Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Fellowship 2025-2026

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About Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Fellowship

The Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) program is a 12-month mentored global health research training fellowship at select institutions in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC). The GHES program was established in 2012 and is comprised of four US partner institutions – Yale University, the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University, and the University of Arizona – that together have collaborations in 24 LMICs representing Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Oceania.

The program is designed for pre- and post-doctoral trainees from the U.S. and post-doctoral trainees from collaborating LMICs who are dedicated to pursuing a career in global health and want to gain a solid scientific research foundation in a collaborative environment to develop into productive, independent researchers in global health. GHES offers hand-on opportunities to conduct research projects relevant to the health priorities of stakeholders and partners at established medical and research institutions and project sites in collaborating LMICs while being mentored by dedicated experts. 

GHES is one of seven consortia funded by the Launching Future Leaders in Global Health (LAUNCH) training initiative. The program is sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and several collaborating Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

• School: Yale School of Public Health

Benefits of Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Fellowship

• Fellowship opportunity 

Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Fellowship Requirements

US Postdoc Fellowship

• US citizen or resident (a green card number must be provided in the application).
• Complete doctoral degree by June 1, 2025 or have received the doctoral degree within the past five years.
• US applicants from any US institution who secure the endorsement of GHES mentors in the application (GHES mentors are at UC Berkeley, University of Arizona, Stanford or Yale or any of the GHES-affiliated LMIC institutions).
• US Applicants who are not affiliated with UC Berkeley, the University of Arizona, Stanford nor
• Yale must receive approval to apply from the GHES program manager. The applicant must provide an NIH biosketch and the names of the potential GHES mentors already contacted.
• Doctoral degrees considered include MD, DVM, PhD, DrPH, and PharmD among others

LMIC Postdoc Fellowship

• Citizen of a Low-Middle-Income-Country as defined by the World Bank.
• Complete the doctoral degree by June 1, 2025 or have received the doctoral degree within the past five years.
• Applicant must be affiliated with one of the GHES partner LMIC institutions and must secure the endorsement of GHES mentors in the application (GHES mentors are from UC Berkeley, University of Arizona, Stanford or Yale or any of the GHES affiliated LMIC institutions).
• Doctoral degrees considered include MBBS,MMed, PhD among others.

US Doctoral Student Fellowship

• US citizen or resident.

• Must be a student at UC Berkeley, University of Arizona, Yale or Stanford or secure an affiliation with these institutions for the fellowship (e.g. a visiting student scholar).
• Advanced candidacy doctoral students or professional students (MD, DDS, DVM, PharmD, etc.) who have completed 3 years of professional schooling.
• Advanced candidacy doctoral students or professional students (MD, DDS, DVM, PharmD, etc.) who have completed 3 years of professional schooling.

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

If accepted, you are required to devote 100% of the 12-month fellowship year to the GHES program. This means you must work full-time on GHES and vou cannot hold another job at the same time. U.S. fellows must spend 10-12 months of their fellowship year at their GHES LMIC site. LMIC fellows must spend 1-3 months of their fellowship year at their GHES U.S. institution. All fellows must attend a week-long orientation held at the NIH Campus in July.

Application Deadline

01 October, 2024

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