellowship and remote support from Countdown researchers during the rest of the year.
Fellows are expected to:
- Actively contribute to country collaboration activities by leading the drafting of reports or other technical and communication products
- Attend two training workshops at APHRC.
- Attend virtual and face-to-face meetings with mentors and technical facilitators.
- Draft and submit at least one article to an international peer-reviewed journal at the end of the fellowship.
- Submit progress reports every three months.
For details on the application process, click here.