全球獎學金計畫尋求未來菸草減害領袖－剩兩週報名截止

 · K · A · C 菸草減害獎學金計畫 對所有專業背景的參與者開放，目前正在招募第八批 申請者

·       申請截止日期為 2025 年 7 月 31 日，提供 25 個 入門名額

·       為完成個人設計專案的學者提供客製化指導、政策和實踐基礎以及津貼支持  

一項旨在培養未來菸草減害領導者的全球計畫正在接受最終申請，菸草減害獎學金計畫（THRSP）啟動七年來， 在全球範圍內產生了前所未有的影響，幫助了來自六大洲42個國家的119名學者發展職業生涯。

THRSP由英國公共衛生機構 知識•行動•變革 (K•A•C) 在全球禁煙行動的資助下運營，目前正在尋找第八批學者，現在僅剩兩週的申請時間，成功的候選人將獲得為期 12 個月的客製化指導計劃， 以開展他們自己設計的 THR 相關項目，外加高達 12,000 美元的財務支持。

申請截止日期為 2025 年 7 月 31 日，但在提交專案想法之前，所有申請者必須先完成短期線上課程 「了解菸草減害」，該課程旨在兩到三個小時內完成，是由一系列公共衛生和菸草減害專家共同開發的，其中包括致力於促進健康和福祉的研究人員、醫療專業人員和教育工作者。

什麼是菸草減害？

菸草減害 (THR) 是一項可能挽救全球數百萬人生命的干預措施。對於目前使用高風險菸草製品（如可燃菸草和一些口含菸草）的人來說，它提供了一個機會，讓他們可以轉向一系列更安全、對健康風險更低的尼古丁產品。這些產品包括尼古丁電子菸、加熱菸、 鼻煙和 尼古丁袋。 

為什麼要設立「減少菸草危害獎學金計畫」？

THRSP 的成立旨在提升目標地區和人群在當前活動和資源有限的地區及人群中減少菸草危害的研究和實踐能力。 THRSP 特別關注中低收入國家 (LMIC)，這些國家尤其需要新的方法來應對菸草相關危害。 THRSP 旨在引入新的思想家、新理念和新方法，並推廣社交媒體和新技術的使用，以傳播關於更安全尼古丁產品潛力的準確信息，從而減少全球吸煙相關死亡人數（目前全球每年有 800 萬人死亡）。

THRSP透過多種方式實現其目標。該計畫的申請人必須設計一個適合其國家、地區或個人專業領域的項目，以增進人們對菸草減害的理解或交流。現任和前任學者已在同行評審的科學期刊上發表原創研究，創建了國家和國際菸草危害網路，為醫療保健從業者開發了戒菸工具包，並製作了從文章、電影到廣播節目和播客等各種新媒體資源。

來自馬拉威的 Chimwemwe Ngoma 是該計劃的首批畢業生，目前代表 K · A · C 管理該獎學金計劃。他對自己參與和領導該計劃的經歷感到自豪。 「透過獎學金計畫的經歷，我親眼看到了菸草減害可以為像我這樣的社區帶來的價值。自從加入 THRSP 團隊以來，我看到來自六大洲的學者們獲得了知識、信心和技能，可以開展各種各樣的項目，所有這些計畫都有一個共同的目標，即減少與菸草有關的死亡和疾病。我迫不及待地想提交給他們什麼，我迫不及待地想提交給他們的新學者

將Ethan Nadelmann 的知識和經驗，他是藥物政策聯盟的創始人和前執行董事，也是 THRSP 的贊助人。在接受贊助時，納德曼表示：“我很榮幸成為該獎學金計畫的讚助人，不僅因為我見過這麼多傑出的獲獎者，還因為鑑於世界衛生組織 (WHO)、強大的慈善家和許多政府對減少煙草危害的抵制，這至關重要。”

那麼接下來會發生什麼事？

如果您有關於菸草減害的專案構想，THRSP 誠摯邀請您 在 2025-26 年度專案申請截止日期（2025 年 7 月 31 日）之前申請。在申請並提交專案構想之前，潛在學者必須完成短期線上課程“了解菸草危害減少”，該課程可 透過申請入口網站 或直接 訪問此處。

如需了解更多資訊，請訪問 www.thrsp.net

關於我們： 知識·行動·變革 ( K · A · C ) 致力於將減害作為一項基於人權的重要公共衛生策略。該團隊在藥物濫用、愛滋病毒、吸煙、性健康和監獄等領域擁有超過四十年的減少危害工作經驗。 K  · A · C 也負責 全球菸草危害減少狀況 ( GSTHR) ，該報告繪製了全球 200 多個國家和地區菸草危害減少工作的發展情況，以及更安全尼古丁產品的使用、 供應和監管應對措施，以及吸煙率和相關死亡率。如需查看所有出版品和即時數據，請造訪 https://gsthr.org

我們的資金： 菸草危害減少獎學金計畫由「全球禁煙行動」 （前身為「無煙世界基金會」）資助  。該組織是一家獨立的美國非營利501(c)(3)資助機構，致力於加速全球範圍內基於科學的禁煙行動，以終結吸煙盛行。 「全球禁煙行動」不參與本計畫的規劃或執行。

Global scholarship programme seeks tobacco harm reduction leaders of tomorrow – two weeks left to apply

·       Open to participants from all professional backgrounds, K·A·C’s Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme is seeking its eighth cohort

·       Deadline for applications 31 July 2025, with 25 entry-level places available

·       Bespoke mentoring, grounding in policy and practice and stipend offered to support Scholars who complete individually designed projects  

A global programme helping to produce the tobacco harm reduction leaders of the future is making its final call for applications. In its first seven years, the Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme (THRSP) has had an unprecedented impact around the world, developing the careers of 119 Scholars from 42 countries across six continents.

Run by UK-based public health agency Knowledge•Action•Change (K•A•C) with the support of a grant from Global Action to End Smoking, the THRSP is currently looking for its eighth cohort of Scholars, and there are now just two weeks left to apply. Successful candidates will receive a 12-month bespoke mentoring programme to undertake a THR-related project of their own design, plus up to $12k in financial support.

Applications will be accepted until 31/07/25, but before submitting their project ideas, all applicants must first complete the short online course Understanding Tobacco Harm Reduction. The course, which is designed to be completed over two to three hours, was developed with contributions from a range of experts in public health and tobacco harm reduction, including researchers, medical professionals, and educators dedicated to promoting health and well-being.

What is tobacco harm reduction?

Tobacco harm reduction (THR) is a potentially life-saving intervention for millions of people across the world. To those who currently use high-risk tobacco products, like combustible and some oral tobaccos, it offers the chance to switch to a range of safer nicotine products that pose fewer risks to their health. These include nicotine vapes, heated tobacco products, snus and nicotine pouches.

Why was the Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme created?

The THRSP was launched to increase research and practice capacity in tobacco harm reduction in target locations and populations where current activities and resources are limited. The THRSP has a particular focus on low and middle-income countries (LMIC), where the need for new approaches to tobacco-related harms are especially acute. It aims to introduce new thinkers, new ideas and new methods to tobacco harm reduction, as well as increasing the use of social media and new technologies to disseminate accurate information about the potential for safer nicotine products to reduce the global number of smoking-related deaths, which currently total 8 million every year.

The THRSP achieves its goals in a number of ways. Applicants to the Programme must devise a project that will improve understanding of, or communication about, tobacco harm reduction appropriate for their country, region or personal area of expertise. Current and former Scholars have published original research in peer-reviewed scientific journals, created national and international tobacco harm reduction networks, developed smoking cessation toolkits for healthcare practitioners, and produced new media resources ranging from articles and films, to radio shows and podcasts.

Chimwemwe Ngoma from Malawi graduated from the Programme as part of its first cohort, and now manages the Scholarship Programme on behalf of K·A·C. He is proud of his experience both participating in and now leading the Programme. “My journey through the Scholarship Programme showed me first-hand the value that tobacco harm reduction can bring to communities like my own. Since joining the THRSP Team, I’ve watched Scholars from six continents gain the knowledge, confidence and skills to deliver a huge variety of projects, all of which share the goal of reducing tobacco-related death and disease. I can’t wait to see what this year’s applicants will submit, and I am looking forward to getting to know our new cohort and supporting their aims and ambitions.”

The new cohort of Scholars will benefit from the knowledge and experience of Ethan Nadelmann, the founder and former executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, who is Patron of the THRSP. On taking up his patronage, Nadelmann said: “I’m honoured to be a Patron of this Scholarship Programme, not just because I’ve met so many stellar recipients but also because it’s so essential given the resistance of World Health Organization (WHO), powerful philanthropists and so many governments to tobacco harm reduction.”

So what happens next?

If you have an idea for a project exploring an aspect of tobacco harm reduction, the THRSP invites you to apply for your place on the 2025-26 Programme before the deadline for applications on 31/07/25. Prior to applying and submitting their project ideas, potential Scholars must complete the short online course Understanding Tobacco Harm Reduction, which can be accessed both at the applications portal and directly here.

For further information visit www.thrsp.net

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About us: Knowledge·Action·Change (K·A·C) promotes harm reduction as a key public health strategy grounded in human rights. The team has over forty years of experience of harm reduction work in drug use, HIV, smoking, sexual health, and prisons. K·A·C also runs the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR) which maps the development of tobacco harm reduction and the use, availability and regulatory responses to safer nicotine products, as well as smoking prevalence and related mortality, in over 200 countries and regions around the world. For all publications and live data, visit https://gsthr.org

Our funding: The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme is funded with a grant from Global Action to End Smoking (formerly known as Foundation for a Smoke-Free World), an independent, US non-profit 501(c)(3) grant-making organisation, accelerating science-based efforts worldwide to end the smoking epidemic. Global Actionhas no role in the planning or execution of this project.