Grant opportunity

Global Public Health Awards for Early Career Investigators

Gilead's Global Public Health Awards support early-career investigators in low- and middle-income countries pursuing country-driven public health research on HIV and viral hepatitis.

AwardPublic healthHIVViral hepatitisEarly career
Funder
Gilead Research Scholars
Application deadline
Application deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Award
USD 100,000 award paid to the selected investigator's institution
Applicant
Early-career investigators
Discipline
Biomedical Sciences
Region
Low- and middle-income countries
Posted
May 22, 2026

Call summary

Overview

The programme funds early-career public health researchers in LMIC settings to pursue research that addresses HIV and viral hepatitis priorities.

Who can apply

  • Applicants should be early-career independent investigators based in low- and middle-income countries and working in eligible public health research areas.
  • Applicants should confirm degree, appointment, institutional, publication, and country requirements on the official eligibility page.

What it supports

  • Country-driven public health research related to HIV and viral hepatitis.
  • Research that can strengthen evidence, care, prevention, or policy in LMIC contexts.

Funding and duration

Selected investigators receive a USD 100,000 award administered through their institutions under programme rules.

Application deadline

Application deadline: Aug 28, 2026

How to apply

Use the official Gilead Research Scholars Public Health Awards pages to review eligibility and submit by 28 August 2026.

Call details

About the opportunity

The programme funds early-career public health researchers in LMIC settings to pursue research that addresses HIV and viral hepatitis priorities.

Gilead Research Scholars lists this opportunity for Early-career investigators, Biomedical Sciences, Low- and middle-income countries.

This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Biomedical Sciences grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Low- and middle-income countries contexts.

Eligibility

Applicants should be early-career independent investigators based in low- and middle-income countries and working in eligible public health research areas.

Applicants should confirm degree, appointment, institutional, publication, and country requirements on the official eligibility page.

Funding and benefits

Selected investigators receive a USD 100,000 award administered through their institutions under programme rules.

Themes and supported activities

Country-driven public health research related to HIV and viral hepatitis.

Research that can strengthen evidence, care, prevention, or policy in LMIC contexts.

Deadline and timeline

Application deadline: Application deadline: Aug 28, 2026.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Use the official Gilead Research Scholars Public Health Awards pages to review eligibility and submit by 28 August 2026.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.