GHI has funded 140 undergraduate students, medical students, graduate students, residents, and fellows since 2010, conducting research in 36 countries.

The Global Health Initiative (GHI) and the Emerging Infectious Disease and HIV Scholars Program (HEIDS) have identified the need for an efficient, effective approach to connect students in the Division of Biology and Medicine to faculty mentors and faculty-mentored research projects in the areas of global health and/or infectious disease.