Funding
The GloCal Health Fellowship provides aspiring global health researchers with interdisciplinary education and training in innovative research designed to improve health for populations around the world. This program supports fellows from all 10 UC campuses as well as 21 affiliated international sites across 17 countries. Applications due Nov 1.
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).
APPLICATION DEADLINE
November 1, 2023
AWARD
Successful applicants will receive:
- 12 consecutive months stipend support
- Health insurance (for U.S. trainees)
- Modest research funding ($15,000)
- Travel costs to and from LMIC research site (U.S. trainees)
- Travel and living costs for U.S.-based time (LMIC trainees)
- Support for online courses
ELIGIBILITY
- Be citizens of the United States or its territories or possessions, or persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
- Have demonstrated interest in, and statement of commitment to, a career in global health research.
- Have support from two committed faculty mentors when they apply.
- The program requires that US fellows spend 11 of 12 months abroad at one of their 21 international partner institutions located in 17 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
DETAILS
GloCal Health Fellowship
QUESTIONS
Contact GloCal Health Fellowship Deputy Director: Kimberly Bale (kimberly.bale@ucsf.edu)