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The Health Effects Institute (HEI), the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and the Collaborative for Air Pollution and Health Effects Research—India (CAPHER-India) are organizing a training program on methods and approaches for air pollution and health research at ICIMOD.
The training will cover modules on air pollution monitoring, exposure assessment, epidemiology, health impact assessment, as well as grant and science writing and science communication. This workshop will bring together 15-20 early career researchers from across South Asia and a group of international and regional experts for a 3 day in-person training workshop.
Objectives
- Equip the participants with training on various approaches of exposure assessment and health assessments for design of epidemiological studies.
- Equip the participants with skills necessary to efficiently make use of local air quality data for conducting health impact assessment.
- Provide training on accessing funding, drafting proposals, conducting research, and effectively communicating findings.
- Establish a network of early career researchers across South Asia.
Cost Covered
- For participants selected for this training program, the host organizations will cover all the cost in terms of course materials, local and international travel, meals and accommodation including visa fee.
- Note that 3-5 small research grants will be available for the participants of this program through a competitive selection process after the workshop.
Eligibility Criteria
- Early career researchers based in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are eligible to apply for this program.
- The applicant should have a master’s degree or PhD in environment and a basic understanding of air pollution, air quality monitoring, and epidemiology with a minimum of two years of research experience and at least one publication.
- The selected participants will be requested to bring their laptops to run the exercises during the training program.
- The organizing committee will review all applications and between 15-20 applicants will be invited to participate.
