• Summer Research Assistantship (SRA): This is the primary research funding opportunity that is sponsored by The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Research projects can be related to any field relevant to health and medicine. $3,750 stipend.
  • SRA in Emergency Medicine. Same as the general SRA, however sponsored by the Brown Department of Emergency Medicine. Projects must be with an EM faculty mentor.
• Basic Translational Research Program (BTR): Must be related to Heart, Lung, Blood (funded by NIH/NHLBI). BTR requires in-person didactics.
• Emerging Infectious Disease and HIV Scholars Program (HEIDS): $5,000 stipend. Must be related to HIV and/or emerging infectious disease. Must be a US citizen or green card holder (NIH funded).
• Global Health Scholars Supplemental Travel Grant: Supplemental travel stipend for medical students and PLME students who have had successful research grant funding (such as HEIDS, AMS SRA, PLME SRA, PCPM, BTR, etc.), and need additional international travel support (up to $2,000).
• Primary Care Population Medicine (PCPM): Summer funding provided to PCPM students.

For medical students interested in taking a gap year (between M2/M3 or M3/M4) to conduct intensive research, there may be opportunities through Brown faculty and the medical school to support research years although these are not guaranteed each year.  There are also many external fellowships and programs that students are eligible for.

Brown EM Rwanda Research & Development Fellowship: The Brown Department of Emergency Medicine (BEM) Rwanda Research & Development Fellowship is an excellent opportunity for a motivated, adaptable individual with basic research experience, exceptional initiative and interpersonal skills, and an interest in global health and social justice, to help build emergency care research capacity at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali in Rwanda. 

This is a full-time 10-12 month (flexible start date in late spring/early summer) position based in Kigali, Rwanda. Travel, visa, health insurance and living expenses are covered by the fellowship. Only one fellowship position is available each year. Past fellows have generally been medical students taking a gap year, and current or recent graduates of public health or a health-related graduate degree program.  Contact Dr Kyle Martin for more information (kyle_martin@brown.edu)