Global Health Institute Request for Applications

Led by Director Dr. Thomas Csordas, and Co-Directors, Dr. Steffanie Strathdee and Dr. Joshua Graff Zivin, the GHI serves as a campus-wide center of gravity for global health activities. This includes providing a central, organized structure for coordinating UC San Diego global health projects, courses, research, and training programs for the local global health community. It is expected that GHI will enable interdisciplinary conversations and collaborations between faculty, students, and fellows. The GHI includes over 400 members across all Schools and Divisions at UCSD. The GHI's thematic priority areas of interest are Global Infectious Diseases, Global Health Technologies, Global Mental Health, and Global Migrant/Refugee Health.

The GHI is seeking proposals for various funding opportunities:

• Student Intern Opportunities via the Global Health Interns Program, maximum funds up to $5,000/team
• Student Field Experience/Research Award, maximum funds $2,000/student
• Faculty/Postdoc Research (maximum $10,000/each) or Travel Grant (maximum $1,500/each)

Details:

• You may apply to multiple opportunities but will be awarded only one
• Applicants will be added to our GHI list serve to receive notices of future opportunities & announcements
• Submit applications and supporting documentation by April 15th, 2020
• Send any questions to Alexis Burnstan at ghi@ucsd.edu
  

The Global Health Interns program is designed to advance faculty research through the engagement of student researchers with shared interests. Students enrolled at all levels of study at UCSD are eligible to participate in this program. Interested faculty members should submit this application. Faculty member can have multiple teams and/or multiple students within a team. Preference will be given to proposals relevant to GHI’s thematic priority areas: Global Mental Health, Global Health Technologies, Global Infectious Diseases and Global Migrant/Refugee Health. Funding up to $5,000/team.
 
Eligible Applicants: UCSD Faculty/Student (Undergrad, Graduate, Medical)

• Demonstrate contribution to study of global health
• Tangible skills/knowledge to be gained by intern
• UCSD IRB in place (if applicable)

Student Field Experience Travel Awards

The UC San Diego Global Health Institute (GHI) has created a travel fund designed to support degree-seeking UC San Diego students who plan to participate in a global health related field experience or research program. The GHI travel fund helps to increase opportunities for students to study, undertake internships, and conduct research projects. This field experience opportunity increases exposure to other cultures and understanding and productively intervening in processes of health, illness, and healing across the globe. Awardees will be asked to present their research poster/report at a global health conference such as the Horizons of Global Health Research Symposium and Field Experience Expo, Undergraduate Research Conference, Drinks and Dissertations: a graduate research symposium, or other similar forum appropriate to class level. Preference will be given to proposals relevant to one of GHI’s thematic priority areas: Global Mental Health, Global Health Technologies, Global Infectious Diseases and Global Migrant/Refugee Health. Funding up to $2,000/person to assist current students with field experience or research expenses. Available as stipends for summer travel, and reimbursement for travel during the academic year.

• Students must be enrolled during the coverage of the funds, with minimum 3.2 GPA and/or Good Academic Standing.

Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellows Research/Travel Grants