Africa CDC/AVMI 2026 Industrial
Application Deadline: 30th April 2026
Applications are now open for the 2026 Africa CDC/AVMI Industrial Fellowship Programme in Vaccine Manufacturing. Scaling vaccine manufacturing and R&D across the continent to meet PAVM’s 2040 ambitions will require quadrupling the vaccine workforce to approximately 12,500 full-time employees (FTEs). Currently, there is a scarcity of vaccine development and manufacturing talent in Africa. Today, this talent totals between 2,000 and 3,000 FTEs, of whom many are associated with R&D entities that are not fully vaccine dedicated. Within this existing talent base, there is a lack of key manufacturing capabilities including drug substance and manufacturing R&D.
The proposed programme is designed to equip recent graduates with the competencies outlined in the Vaccine R&D and Vaccine Manufacturing Competency Frameworks developed by the Africa CDC. Participants will gain valuable, hands-on experience in vaccine manufacturing over 1 year, with a strong focus on current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). The fellows will be placed at an active vaccine manufacturing institution in one of the following countries: Egypt, Senegal, or South Africa.
The industrial fellowship programme is targeted at recent (not more than 3 years) graduates (Bachelors and Masters) of the following fields:
Africa CDC will provide the funding which includes:
Africa CDC, PHAHM, and AVMI will establish a committee to review all applications, and only those selected will be contacted for further processing. Only 14 candidates will be selected.
Deadline
April 30, 2026
Funding
Fully Funded
Degree Level
Any Level
Source: Opportunities for Africans
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