Global Health Scholars Training Grant (Fall Application Cycle)
The Global Health Scholars Training Grant provides an opportunity for eligible students and scholars to conduct research focused on global health and / or health equity. Projects do not need to include international travel. Successful applicants receive the award to support global health research linked to Brown University faculty scholarly projects. We encourage applicants who are underrepresented in medicine to apply (URM definition).
Funding Structure
The Global Health Scholars Training grants provide stand-alone research seed grants to cover research and travel. Awards are made for up to $3,500 (local or remote projects) or $5,000 (projects at international sites). Applicants send detailed budgets.
Eligibility
An applicant must:
- Be a 2nd-4th year medical student, graduate student, resident, or clinical and non-clinical post-doctoral fellow in any BioMed Department or Brown Affiliated Hospital. (Please note: The Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown is composed of The Warren Alpert Medical School, the Program in Biology, and affiliated teaching hospitals. The School of Public Health is not considered a part of BioMed.)
- Have a demonstrated interest and/or have engaged in activities related to global health.
- Have a proposed plan for global health work with a scholarly activity related to research, service, or advocacy.
- Describe the Brown University faculty mentoring available for the proposed global health activity, and provide a required letter of support from the mentor. Applications should also include a letter of support from a collaborating research institution advisor based at the partner site or institution.
- Have a plan in place to submit for IRB approval (if required). The faculty mentor must include a statement in their letter acknowledging the IRB plan
- Be returning to campus the academic year following the completion of the project.
NOTE: Previous recipients of the Global Health Scholars Training Grants (formerly the Framework in Global Health Scholarship) are not eligible to apply for a repeat award. The Global Health Scholars Training Grants is not available to applicants who plan to graduate and leave Brown at the end of the spring semester.
More Information: https://globalhealth.brown.edu/opportunities/cghe-funding-sources