Global Health Scholars Training Grant (Fall Application Cycle)

The Global Health Scholars Training Grant provides an opportunity for eligible students and scholars to work on a critical global health issue in a low resource setting or impacting underserved communities. Successful applicants receive the award to support global health research linked to Brown University faculty scholarly projects.

Funding Structure

Stand-alone research seed grant to cover research and travel. Awards are made for up to $3,500 (remote projects) or $5,000 (projects at international sites). Applicants send detailed budgets.

Eligibility and Requirements

An applicant must:

1. Be a 2nd-4th year medical students, graduate students, residents, and clinical and non-clinical post-doctoral fellows 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.)
2. Have a demonstrated interest and/or have engaged in activities related to global health.
3. Have taken or propose to take academic courses in preparation for global health work.
4. Have a proposed plan for global health work with a scholarly activity related to research, service, or advocacy.
5. Describe the Brown University faculty mentoring available for the proposed global health activity, and provide a required letter of support from the mentor.
6. Have a plan in place to submit for IRB approval (if required) – faculty mentor must include a statement in their letter acknowledging the IRB plan
7. 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. 

Application

Please complete the online application, including all required documents, by November 8, 2024.

A complete application must include the following:

• Project Proposal (5 pages maximum) including the following sections: title, location, name of foreign institution, dates of study period, objective and specific aims, background and significance, methods or clinical rotation, data collection procedures, plan for data analysis, plan for dissemination
• Detailed Budget and Explanation
• Applicant CV or resume
• Letter of Support from Faculty Mentor*
• Letter of Support from collaborating research institution Advisor*
• IRB Approval Letter (if applicable)

* Letters of support from advisors can be emailed directly to the Program Specialist, Laura Pleasants (laura_pleasants@brown.edu). If an IRB is required, faculty mentors must acknowledge the IRB plan in their letters.

IRB Approval 

Does my project need IRB review?

If your project involves human subjects (this includes data collection from living individuals through interaction or intervention, or data collection of identifiable, private information through secondary data analysis), Institutional Review Board (IRB) will be required. You must provide documentation that verifies approval by the respective IRB of the institution where the research will be carried out and/or Brown University. If this is not available at the time of application, you should describe your timeline for obtaining IRB approval in your proposal.

For more information and questions, please contact GHI Program Specialist, Laura Pleasants (laura_pleasants@brown.edu).