Africa AMR-STOP PhD Fellowships 2026 — Call for Applications

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Africa AMR-STOP PhD Fellowships 2026 — Call for Applications

Applications are now open for the Africa AMR-STOP PhD Fellowships, a fully funded doctoral training programme focused on tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) using a One Health approach. The programme addresses AMR challenges at the human, animal, and environmental interface, with a strong emphasis on wastewater, environmental reservoirs, and public health in Africa.

The fellowship is part of a UK–Africa research consortium involving 20 partners across 11 organizations in four countries, bringing together experts in public health, microbiology, ecology, bioinformatics, health economics, engineering, and social sciences. The programme aims to strengthen AMR research capacity in East and Southern Africa and develop future leaders in environmental and public health research.

A total of six PhD fellows will be recruited and enrolled at participating universities in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa. Fellows will receive structured supervision, tailored training, and access to international research networks. The PhD programme will run for a maximum duration of 48 months, aligned with the host university’s academic calendar.

Fellowship Coverage:

  • Full tuition fees

  • Monthly stipend

  • Research and project-related costs

  • Travel and training support

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be nationals of an African country

  • Must meet the entry requirements for a PhD at the host university

  • Strong academic background with at least a second-class upper (or equivalent) undergraduate degree and a relevant Master’s degree or clinical qualification

  • Applicants with equivalent research or industry experience may be considered with justification

Research Areas:

The PhD projects focus on AMR in environmental, clinical, and community settings, including:

  • Environmental and wastewater AMR surveillance

  • Molecular epidemiology of resistant pathogens

  • Phage therapy and microbial ecology

  • Computational modelling and bioinformatics of AMR genes

  • Economic burden and inequities associated with AMR

  • One Health transmission pathways between humans, animals, and the environment

Host Institutions:

  • Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya

  • Makerere University, Uganda

  • Busitema University, Uganda

  • University of Pretoria, South Africa

Interested and eligible candidates are encouraged to apply and carefully review the fellowship requirements before submission.

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