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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.
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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:
- 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 National Technological University, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (NTU RSIS)
- 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)
- Access to webinars relevant to biosecurity e.g. webinars organised by ACHS, WHO information Network for Epidemics (EI-WIN)
- Additional networking events
Eligibility
- Applicants must graduate from a Masters or Doctoral programme, OR at least 3 years of professional experience in national security, public health, medicine, biotechnology, laboratory sciences, global health, biosecurity, laboratory sciences, global health, biosecurity, cybersecurity, 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
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 Ayelet Berman
Lead, Law and Governance
Visiting Associate Professor Michael Friedman
Lead, Public Health Response
Registration
Registration will open in late 2024.
For enquiries about the ACHS Fellowship Program, please contact Ms Delia Quek at achs@nus.edu.sg
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Application Form & Submission Details
Please download a copy of the application form here.
Prospective fellows must 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 for the fellowship.
Submission deadline
Applications open on the 15 August 2024 for the ACHS Fellowship Programme.
The submission deadline for interested applicants is the 15 September 2024, 5pm.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Contact us
For enquiries about the ACHS Fellowship Programme, please contact Ms Josephine Ng or Ms Delia Quek at achs@nus.edu.sg
