The School of Medicine Infectious Diseases, Global Health and Vaccines steering committee invites applications for Travel Awards to foster interactions, develop collaborations and promote postdoctoral opportunities between the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH) in Durban, South Africa. Awards may be used to set up a collaboration with faculty at the sister institution or begin planning joint research grants. Faculty, post-doctorates or senior students at both UAB and K-RITH with research interests related to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, including prevention sciences, are eligible to apply. See full Instructions .

The School of Medicine Infectious Diseases, Global Health and Vaccines steering committee invites applications for Pilot Project Awards to develop collaborative projects between the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH) in Durban, South Africa. Awards may be used for collaborative research with faculty at K-RITH and to generate preliminary data that will lead to externally-funded research grant applications within 12-18 months.  Faculty (at all levels) with with research interests aligned with K-RITH investigators in the fields of tuberculosis or HIV/AIDS, including preventional sciences, are encouraged to apply.  See full Instructions .