Emerging Global Leader Award
Status:
Not accepting applications at this time
Announcement(s)
Expired announcements
Eligibility
Program Overview
The Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award aims to provide research support and protected time to a research scientist from a LMIC who holds an academic junior faculty position or research scientist appointment at an LMIC academic or research institution. Low-income, lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income countries are included.
Applications are invited from LMIC research scientists from any health-related discipline who propose both critically needed career development activities and a research project that is highly relevant to the health priorities of their country.
Recent Awards
View a list of Emerging Global Leader awards by institution.
Inquiries
Programmatic Inquiries:
Christine Jessup, Ph.D.
Program Officer
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, B2C39
31 Center Drive MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Phone: 301-496-1653
Fax: 301-402-0779
Email (preferred):
Christine.Jessup@nih.gov
Grants Management:
Mollie Shea
Grants Management Specialist
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C29
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-496-9750
Fax: 301-594-1211
Email:
Mollie.Shea@nih.gov
Partners
This announcement is issued by Fogarty in collaboration with the following NIH Institutes and Centers:
Archives
News
- Grant recipient news: Celebrating our emerging global leaders in health sciences
University of Cape Town news, September 9, 2024
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Hepatitis B surface antigen loss in individuals with chronic hepatitis B virus and HIV-1 infections in Botswana, co-authored by Fogarty grant recipients Roger Shapiro, Joseph Makhema, and Shahin Lockman, Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Sikhulile Moyo, and Fogarty trainees Mompati Mmalane and Simani Gaseitsiwe
AIDS, February 1, 2024 -
Gaps and Opportunities for Strengthening In-School Support for Youth Living With HIV, co-authored by Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Irene Njuguna
The Journal of School Health, February 2024 -
Defining the usefulness of oral swabs in tuberculosis diagnosis, co-authored by Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Marieke M. van Der Zalm
The Lancet Global Health, January 1, 2024 - Grantee news:
Podcast: Improving Access to Vaccines in Children, featuring Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Oghenebrume Wariri
ImmunoAfrica podcast, January 28, 2024 -
Utilization of opportunistic cervical cancer screening in Nigeria, co-authored by Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Jonah Musa
Cancer Causes and Control, January 2024 -
Predicted resistance to broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) and associated HIV-1 envelope characteristics among seroconverting adults in Botswana, co-authored by Fogarty grantees Joseph Makhema, Roger Shapiro, and Shahin Lockman, Fogarty Emerging Global Health Leader Sikhulile Moyo, and Fogarty trainees Ontlametse Bareng, Terence Mohammed, and Catherine Koofhethile
Scientific Reports, October 24, 2023 -
Archived rilpivirine-associated resistance mutations among ART-naive and virologically suppressed people living with HIV-1 subtype C in Botswana: implications for cabotegravir/rilpivirine use, co-authored by Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Sikhulile Moyo, Fogarty grant recipients Joseph Makhema, Roger Shapiro, and Shahin Lockman, and Fogarty trainees Ontlametse Bareng, Patrick Mokgethi, Kaelo Seatla, Catherine Koofhethille, and Simani Gaseitsiwe
The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, October 3, 2023 -
This researcher wants to normalize mental health care in Ukraine
Global Health Matters, September/October 2023 - Grantee news:
Dr. Anthony Batte wins the NIH Emerging Global Leaders Award
Makerere University news, August 29, 2023 -
Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Acute Respiratory Illnesses in South African Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic, co-authored by Emerging Global Leader Marieke Van Der Zalm
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Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, August 2023 -
Vaginal microbiome community state types and high-risk human papillomaviruses in cervical precancer and cancer in North-central Nigeria, co-authored Emerging Global Leader John Musa
BMC Cancer, July 20, 2023 -
Human testing for potential new TB treatment, first in nearly six decades profile of Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Admire Dube, Nature Africa, June 27, 2023
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Employing user-centered design to fill gaps in mental health treatment: Q&A with Emerging Global Leader Lola Kola
Global Health Matters, Nov/Dec 2022 -
Oral health researchers welcome here! – Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass
Sept/Oct 2022
Global Health Matters -
Emerging and re-emerging fungal threats in Africa, Fogarty grantee Sean Wasserman co-author
Parasite Immunology, September 29, 2022
- Emerging Global Leader/Fogarty Fellow
Dr. Siana Nkya tackles sickle cell disease in Tanzania
Global Health Matters, May/June 2022 - Emerging Global Leader
Dr. Veronica Dzomeku hopes to transform maternity care in Ghana
Global Health Matters, Nov/Dec 2021 - Emerging Global Leader/NCI grantee
Dr Simone Badal addresses inequities in prostate cancer
Nov/Dec 2021
Global Health Matters
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Grantee spotlight: Dr Simone Badal
Novel prostate cancer cell lines to address prostate cancer disparity in Black men
NCI Global Health
Spotlight blog, May 27, 2021
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Fogarty allocates $4M to support early-career scientists
Sep / Oct 2020
Global Health Matters - Emerging Global Leader grantee
Dr Manasi Kumar studies COVID impact on pregnant teens in Kenya
Ma / Jun 2020
Global Health Matters -
Fogarty awards $10M for early-career researchers to establish independent careers in global health
Sep / Oct 2019
Global Health Matters - Grantee news:
Dr Leopold Tientcheu Djomkam wins the K43 Emerging Global Leader Award
MRC Unit The Gambia/LSTMH news, Oct 2018 - Grantee news:
Stopping malnutrition in its tracks
Aga Khan University news, Nov 27, 2017 -
Emerging global health leaders receive $5M in research support
Fogarty news, November 16, 2017 -
NIH awards $3M to support emerging research leaders in developing countries
Fogarty news, August 4, 2016
Previous Announcements and Awards
Related NIH Notices
- Notice of NIDCD Participation in PAR-21-251 "Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required)" and PAR-21-252 “Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”
(NOT-DC-23-007), released April 6, 2023
- Notice of letter of intent guidance for PAR-19-098 and PAR-19-051 (NOT-TW-19-001), released January 11, 2019
Last Updated:
9/25/2024 9:46 AM