The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) offers scholarship programs for early-career investigators funded through a supplement from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
More information about this resource is available at HPTN Scholars
Main Areas of Focus
- To provide scholar recipients with the knowledge, skills, and connections to further their careers as independent investigators in the HIV prevention research field.
Support Services
- Scholars are provided funding to cover a portion of their time (typically ~ 10-30%) and expenses, including travel and research materials/supplies. Successful applicants will be funded for 18 months, subject to certain restrictions.
Who Can Use This Resource
The HPTN invites applications from individuals who wish to engage the HPTN by working with a mentor who has been an investigator on an HPTN study. Mentors may be affiliated with an independent academic or research institution or one of three central supportive bodies for the HPTN Leadership and Operations Center (LOC) at FHI 360, the Laboratory Center (LC) at The Johns Hopkins University, or the Statistical Data Management Center (SDMC)/Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention (SCHARP), at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Those applying should:
- Be a citizen or a permanent U.S. resident.
- Be within 10 years of graduation with such a terminal degree, first postdoctoral fellowship, or first medical residency at the time applications are due. The program will give priority to investigators who are within 10 years of completing their terminal research degree, first post-doctoral fellowship, or first medical residency at the time of application.
- Have experience, unique insight and/or strong potential in conducting research that addresses the most impactful research questions affecting populations most vulnerable to the HIV epidemic.
- Possess a technical background appropriate to become involved in a substantial component of the HPTN science agenda.
- Demonstrate plans to work with and be mentored by an investigator actively involved in HPTN research, based at an HPTN site or affiliated independent institution or at the Central Resources of the HPTN.
- Have the support of their host academic or work institutions that would allow them the time to participate in the mentored research program and to travel as required to work with their mentor and to key HPTN meetings.
How To Get Started
- Read the full eligibility criteria on the HPTN Scholars website.
