GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) is offering these unique awards to support the development of emerging leaders from LMICs currently engaged in research partnerships. Mid-career candidates are invited to propose and undertake a program of professional and career development specifically designed to strengthen the candidate’s technical expertise, leadership abilities, partnership skills and other qualities -- to help the candidates advance in their work as leaders in the execution of research, or in the application of research for better health policy and health-system management. The registration deadline is October 22nd, 2007. For more information: http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-115521-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

IDRC DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARDS
Applications will be accepted for research at the doctoral level in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priorities: 1) Social and Economic Policy , 2) Environment and Natural Resource Management, 3) Information and Communication Technologies(ICTs) for Development, and 4) Innovation, Policy and Science. There are two competitions each year: the 1st deadline is November 1, 2007 and the second one is April 1, 2008. For more information: http://www.crdi.ca/en/ev-23374-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

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Richard Hamilton