HIV Research Trust scholarship A new scholarship programme is being run by the International AIDS Society on behalf of the HIV Research Trust. The Scholarship scheme aims to support a broad mix of disciplines while enabling physicians, nurses, scientists, and other health care professionals in resource poor settings to acquire skills relevant to treatment-related research; in order to develop their careers and increase the capacity of their units to carry out research related to treatment and prevention. This year, the Trustees have chosen the following countries within Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo DR, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The scheme may be extended to other continents at a later stage. The role of the IAS is to assist the HIV Research Trust to efficiently administer the research Scholarship by means of advertising in accordance with the stipulated eligibility criteria; and to facilitate the application and selection procedures by short listing a number of candidates from various disciplines from whom the trustees will choose the most appropriate candidates and to whom they will award the Scholarships. (For the extent and nature of support offered by the scholarships, please follow this link: http://www.iasociety.org)