Grants
The RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme provides grants every year to those early in their career, from anywhere in the world, to carry out their first piece of research into tropical medicine or global health.
Our grants programme has been established for more than 40 years and has seen significant growth. Since 2017 we have given out more than 800 awards across 66 countries.
The 2025 RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme
Applications for the 2025 RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme will open early 2025.
More information on timings and deadlines will be released shortly.
The 2024 RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme
Applications for the Early Career Grants programme 2024 closed on 22 April 2024 at 12pm (BST).
Who are the grants for: The RSTMH Early Career Grants are aimed at individuals who have not received a research grant of £5,000 or more in their own name before, who are able to develop and deliver their first research project
Where you are based: Applications are welcomed from researchers from anywhere in the world
Grant amount: The maximum RSTMH Early Career Grant award is £5,000 (including any taxes on relevant purchases)
Duration of grant project: Project should take up to one year to be completed and should start within 3 months of receiving funding
Topic and scope: The projects can be on any topic related to tropical medicine and global health, from across the research spectrum for example: lab, translation, implementation, and policy
How many grants are available: This year we have at least 230 grants available
Exclusive funding for RSTMH members
RSTMH is delighted to be directly funding a number of awards this year to existing RSTMH members. Find out more about RSTMH membership and its other benefits here.
Partners
This year we have secured funding for the programme from National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), The International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS), and The Journal of Comparative Pathology Educational Trust (JCPET). This means we will be able to fund at least 230 awards, with a number of of those awards being exclusively for RSTMH members. We are hoping to announce additional partners working with us on the 2024 Early Career Grants Programme very soon, and will update this page one these are confirmed.
NIHR are funding around 225 awardees who are based in and carrying out projects in low and middle income countries, and whose projects carry out minimal laboratory-based work.
IACS are funding 2 awards, for projects focused on scabies based anywhere in the world.
JCPET are funding 1 award for a project focused on One Health, based anywhere in the world.
Applying for a grant
Before starting your application, please ensure that you have read the:
To apply for the 2024 RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme please click the button below.
RSTMH uses Submittable for grants applications. More information on how to use Submittable and register for an account can be found here.
You can view a PDF version of the application form below. Please note, all applications must be made through the Submittable platform.
Guidance on applying: 2024
We have compiled a page of guidance that we will be adding to.
Guidance webinar
On 20 March 2024, we will be hosting a member-only session on applying for an RSTMH 2024 Early Career Grant . Find out more here.
On 20 February 2024, we hosted a guidance webinar for the 2024 RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme. You can watch a recording of the webinar below. You can also find a PDF version of the presentation slides below.
