2021-2022 Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition FETP Fellowship: Letters of Interest
Individuals interested in submitting a project proposal for funding under the TEPHINET Small Grants Program must first submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). LOIs are due by 11:45 p.m. (23:45) Eastern Time (Atlanta) on October 31, 2021. Both the Letter of Intent and project proposal must be submitted in English.
Your LOI should consist of a one-page description of the proposed project that must contain the following information:
- Project title
- Name and affiliation of Principal Investigator (applicant)
- Expected collaborators and significant institutional participants. Applicants MUST identify the following or the application will not be considered:
- In-country subject matter expert (SME) at their ministry of health (MOH), APDC site, NPHI, academic institution, or public-private partnership who will serve as their in-country mentor for the duration of the grant-funded project. Abbott may assist in identifying and linking applicants to appropriate mentors.
- Institution and/or laboratory network(s) that the applicant will conduct their proposed project with.
- The proposed project (i.e. description of your project)
- Goal and main objectives (stated as public health purpose of the project)
- Data and human subject involvement (i.e. describe type and source of data collected)
- Reporting (i.e. what do you expect to report and to whom)
In addition, please attach the following:
- CV of the applicant
- Letter of support from mentor and CV
- Letter of support from APDC site and/or MOH, NPHI, academic institution, and/or other institution that will collaborate with the project
Please limit the Letter of Intent to no more than 2 pages – 1 page for the letter and 1 page for the one-page project summary plus the attachments. Please use the templates that have been provided at this link.
IMPORTANT: You must be logged into the TEPHINET website with your TEPHINET account to view and access the application form below. You can log in here.
- If you do not already have a TEPHINET account, then you must first create a new account and register here.
- If you have an existing TEPHINET account but have forgotten the password, you can recover your password here.
- If you have any questions or have problems submitting the application online, please contact the Small Grants Program at sgp [at] tephinet [dot] org.
Applicants whose LOIs are selected to submit a full proposal are expected to be notified by November 8, 2021 and will receive instructions on how to submit their full proposal through the TEPHINET website submission system.