Global Health EDCTP3 recognises outstanding individuals and research teams from Africa and Europe who have made significant achievements in their research field. Additionally, the awardees will have made major contributions to strengthening clinical research capacity in Africa and supporting South-South and North-South networking. The Prizes are attributed during the biennal EDCTP Forum.
The application for the following EDCTP Prizes to be awarded at the Twelfth EDCTP Forum will open in early 2025.
Dr Pascoal Mocumbi Prize (€50,000)
The Dr Pascoal Mocumbi Prize aims to reward an individual in recognition of his/her outstanding achievements in advancing health research and capacity development in Africa with significant impact on the wellbeing of the African population.
Outstanding Research Team Prize (€50,000)
This prize is awarded to outstanding research teams in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe working on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected infectious diseases.
Outstanding Female Scientist prize (€20,000)
The prize is awarded to female scientists who have made a significant scientific contribution and built measurable impactful research capacity through training and mentorship for the future generation of researchers/scientists in Africa.
Four Scientific Leadership Prizes (€15,000 each)
Two Scientific Leadership Prizes (one woman and one man) for researchers who are permanent residents of an EU Member State or a country associated with the Horizon Europe programme.
Two Scientific Leadership Prizes (one woman and one man) for researchers who are permanent residents of a sub-Saharan Africa country which is a constituent state of the EDCTP Association.