Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The Emerging Global Leader Award provides research support and protected time to an early career research scientist from a low- or middle-income country. The award is designed to lead to an independently funded research career at the LMIC institution or in another LMIC. The research project should be relevant to the health priorities of the applicant's country and be conducted under the mentorship of LMIC and U.S. mentors. Key aspects of the opportunity include: • Research support for a period of three to five years • Protected time for the research scientist to focus on their project • Mentorship from LMIC and U.S. mentors • Relevance to the health priorities of the applicant's country • Career development activities to lead to an independently funded research career