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ACHS Fellowship Program 2025

Introduction

The ACHS Fellowship Program aims to inspire and connect the next generation of biosecurity leaders and innovators.

Newly launched in 2025, ACHS Fellowship is a highly competitive, part-time program that provides an opportunity for talented graduate students and professionals to deepen their expertise, expand their network, and build their leadership skills through a series of training and project work coordinated by the Asia Centre for Health Security based at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (NUS).

This 12-month fellowship does not require relocation to Singapore and can be completed alongside full-time employment or an academic schedule.

Program outline & funding

The ACHS fellowship program will:

  • Deepen knowledge in different aspects of biosafety and biosecurity policy and practice; ​
  • Provide opportunities to connect with senior leaders, current fellows, and alumni networks in the biosecurity field; ​
  • Completion of one biosecurity project or product during the fellowship year, mentored by ACHS faculty. The project can be selected from proposals offered by ACHS, or a self-proposed project that has been discussed and approved in advance with an ACHS mentor; and ​
  • Offer access to resources and participation in events focused on the most current, relevant topics in biosecurity​

Funding of the ACHS fellowship program will cover:

  1. Attendance at a biosecurity event (training workshop or policy roundtable) in Singapore, and visit to ACHS-associated organisations, which includes the National University of Singapore, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (NUS SSHSPH); National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID); and/or Nanyang Technological University, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (NTU RSIS)
  2.  Attendance at a biosecurity workshop and networking event in an international location, e.g. events organised by Global Health Security (GHS), Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
  3.  Access to webinars relevant to biosecurity e.g. webinars organised by ACHS, WHO information Network for Epidemics (EI-WIN)
  4. Additional networking events

For points (1) – (2), the Asia Centre for Health Security will cover travel expenses (air and ground), subsistence allowance, and lodging.

Eligibility

Prospective fellows must meet the eligibility criteria stated below:

  • Masters or Doctoral program graduates, OR applicants with at least three (3) years of professional experience in national security, public health, medicine, biotechnology, laboratory sciences, law, biosecurity/biosafety, global health, cybersecurity/AI, or a related field;
  • Nationality of, or have at least three years working in a country in the Asia-Pacific region; and
  • Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is required

Selection process

Fellows will be selected based on the quality of their statement, academic and/or professional accomplishments, and letters of recommendation.

ACHS faculty

Adjunct Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian

Lead, Biorisk Management

Professor Mely Caballero-Anthony

Lead, Biosecurity and International Security

Professor Helena Legido-Quigley

Lead, Health Systems

Visiting Associate Professor Michael Friedman

Lead, Public Health Response

Visiting Associate Professor Ayelet Berman

Lead, Law and Governance

Fellowship Application

Applications for the ACHS Fellowship Program 2025 are now closed.

The results of the ACHS Fellowship Program 2025 will be announced in January 2025. 

 

Timeline

Registration

Registration will open in late 2024.

For enquiries about the ACHS Fellowship Program, please contact Ms Delia Quek at achs@nus.edu.sg

Application Timeline

Fellowship Documents & Submission Requirements

Please download a copy of the ACHS Fellowship application form and program details below:

Application form
Program details

Prospective fellows will be required to submit the completed application form and all supporting documentation, within one zip folder by the application deadline to achs@nus.edu.sg for their applications to be considered.

More information on the frequently asked questions about the ACHS Fellowship Program 2025 can be found here.

Applications for the ACHS Fellowship Program will close on 3 November 2024, 5pm (GMT+8:00). Late applications will not be accepted.

Contact Us

For enquiries about the ACHS Fellowship Program, please contact Ms Delia Quek at achs@nus.edu.sg.