HIV Research Scholars Program Eligibility (Intl)

Who can Apply

This award is intended for early career researchers who focus their research on HIV and reside in an eligible country within one of the following regions: Asia, Latin America, The Middle East. For a full list of eligible countries, click here

In addition, applicants must meet the following requirements:

Inclusion Criteria

Hold an MD, DO or PhD (or equivalent degree) at the time of application submission.
For candidates who are clinicians, they should be no more than 7 years post PhD or 12 years post-graduation from medical school
For candidates who are not clinical doctors, they should be no more than 7 years post PhD.
Have a research mentor with extensive experience in their field (co-mentorship is accepted)
Have insitutional support that demonstrates you can devote 50% of professional time to research in general (versus administrative, patient care, or teaching responsibilities)
Demonstrate a strong career interest in HIV research
Be able to complete the research within the 2-year award period, providing evidence (manuscript, presentation, or abstracts) for future research projects

EXCLUSION Criteria

Research solely investigating Gilead product(s) are not eligible for funding through the Research Scholars Program.
- - Generic HIV products may naturally arise in the HIV research landscape e.g. PrEP, TDF, TAF (or other generic drug mentions) in a balanced way when looking at management or prevention research. This is allowed. The research just cannot focus solely on investigating Gilead branded products (or competitor products).
Clinical intervention research that is solely investigating Gilead competitor products. For example, studies focused solely on the safety, efficacy or tolerability of these products
Co-principal investigators are not eligible for funding
Duplicative funding: the RSP award cannot overlap with other current or pending funding. It can be used to support a larger research project, as long as it supports a specific component of it.
Applicants on visas shorter than the 2-year award period who cannot provide evidence for the duration of the term for the contract

Exceptions to the above can apply, for example, having taken time out for parental leave, military service, or family bereavement.

Citizenship

An applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of one of the eligible countries/regions or subject to the requirements noted below with regards to temporary visa/work permit. This visa must be valid for the duration of the award period or the applicant must be able to establish that he or she is eligible for an extension, renewal or other status that will enable the applicant to undertake the research for the entirety of the 2-year award.

What positions are considered junior faculty positions?

Most post-fellowship positions are considered faculty positions. This could include, but is not limited to the following: Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Researcher, Lecturer, and Assistant Project Scientist. Institutions differ with regard to what they consider to be faculty positions. Please check with your institution as to what is a faculty appointment. Please note, fellows are not eligible for the program.

Are fellows eligible for the program?

Successful candidates will normally hold a faculty position in an appropriate university or research institute. Application and acceptance of a RSP Award requires the candidate to demonstrate that there is a host institution in place that is able to accept the terms and conditions of this award. Given research fellows normally work under contract to a funder and principle investigator, or already hold an independent fellowship, they would normally not be eligible for the program.

I received my MD or PhD (or equivalent degree) more than the years stated within the eligibility criteria, am I ineligible?

Gilead will consider extenuating circumstances for reasons why you may fall outside of the stated eligibility criteria. Examples include having taken time out for parental leave, for bereavement or for military service.