Fogarty African Bioethics Post-Doctoral Fellowship; FAB-PDF Program

Description

The Fogarty African Bioethics Post‑Doctoral Fellowship Program (FAB‑PDF) is an 18‑month advanced bioethics postdoctoral training program for scholars from sub‑Saharan Africa who hold a bioethics‑related PhD. Funded by the Fogarty International Center, NIH, USA, the program focuses on global health ethics, with opportunities to concentrate on global infectious disease ethics and advanced international research ethics. The fellowship is scheduled to begin on January 15, 2027 pending funding approval.

• Complete fellowship activities across multiple institutional contexts:
  • ~4.5 months at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, USA
  • ~1 month at Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Kampala, Uganda
  • ~1 month at the University of Oxford Ethox Centre in Oxford, UK
  • ~11.5 months at the post‑doctoral fellow’s home institution
• Access bioethics mentorship, coursework, seminars, and scholarly/practice/training networks
• Conduct individual and international collaborative mentored research and writing
• Participate in international global health ethics and research ethics conferences
• Plan and complete a funded global health ethics leadership project

• Stipend of $5,290 USD/month (pre‑tax) to cover accommodations, meals, and incidentals during residency at BI, plus health benefits
• Travel support for MakCHS and Ethox visiting components
• Modest budgets for leadership project, technology, and supplies; fee coverage for required courses and conference registration

• Current national of a country in sub‑Saharan Africa
• Completed a bioethics‑related PhD or related doctoral research degree, generally within 5 years of the fellowship start

• Previously completed an NIH Fogarty‑sponsored bioethics training (at any level)
• Previously worked on global health ethics, infectious disease ethics, or international research ethics topics
• Have strong discipline‑appropriate methods training used to conduct bioethics research and writing
• Have a record of bioethics scholarly publication, presentation, and/or professional service
• Hold a faculty position in an institution of higher education in sub‑Saharan Africa, or demonstrate institutional commitment to providing such a position

• CV
• Personal statement describing:
  • Motivation to pursue the fellowship
  • Nature of previous bioethics training
  • Bioethics scholarly research and writing interests, including description of any works in progress that will be completed during the fellowship
  • Idea(s) for a potential leadership project (nature of the project, how it aligns with local priorities, personal skills that will be advanced, and any relevant preparations)
• Two (2) letters of recommendation
• One (1) letter of institutional commitment
  , signaling sufficient leave from employment for all fellowship activities, and a commitment to, at minimum, position retention and support under undertaking the leadership project and in integrating bioethics capacity on completion
• Copies of graduate transcript(s)

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