Title: Strengthening Grant writing for Early Career Researchers
Join Us for The AFREhealth Webinar hosted by the Research Support Centre (RSC) Technical Working Group (TWG)
Are you an early career researcher looking for funding to enhance your research career? Do you want to maximise your grant writing success rate? This webinar provides an overview of the nuts and bolts of grant writing. It also provides a platform for sharing best practices lessons and opportunities for strengthening grant writing skills for early career researchers.
Date: Wednesday 19 January, 2022
Time: 12:00pm GMT; 1:00pm WAST; 2:00pm CAT; 2:00pm SAST; 3:00pm EAT; 7:00am US EASTERN TIME
Duration: 1 hour Registration link: https://afrehealthorg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3A9YhC3YTFGRwVLqJQnL-w
Moderator: Professor Exnevia Gomo, PhD, Immunologist, Research Support Center Director, University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
| Topic | Speaker | Speaker Institution | Duration |
| Grant writing; Experiences of a female researcher | Dr. Agnes Kiragga, B.Stat, Msc, PhD | Head of statistics unit and senior research scientist at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, Uganda | 10 Mins |
| Grant writing overview: The nuts and bolts | Prof Moses Chimbari PhD | Pro-Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs, Research and Innovation, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe | 30 Mins |
| Optimizing administrative support for researchers: A look at soft skills | Mr Antony Matsika, BBS, MBA, PhD student | Program Coordinator, University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Zimbabwe | 10 Mins |
| Panel Discussion/Q & A from the Audience | 10 Mins |
Supported by NIH-Fogarty Grant No. 1R25TW011217-01 African Association for Health Professions Education and Research
