Graduate Funding Information Service

September 27, 2021

International Dissertation Research Fellowship

Application Deadline: November 1, 2021, 5 PM Pacific Time

  • For doctoral students & postdoctoral researchers
  • Health professions
  • Award includes a living stipend for 12 months, a modest research training costs, and travel costs to and from the international collaborating country

The Global Health Fellows is a 12-month clinical research training program for post-doctorate trainees and doctoral students in the health professions, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center (FIC) in partnership with several NIH Institutes and Offices.

The Northern/Pacific Global Health Research Fellows Training Consortium is a partnership between the Universities of Washington, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota; with international partnerships in Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, Ghana, Liberia, Peru, Thailand, Nepal and India. Indiana University is now a collaborating partner with additional international partnerships in Kenya. These institutions were chosen due to our strong collaborative history and the existing NIH training grant programs; together we have 242 years of collaboration with the seven international partner countries in our consortium.

Research and training themes currently addressed by Consortium members range across a wide spectrum of health themes, including infectious diseases (HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, herpesviruses, HPV, HTLV), key non-communicable and chronic health problems (cancer, pulmonary and cardiovascular disease, child development and mental health, women’s health, genetics, and nutrition), environmental (built environment, tobacco use, lead toxicity, slum upgrading), trauma, policy, nursing, oral health, engineering and implementation science – making these Consortium partnerships ideal locations to mentor trainees from a wide variety of disciplines and provide an interdisciplinary training environment for the next generation of Global Health researchers.

Research Priorities

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Cancer
  • Neurology/Nervous System Disorders
  • Cardiovascular & Blood Disease Disorders
  • Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  • Diabetes
  • Maternal & Child Health
  • Mental Health
  • Environmental Health

Eligibility

To apply for the program you must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, or a citizen of one of our collaborating countries (Kenya, Peru, India, Thailand, Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda, Nepal, Liberia) or other LMIC country. Please email ghfmgr@uw.edu for eligibility restrictions if you are a citizen/permanent resident of another LMIC country.
  • Currently enrolled in a doctoral program or post-doctoral fellowship (e.g. T32 fellowship or medical residency program) or have completed an advanced degree within five academic years.
  • Master’s degree students are not eligible unless they have already received an advanced degree (MD/PhD or international equivalent).
  • Available to dedicate 40 hours per week to research for 12-months at the international fellowship site. Outside clinical duties are now allowed during this period.

For more information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.