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Dear All,
The following fellowship is available from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Can you please circulate this information with Iraqi Institutes and communities.

Best regards


Dr. Mohammed Alali
Senior Vaccine Scientist (Virologist)
Viral Vaccines Stream, Immunology
Therapeutic Goods Administration
PO Box 100 Woden, ACT 2606 Australia
Phone: 61 2 6232 8562 - Facsimile: 61 2 6232 8564
http://www.tga.gov.au

----- Forwarded by Mohammed Alali/TGA/Health on 17/08/2009 09:44 AM -----

Dear ASM Members,
The October 15th deadline to submit your application to the ASM Fellowships for Africa, Asia or Latin America and the Caribbean is quickly approaching!

The ASM Fellowships are an opportunity to continue your research collaborations with experienced scientists. If you are a faculty member at a university, please disseminate this information among your students. Due to the limited number of Fellowships available these grants are highly prestigious. Winners will be profiled in Microbe magazine and on the ASM website.

Deadline: October 15th, 2009
The ASM International Fellowships for Asia, Africa and Latin America
This award seeks to promote international collaborations in microbiological research and training. The fellowships are offered to promising young investigators in Africa, Asia and Latin America who are within five years of obtaining, or in the process of obtaining, their Masters, PhD, or other equivalent academic degree, and who are working in any of the microbiology disciplines. The award allows the fellows to visit host scientists abroad, but is not intended to provide travel to obtain a degree at the host institution.
Additionally, The ASM-PAHO Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Surveillance Fellowship offers fellowships to young scientists from Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, or Peru to visit host scientists in the US and conduct a research project in the area of area of antimicrobial resistance.
Eligibility
The application must be made jointly between a hosting institution and the young investigator.
Looking for a host? Search our online Database of US Host Scientists!
Potential fellows may search this online database for ASM members interested in hosting young investigators at their institution in the US and contact potential host professors based on their profiles. Search the database at: http://www.asm.org/International/fellowship

The Investigator must be:
• A member of ASM or any other national microbiological society
• Actively involved in research in the microbiological sciences
• Have obtained, or be in the process of obtaining, their masters, PhD, or other equivalent academic degree within the last five years
• A national of an African, Asian, or Latin American country submitting the application from an institution in their region. Investigators submitting an application from the US where they are spending a training period are ineligible.
• Investigators from developed nations, as defined by BOTH the UN high HDI group and the World Bank high income economy group, are ineligible.
• Sufficiently proficient in the use of the English language.

The Host Scientist must be:
• An ASM member
• Actively involved in research in the microbiological sciences
• Actively involved in teaching in the microbiological sciences
• Interested in sustaining international collaborations
Application
The application should demonstrate to the Review Committee:
• Academic excellence of the applicant - Honors & Awards, CV, and Letters of Recommendation
• Depth of the applicant's research experience - Statement of prior Research Experience
• Quality and originality of work proposed during the Fellowship - Potential Collaboration and Proposed Research Plan
• Relevance of the work proposed to the applicant's locale - Potential Collaboration and Proposed Research Plan
• Excellence of the host, and the research and training environment
Application Submission
For more information about application process and to download an application form visit: http://www.asm.org/International/fellowship
It is a recommended that all applications be received in advance of the deadline to allow to for confirmation that all required documents have been received.

ASM is pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to our student members, if you have any questions please contact international@asmusa.org. Good luck!

Best Regards,

Bereneice M. Madison

Chair, International Education Committee (IEC)
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