Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarships

1. Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarships Funded by FSFW to 2023 Aim to: build research capacity in the field of tobacco harm reduction; develop and promote the evidence base; raise awareness of research and its implications for public health policy; enable consumers to make more informed personal health choices; improve the implementation and understanding of tobacco harm reduction.

2. Project examples – guidance for applicants • scope research on THR priorities in a country; • design a research project on the nature or use of THR products; • improve the applicant’s understanding of science and science skills; • design a project to enhance public and/or professional understanding of THR; • develop an organization to take forward research on the understanding of THR; • design and initiate a THR project within a health and social care setting; • make and disseminate a short film or use other media to disseminate accurate information about THR; • organize a workshop(s) on THR; • develop science communication skills; • write a research paper or other material for publication; • establish a website or other social media resource to improve the understanding of THR; • examine how poorer countries might overcome problems presented by “high tech” THR.

3. Scholarship timetable • Application deadline – 14th January 2020 • Notification of outcomes to applicants – 16th March 2020 • GFN Warsaw: • Scholars’ induction day – 9th June 2020 • CHI – 10th June 2020 • GFN – 11th to 13th June 2020 • Meeting with Mentors – 14th June 2020 • Post Conference debriefing – 15th June 2020 • Interim project report by Scholars – End of November 2020 • Final project report plus submission of associated work – April 2021 • Potential attendance at GFN 2020 • Potential to gain an enhanced scholarship

4. Application • Website http://scholarships.kachange.eu • Jon Derricott – THR Scholarships Programme Manager • jon@kachange.eu