Funding
The GloCal Health Fellowship provides aspiring global health researchers with outstanding interdisciplinary education and training in innovative research designed to improve health for populations around the world. A career development fellowship sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center, this program supports awarded fellows from all 10 UC campuses as well as 21 affiliated international sites across 17 countries.
OVERVIEW
The GloCal Health Fellowship supports a 12-month, mentored research fellowship for investigators interested in studying diseases and conditions in developing countries. The fellowship is designed for: US doctoral students (PhD, DrPH, etc.), professional students (MD, DDS, DVM, PharmD, etc.) and postdoctoral fellows, as well as foreign postdoctoral fellows from affiliated international sites in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The program requires that US fellows to spend 11 of 12 months abroad at one of our 21 international partner institutions located in 17 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
DEADLINE
November 1, 2021
AWARD
Successful applicants will receive an NIH stipend commensurate with their training, funds for travel and online courses, and $15,000 for research expenses.
ELIGIBILITY
Doctoral and professional students must be US citizens or permanent residents
DETAILS
GloCal Health Fellowship