Opportunity Type: Training/Course
Organization: Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE)
Location: Durban, South Africa
Application deadline: 31st January 2026
About the training/course
This course is specifically designed to provide trainees with experiential learning and mentorship in health sciences research and practice in a global context.
Who Can Apply
It is open to senior undergraduate and graduate trainees at SFU, other Canadian institutions, and all SANTHE-affiliated sites including:
- Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)/University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN); Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA); KZN Research Innovation & Sequencing Platform (KRISP); and HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP); The Aurum Institute
- Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP); and University of Botswana
- Centre de Recherche sur les Maladies Emergentes et Re-emergentes (CREMER)/Institut de Recherches Medicales et D’Etudes des Plantes Medicinales (IMPM); Centre International de Référence – Chantal Biya – pour la recherche sur la prévention et la prise en charge du VIH/SIDA (CIRCB); Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (CPC); and University of Yaounde 1; Higher Institute for Scientific and Medical Research (ISM)
- Collaborative Clinical Research Centre (CCRC); and University of Zimbabwe
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP); Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI); and Pwani University
- Center for Family Health Research in Zambia (CFHRZ); University of Zambia; and Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
- Center for Family Health Research in Rwanda (CFHR) and University of Rwanda;
- Uganda-Case Research Collaboration (UCRC)); Makerere University; and Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)
Activities will be based at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, but will include several field trips throughout the province.
Benefits
- Once you’ve been accepted for entry into the course, all associated in-course costs are covered e.g. lectures, lunches and transport for field trips.
Please Note:
- If you reside in Durban, you will be responsible for getting to the School of Medicine each day as well as getting home.
- If you are not local, you are responsible for any travel and accommodation costs that result from attending the course.
- If you are a SANTHE Fellow or affiliate you may apply for a SANTHE Travel Scholarship.
For an idea of what the course schedule will look like click HERE. If you cannot commit to full attendance then do not apply.
how to apply
To apply for this opportunity, fill out the online application form at:
Please prepare the following information and documents in order to continue with this particular course application:
- Personal details, mentor/supervisor details, educational background and work experience;
- A motivation for attendance;
- A current CV and a letter of recommendation from your current mentor.
For more information
Please Contact SANTHE’s Admin Supervisor or visit the official webpage at:
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