Merck Foundation Invites Abstracts From Final Year African Ph.D Students, Young Investigators For 2025 Mars Awards {How & When To Submit Application}

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4>Merck Foundation<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Merck Foundation has announced the Call for Applications for new edition of Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS Awards 2025 to empower Women and Youth in STEM in Africa with special focus on &&num;8216&semi;The Role of Scientific Research in Women Health and Reproductive Care&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Merck Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Merck Foundation is committed to improving the lives of people and has been transforming the Patient care landscape and making history together with its partners in Africa&comma; Asia&comma; and beyond&comma; by providing 2080 Scholarships for doctors from 52 Countries in 44 critical and underserved medical specialties&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I am also excited to announce the Call for Applications for the new edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit &lpar;MARS&rpar; Awards 2024&period; This year&comma; special focus will be again on &&num;8220&semi;The Role of Scientific Research in Women Health and Reproductive Care&comma;&&num;8221&semi; added Senator&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Dr&period; Rasha Kelej<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit &&num;8211&semi; MARS 2025 will have scientific support from African Union Scientific-Technical and Research Commission &lpar;AU-STRC&rpar;&semi; African Reproductive Care Society &lpar;ARCS&rpar;&comma; and Manipal Academy of Higher Education &lpar;MAHE&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Details for MARS AWARDS 2025<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Abstracts are invited from final year African PhD students and young investigators involved in research related to either of the following topics&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&rpar; Women&&num;8217&semi;s Health<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&rpar; Infertility and Reproductive Health<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>All applicants should be primarily based at African Research Institutes and Universities&comma; although collaboration within Africa as well as outside is also welcome&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Last Date of Submission&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Applications can be submitted till 30th June 2025<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>How to apply&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Apply by clicking&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;merck-foundation&period;com&sol;Merck-Foundation-Africa-Research-Summit-Application-Form&num;prId&equals;327866">https&colon;&sol;&sol;apo-opa&period;co&sol;406P6N1<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Alternatively&comma; the Applications and abstracts can be submitted via email to mars&commat;merck-foundation&period;com&comma; along with CV &lpar;including Name&comma; Gender&comma; Country&comma; University&sol;Hospital Name&comma; Email address&comma; Mobile Number&rpar; and the abstract document as an attachment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Other Details&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• All Abstracts will be peer reviewed&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Research Awards will be dedicated for two categories of Best African Women Researchers and Best Young Africa Researchers&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Winners will be eligible for Research Training in a prestigious Research Institute in India&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Top Winners will be invited to attend the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>About Merck Foundation<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Merck Foundation&comma; established in 2017&comma; is the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany&comma; aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people and advance their lives through science and technology&period; Our efforts are primarily focused on improving access to quality &amp&semi; equitable healthcare solutions in underserved communities&comma; building healthcare &amp&semi; scientific research capacity&comma; empowering girls in education and empowering people in STEM &lpar;Science&comma; Technology&comma; Engineering&comma; and Mathematics&rpar; with a special focus on women and youth&period; All Merck Foundation press releases are distributed by e-mail at the same time they become available on the Merck Foundation<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Merck Foundation is dedicated to improving social and health outcomes for communities in need&period; While it collaborates with various partners&comma; including governments to achieve its humanitarian goals&comma; the foundation remains strictly neutral in political matters&period; It does not engage in or support any political activities&comma; elections&comma; or regimes&comma; focusing solely on its mission to elevate humanity and enhance well-being while maintaining a strict non-political stance in all of its endeavors&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Source&colon; Merck Foundation<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;