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- 📢 @snsf.ch Project Funding 2026 — Independent research projects Covers research costs, staff salaries, and collaboration & dissemination activities 🧑💻 Online info event: 10 Feb 2026, 13:30–15:00 CEST ⏳ Submission deadline: 1 Apr 2026, 17:00 CEST 🔗 shorturl.at/wwInw
- 📢👩🔬 Call for Young Investigator Award Committee Members ⚠️ Closes Feb 9, 2026 🌍 The 75th ASTMH Annual Meeting brings together global leaders in tropical medicine & global health 📅 Nov 18–22, 2026 | 📍 Maryland, USA More details: shorturl.at/GIhdH
- 🌍 Join the Global Malaria & Gender CoP Q1 webinar on Malaria Funding Cuts & Child Mortality and why gender-responsive malaria interventions matter 📅 5 Feb 2026 ⏰ 14:00 GMT 💻 Online Convened by the Centre for Advocacy Studies, University of Ghana 🔗 shorturl.at/Hh8YR
- ⚠️ Ending today: Application deadline for a fee waiver! 🩺 The @lshtm.bsky.social Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing (PTDN) builds skills to tackle inequalities and deliver care in diverse, under-resourced settings 📅 11 Mar–19 Aug 2026 | 💻 Online 🔗 shorturl.at/io7KQ
- Reposted by MESA - the malaria knowledge hub 🦟 Next month AMMnet Seminar | Feb 3, 15:00 UTC Topic: From Parallel to Integrated: Harmonizing SMC and Routine Supply Chains in Northern Nigeria 🎙 Mr. Michael Audu 👉 Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Reposted by MESA - the malaria knowledge hubMeet our February Seminar's Meet-the-Modeler, Almamy Youssouf LY! Almamy will be introducing himself at the seminar tomorrow February 3, 15:00 UTC. Register here: lnkd.in/edjBfnfp
- 📢 Call for Applications: Postdoctoral fellowship programme EMBL invites applications for the EIPOD-LinC Fellowship Programme—a fully funded 3-year postdoctoral fellowship supporting interdisciplinary research worldwide 🌐 🗓️ Deadline: 2 Feb 2026 🔗 Apply here 👉 shorturl.at/M5vtK
- @ammnetwork.bsky.social invites applications for its Small Event Award to support local in-person meetings, workshops & conferences 🏆🎙️ 💰 Funding: $500–$3,000 🗓️ Deadline: 1 Feb 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/gK9AP
- 🦠 Call for Applications: Advancing innovation against infectious diseases 🔬 Global Health EDCTP3 offers a 3-year leadership training for mid-career biomedical & clinical researchers from sub-Saharan Africa 🗓️ Deadline: 1 Feb 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/M6qQM
- 🎓📢 Call for Applications! #AfricaCDC, in collaboration with CEPI, invites applications for an 8-week online Data & Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) Training Programme 🗓️ Starts: 12 Feb 2026 ➡️ Application deadline: 31 January 🔗 shorturl.at/fR7DJ
- 📢 Open Call for Proposals CEPI invites proposals under CFP-170 to develop an open-access ISCOM adjuvant for global health 💰 Up to $5M over 3 years ⏰ Deadline: 30 Jan 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/Oc4fU
- ⚙️ IDDO Webinar: AMR Tools & Resources 🖥️ Join the Infectious Disease Data Observatory (IDDO) for a 90-minute introduction to key AMR data tools for health professionals and researchers 🗓️ 29 Jan 2026 | 🕘 9:30 & 15:00 GMT 🔗 Register: mesamalaria.org/upda...
- 👥 ASTMH Call for Applications: 2026 Scientific Program Committee ASTMH invites applications to serve on the 2026 Scientific Program Committee, overseeing scientific content for the Annual Meeting 📃 🗂️ Submit CV + Statement of Interest 🔗 Details: shorturl.at/fgCeC
- 🏥 Unitaid Call for Proposals: Integrated Diagnostics 🩺 Unitaid invites proposals to improve access to diagnostics through integrated, multi-disease tools and delivery approaches, strengthening equitable health systems 🗓️ Deadline 28 Jan, 12:00 CET 🔗 shorturl.at/lEMLp
- 🗨️ Dialogue: Protect the Cure, Addressing Malaria Resistance 💊 Join experts, policymakers, researchers, and civil society leaders from 15 African countries for a discussion on actions to safeguard malaria treatments 🗓️ 27 Jan 2026 | 🕙 10:00 WAT 🔗 shorturl.at/tWUZg
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- Reposted by MESA - the malaria knowledge hubOur journals @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social & @jexpbiol.bsky.social offer Travelling Fellowships of up to £3,000 to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers wishing to make collaborative visits to other laboratories. Apply by 6 February 2026. biologists.com/grants/trave...
- 🗣️ INPhINIT PhD Fellowships – Incoming 2026 #LaCaixaFoundation #FundlaCaixa 🌐 30 fully funded PhD positions in STEM for researchers of any nationality, hosted by top research centres in Spain & Portugal 🗓️ Deadline: 28 Jan 2026 (14:00 CET) 🔗 More info: shorturl.at/NhuuG
- @ammnetwork.bsky.social Francophone Webinar 🖥️ 🧬🦟 Impact of RR, RS & kdr genotypes on microsporidia infection in An. gambiae s.s. and An. coluzzii in southern Benin 🎙️ Speaker: Dr Totongnon Gérard 🗓️ 29 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 13:00 UTC | 💻 Online 🔗 shorturl.at/IWdDi
- 📢 Call for Applications: African STARS Fellowships 2026 👉 For young African scientists (≤35 y/o) Fully funded training in genomics, diagnostics, vaccines & biotech 🎓 Hosted by CERI & Center for Africa’s Resilience to Epidemics (CARE) ⏰ Deadline: 31 Jan 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/2AkDL
- 📢 Unitaid Call for Applications ☀️ Investigating the heat stability of health products under climate change in LMICs — from manufacturing to delivery 💊 Research on pharmaceuticals, diagnostics & medical devices ⏰ Deadline: 23 Jan | 12:00 CET 🔗 shorturl.at/huFIJ
- 📢 #ACDI Call for Applications Impact Evaluation Training & Matchmaking Workshop Fully funded | Researcher–policymaker teams | Evidence for policy 🗓️ 23–26 March 2026 | 📍 Accra, Ghana ⏰ Apply by 23 Jan 2026: shorturl.at/zRXM8
- 📢 EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships 🔬 Support for internationally mobile postdocs to conduct research in leading labs across Europe and worldwide (up to 2 years) 🌍 International exchange at the core ⏰ Next cutoff (hard deadline): 23 Jan, 14:00 CET 🔗shorturl.at/wKWce
- 🎓 @lshtm.bsky.social Lecture | Driving down malaria 🦟 🎙️ Prof. Jackie Cook reflects on her journey in malaria epidemiology and evaluating control tools 💻 Hybrid | 📍 John Snow Lecture Theatre, LSHTM | 🗓️ 22 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 17:15–18:15 (UK) 🔗 shorturl.at/gIByK
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- 📢 Call for applications #LaCaixaFoundation #FundlaCaixa 💶 Funding up to €115,000 for innovative, socially oriented research 🔬 Project leaders of any nationality with research at a university/ organization based in Spain or Portugal 🕒 Deadline: 21 Jan, 14:00 CET 🔗 shorturl.at/SpcYo
- 📢 Deadline tomorrow! Join the #SingMalNet Meeting 2026 (12–14 Feb, Singapore) bringing together malaria researchers in pathogenesis, genomics, vaccines, epidemiology & more 🎯 Early bird & abstracts due 15 Jan 2026 🔗 Click to register 👉 shorturl.at/yNNQ3
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- Reposted by MESA - the malaria knowledge hubSubmit a short talk abstract or apply for a scholarship for the Keystone Symposium on Closing the Data Gap in Global Genomics, Medicine & Population Health by Jan. 20 (11:59 PM MST). 🎥 Hear from co-organizer @geoffginsburg.bsky.social: youtu.be/AFfdwrLD59c 🔗 keysym.us/KSPopulation...
- ✨ Introducing the Enhanced MESA Training Resource Hub 🎓 Explore a dedicated space that streamlines access to training materials and supports capacity strengthening for researchers, data analysts, policymakers, program teams, public-health practitioners, and others. 🧵⬇️
- The ISEAL Innovations Fund invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) for projects 💡 ⚙️ Support small-scale producers beyond certified supply chains 💰 Grants: GBP 40,000–80,000 | Up to 1 year 🤝 Open to collaborations ⏰ Deadline: 19 January 🔗 shorturl.at/olsFf
- 📢 #CODESRIA Call for Proposals – 2026 AFRIAK Call Applications are open for the 2nd cohort of the African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous & Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK), supported by the Mastercard Foundation 🔬 ⏰ Deadline: 15 Feb, 23:59 GMT 🔗 shorturl.at/nb7iQ
- 🖥️ Join this month's @ammnetwork.bsky.social Hackathon! 🧑💻 Learn Git & GitHub in RStudio, collaborative workflows, version control, and publishing with Quarto 📅 Jan 14, 2026 | 2:00 PM CET 🖥️ Online | No prior GitHub experience required 🔗 Register here: shorturl.at/hgdwK
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- 📋 ERC Call for Applications: Consolidator Grant 2026 ✨ Support for researchers consolidating independence in Europe 💶 Up to €2M for 5 years 🔬 Covers 100% of direct research costs + 25% indirect costs ⏰ Deadline: Jan 13 | 17:00 Brussels time 🔗 shorturl.at/VFrCr
- 📢 Funding and support for bold student-led businesses in Nigeria ➡️ Funding and national visibility for student-led ventures in STEM and medical sciences 💰 Up to ₦50M in grant funding 🗓️ Application open until 16 January 🔗 shorturl.at/aVv81
- 2026 RE-AIM / PRISM Fellowship – Call for Applications ➡️ Gain hands-on expertise in implementation science through an experiential learning approach 🗓️ Feb 1, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027 (extension possible) ⏰ Application deadline: Jan 9, 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/TnZGf
- 📢 #GHITFund Call for Applications: Screening Platform 🧪 Support the identification of novel compounds for malaria, tuberculosis, and selected NTDs 🔓 Access Japanese compound libraries and screening technologies ⏰ Submission deadline: Jan 9, 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/aBw3c
- 🔔 Would you like to easily keep track of upcoming malaria conferences? 📋 We have gathered malaria-related conferences taking place in 2026 📅 Regularly updated as new events are announced 🔗️ shorturl.at/IYa8Q 📬 Subscribe to the MESA monthly newsletter (link in bio!)
- Joint PhD Programme in Global Health 🌐 @lshtm.bsky.social #NagasakiUniversity 🔬 Advancing excellence in global health research, postgraduate education, and training in international public health and tropical medicine ⏰ Application deadline: Jan 9, 2026 | 23:59 GMT 🔗 shorturl.at/402Y6
- 📬 2025 is ending... And our last newsletter of the year is out! 🔗 Read the rest of the text here: shorturl.at/H3cJF 🌟 You will also find our featured projects, grants and events deadlines, resources and malaria-related conferences taking place in 2026 🔜
- 📢 Call for Applications – Research Fellowship Programme 🌍 Fully funded fellowship offering hands-on research experience, mentorship, and networking across Africa 🗓️ Duration: Jan 9–Feb 13, 2026 | Virtual (Zoom) ⏰ Application deadline: Jan 3, 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/u4wfC
- 📊 Free course on Data and Sample Governance for Biomedical Research ➡️ Gain practical insights into data governance framework & ethical and legal requirements 🖥️ 🎓 No prior experience required 🗓️ 4 modules | Released monthly: Nov 2025–Feb 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/smdWH
- 📍 PhD Medical Research / International Health (Munich) – @daadworldwide.bsky.social 💶 Monthly stipend: €1,200 🎓 Tuition waiver, travel allowance, insurance, and additional benefits included ⏰ Application deadline: Jan 1, 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/a4t6x
- ➡️ Recognizing outstanding young investigators advancing tropical medicine and infectious disease 🎓 Eligibility: PhD awarded within the last 10 years 🏆 Prize: CHF 1000 | Electronic certificate | APC voucher (1 year) ⏰ Nomination deadline: Dec 31 🔗 shorturl.at/Kvwnu
- Apply for this @who.int Academy self-paced course! 📢 ➡️ Strengthen your ability to use routine malaria surveillance data for informed decision-making ⏰ Course ends: July 1, 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/UKtf3
- Apply for this @who.int Academy self-paced course! 📢 ➡️ Strengthen your ability to use routine malaria surveillance data for informed decision-making ⏰ Course ends: July 1, 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/UKtf3
- Apply for the #NigeriaEducation Student Venture Capital Program (S-VCG) and get funding, validation support, and national visibility 🚀 🎓 Students in Nigerian tertiary institutions 💰 Up to ₦50M grant funding Ongoing application 👉 shorturl.at/n5F7j
- Apply for the #GLIDE Disease Elimination & Eradication Course! ➡️ A hybrid program building practical skills to eliminate infectious diseases across the EMRO/MENA region 🖥️ Feb 9–Mar 13, 2026 | 📍 Mar 24–Apr 1, Abu Dhabi ⏰ Deadline: Dec 19, 2025 🔗 shorturl.at/maAKE
- Join the TDR MOOC on Effective Communication of Research Findings and gain practical skills to turn research into real-world impact 📊📣 @who.int 🆓 Free | 💻 Online 📅 Open until Dec 31, 2026 Register here 👉 shorturl.at/ff0OI
- Join this #APMEN TechTalks webinar on G6PD Testing for Radical Cure of Vivax Malaria and learn about current implementation, gaps, and emerging solutions for safer, optimized patient care 💡🩺 🗓️ Dec 16, 2025 🕧 12:30 PM SGT 📍 Online 🔗 shorturl.at/7HkSw
- Join this @ammnetwork.bsky.social Cameroon Chapter webinar on Making Sense of Malaria Data and explore modern analytical approaches that drive real-world impact in malaria control 💻 🗓️ Dec 15, 2025 🕛 12:15–1:15 PM (Cameroon time) 📍 Online 🖥️ Register here 👉 shorturl.at/IE5VW
- 📢 Upcoming Webinar! Join the African Diaspora Network & Opella to explore how wellness, vaccines, medicines, and health technologies can reinforce Africa’s health ecosystem 🗓️ 17 Dec ⏰ 8:30AM PT • 11:30AM ET • 5:30PM CET • 12:30AM SGT 🌐 Virtual 🔗 shorturl.at/FrTDH
- 🆕🧬 Up-to-date source of knowledge on genetic alterations associated with antimalarial drug resistance by @who.int 💡 Designed for malaria programmes & researchers, it streamlines surveillance, prioritizes key markers, and highlights knowledge gaps 🔗 shorturl.at/riGaB
- 🌟 Apply for the Malaria Young Leaders Fellowship 2026 #ImaraLeadership 🗓️ A 6-month hybrid program (Feb–Jul 2026) 👨🏫 Includes in-person sessions, virtual learning & 1:1 mentorship 🎓 Building leadership & management skills ⏰ Deadline: 12 Dec, 23:59 EAT 🔗 shorturl.at/Axoje
- 🌏 UK International Call for Proposals 🌐 Seeking proposals to map & assess innovation support mechanisms across 6 ASEAN countries 📆 6-month study starting Jan 2026 🗓️ Deadline: 11 Dec 2025 🔗 Apply here: shorturl.at/8my4H
