Final Report Summary - APARET (African Programme for Advanced Research Epidemiology Training)
Executive Summary:
APARET (African Programme for Advanced Research Epidemiology Training)
Aim: APARET supported African researchers to initiate and implement their own research initiatives with own funding.
Target group: Graduates of Field Epidemiology (and Laboratory) Training Programmes - FE(L)TP- in Africa.
Training structure: APARET workshops were a two-week initiation workshop on research funding, proposal writing, ethical issues; a one-week project management workshop and a final seminar, attached to an international conference. Mentors from European African and American institutions supported the APARET fellows.
Core objectives for the fellow: A core part of the fellowship was the development of an epidemiological research project assessed and funded by APARET (with around 5000 USD) and the application for a major research grant.
Outcome: EU-funding covered 3 successive cohorts of 8 fellows. Of 24 fellows, 23 successfully completed APARET and were awarded a certificate. While APARET funded projects were all implemented, most major grant applications were rejected. Smaller external funding was e.g. acquired for research on bovine tuberculosis or cervix cancer. One fellow acquired a grant of >70.000 € for a project on rotavirus vaccination and was later appointed principal investigator for a National rotavirus vaccination assessment project. Other fellows became FETP programme leader or epidemic preparedness trainers.
Conclusions from our experience: APARET fellows work on their own projects and thus identify with activities of the learning process, more than in an artificial exercise. As an individualised postgraduate-level training programme APARET needs high resources. For a successful fellowship the selection of good fellows, strong mentorship and strong support of the host institute are crucial.
Project Context and Objectives:
Please refer to the attached PDF
Project Results:
Please refer to the attached PDF
Potential Impact:
Please refer to the attached PDF
List of Websites:
www.aparet.org (Offline as project finished). Archived information can be found on the AFENET homepage (www.afenet.net)
http://afenet.net/new/index.php/?option=com_content&view=article&id=268
http://afenet.net/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=40&Itemid=58&lang=en
APARET (African Programme for Advanced Research Epidemiology Training)
Aim: APARET supported African researchers to initiate and implement their own research initiatives with own funding.
Target group: Graduates of Field Epidemiology (and Laboratory) Training Programmes - FE(L)TP- in Africa.
Training structure: APARET workshops were a two-week initiation workshop on research funding, proposal writing, ethical issues; a one-week project management workshop and a final seminar, attached to an international conference. Mentors from European African and American institutions supported the APARET fellows.
Core objectives for the fellow: A core part of the fellowship was the development of an epidemiological research project assessed and funded by APARET (with around 5000 USD) and the application for a major research grant.
Outcome: EU-funding covered 3 successive cohorts of 8 fellows. Of 24 fellows, 23 successfully completed APARET and were awarded a certificate. While APARET funded projects were all implemented, most major grant applications were rejected. Smaller external funding was e.g. acquired for research on bovine tuberculosis or cervix cancer. One fellow acquired a grant of >70.000 € for a project on rotavirus vaccination and was later appointed principal investigator for a National rotavirus vaccination assessment project. Other fellows became FETP programme leader or epidemic preparedness trainers.
Conclusions from our experience: APARET fellows work on their own projects and thus identify with activities of the learning process, more than in an artificial exercise. As an individualised postgraduate-level training programme APARET needs high resources. For a successful fellowship the selection of good fellows, strong mentorship and strong support of the host institute are crucial.
Project Context and Objectives:
Please refer to the attached PDF
Project Results:
Please refer to the attached PDF
Potential Impact:
Please refer to the attached PDF
List of Websites:
www.aparet.org (Offline as project finished). Archived information can be found on the AFENET homepage (www.afenet.net)
http://afenet.net/new/index.php/?option=com_content&view=article&id=268
http://afenet.net/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=40&Itemid=58&lang=en
