Applications are open for the 7th K•A•C Global Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme.

The seventh Knowledge•Action•Change (K•A•C) Global Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme has been launched, building on the achievements of past scholarship initiatives.

They are seeking ideas that will spur change.

Examples of the kinds of project proposals that the programme is looking for are as follows:

• Scoping research on THR priorities in a country
• Designing a research project on the nature or use of THR products
• Improving the applicant’s understanding of science and science skills by links with, or placement within, a research team or THR organisation
• Designing and initiating an intervention project to enhance public and/or professional understanding of THR and related projects
• Forming an organisation to take forward research on THR
• Developing a THR intervention project within a health and social care setting
• Making and disseminating a film(s) or other media containing credible and accurate information about THR
• Organising workshops and training events on THR
• Developing science communication skills related to THR
• Writing a research paper or other material for academic publication on THR
• Establishing a website and/or other media resources to improve understanding of THR
• Examining how poorer countries might overcome challenges presented by ‘high tech’ THR initiatives.

If you have an idea, but are unsure about how to take it forward, or wonder whether it will satisfy our criteria, please contact scholarships@kachange.eu.