Research Methods for Guiding Policy and Evaluation with Special Application to Population and Health

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

The Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo is pleased to announce the 7th round of the training course “Research Methods for Guiding Policy and Evaluation with Special Application to Population and Health”. The three-month training course is directed to Arab nationals and will be held during May 4 – July 24, 2008 at the Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo.

The training course aims to acquaint participants with principles of research methods and its application in the field of population and health.

The course consists of four separate but complementary training modules:

Module I
Development Challenges in Arab Countries and Introduction to Social Research
3 weeks
May 4 – 22, 2008
Module II
Quantitative Research
4 weeks
May 25 – June 19, 2008
Module III
Qualitative Research
2 weeks
June 22 – July 3, 2008
Module IV
Policy Recommendations and Evaluation
3 weeks
July 6 – 24, 2008


The tuition fee for the course is EGP 18,000 (or equivalent in US $) and does not include living expenses and travel. Applicants needing financial help to cover tuition and/or living expenses are advised to approach donors, international and regional agencies. Limited full and partial scholarships are offered by the Social Research Center on highly competitive basis and are funded by Wellcome Trust and Hewlett Foundation.

A selection committee will be meeting in February 2008 to select the eligible trainees for the training course. The accepted applicants will be informed of the committee’s decision during the first week of March, 2008.

Applicants should complete the attached application form and return it no later than January 31, 2008 by mail to: Research Methods Training Coordinator, Social Research Center, the American University in Cairo, P.O. Box 2511, Cairo 11511, Egypt. Application form could be also sent by fax: (+20-2) 2795 7298, e-mail to: rm@aucegypt.edu or completed online:www.aucegypt.edu/src/rm.html.