Leadership for Innovation and Excellence in Accelerating Research on Women’s Health (LEA-WH) Scholars Program

The LEA-WH Scholars Program is a capacity-building fellowship to develop leadership and research excellence in women’s health across Africa. It targets mid-career women’s health researchers and provides training, mentorship, networking, and opportunities to increase the international visibility of their work. Training is delivered by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) as the host institution, with mentorship and networking facilitated by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). The program tracks scholars' research outputs and career advancement including grant submissions, publications, promotions, and development or commercialization of research-driven innovations.

Training, mentorship, networking opportunities, and opportunities for travel grants to attend international conferences; support to develop grant proposals and advance research careers.

African mid-career women’s health researchers with high potential to advance into expanded leadership roles are eligible to be selected as Scholars.

Applicants apply via the program webpage; interested candidates are directed to the program's online 'Learn more and apply' page.