Transcript Ruttenber Fund Application

Global Health Track
Funding Options
UCD-SOM, 2008
(updated 3/18/08)
Director:
Andrew Kestler, MD,MBA
Steering Committee:
Inis Bardella, MD, Gretchen Berggren, MD,
Thomas Campbell, MD, Travis Good, MS2,
Ann Granchelli, MS3, Mycroft Smith, MS1 &
Cal Wilson, MD
Funding Timeline
• November-February
– Develop project proposal with your mentor
• Early March
– Submit Proposal to GHT
• Mid-Late March
– Get feedback from GHT Steering Committee
– Submit Proposals
Funding Global Health Work
• Colorado Specific
– Rotary, Robinson-Durst, Benjamin Brown, Office of
International Education
• National
– Benjamin Kean, MAP, Albert Schweitzer, CDC, WMS,
CDMA, etc.
• 5th Year
– Fogarty, HIV Corps,
• Mentor tied funding (not guaranteed)
– Savin, Caton, Simoes
CU: Office of International
Education
• Link:
http://studyabroad.cudenver.edu/Docs/Sch
olarships/TS08%20Scholarship%20applic
ation.doc
• Up to $2000 for undergraduates or
graduates
• 2 available per year
• Deadline March 28
CU: Robinson Durst
• Up to $2000
• Up to 2 awards per semester (April 1 and
Nov 1 deadlines)
• Minimum of 6 weeks abroad
• Not for purely clinical rotation
• Open to all UCHSC students
• Application at www.uchsc.edu/sgh
CU: Rotary-SGH Scholarship
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Launched by Students for Global Health
$500+ Travel Grants
Open to all UCHSC students
6-12 grants available depending on funds
Deadline: April 1
Requirements:
– presentation to Rotary Club
– Project info entry on SGH database
• Application at www.uchsc.edu/sgh
CU: Benjamin Brown Funds
• Administered by GHT Steering Committee
• Based on GHT Project Proposals
– Merit
– Lack of other project funding
• Announcements: late April
• $500-$1500 travel grant
– Up to 10 awards, depending on funds
– Expense reimbursement only
– Receipts needed
CU: Mentor Specific
• Dr. Savin: Dept of Psychiatry
– Telemedicine & Psych in Cambodia
• Dr. Caton: Primarycares.org
– Latin America
– Possible support via grant funding
• Dr. Simoes: Asia/Africa
– Avian flu and other infectious diseases
– Possible funding through WHO/public health grants
• Dr. Hibbard: Uganda
National: Ben Kean
• http://www.astmh.org/funding/kean.cfm
• Eligibility: medical student research or
clinical work in tropical areas
• Amount: airfare reimbursement + $700
• Deadline: April 1, 2008
National: Carole Davis
• http://www.globalhealthec.org/GHEC/Resources/CaroleDavis.htm
• Administerd by GHEC
– (Global Health Education Consortium)
• $500 Award (2 available every year)
• Eligibility: Student Projects
• Deadline: Dec 22
National: WMS
• Wilderness Medical Society
– Charlie Houston Award
• Domestic or International Projects
– Prior support for UCD-SOM int’l project
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Eligibility: all medical students
http://www.wms.org/research/grants.asp
Award: Up to $5000
Deadline: Dec 15
National: HIV Corps
• Partnership between U. of Alabama
Birmingham and Zambia
• Time: 1 year, funded internship
• Eligibility: health science students &
recent graduates
• Deadline: Feb 28
• Application and info:
• http://www.cidrz.org/cidrz_internship
CDC BOTUSA
• The CDC’s BOTUSA program in
Botswana:
• Time: 6-month funded internship
• Eligibility: Medical Students
• Applications closed for 2008 (usually
posted on AMSA)
• Info:
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/126265/
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National:
New York Academy of Medicine
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David E. Rogers Fellowship
http://www.nyam.org/grants/rogers.shtml
Eligibility: 1st year medical/dental students
$3500 grant
Deadline: March 21, 2008
National: CDC
• http://www.cdcfoundation.org/fellowships/o
chubert/index.aspx
• O.C. Huber Student Fellowship
• Eligibility: 3rd & 4th year med students
• Deadline: Feb 28
• Location: CDC affiliated int’l sites
• Funding: $3000 for 4-12 week project
National: CMDA
• Christian Medical & Dental Associations
– Faith based
• http://www.cmda.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Scholar
ships&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=950
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• James Westra Scholarship
– 3rd & 4th year students
– Airfare + $500
– Deadline: Dec 1, April 1, Aug 1
• Steury Scholarship: $25,000
– for MS1 or MS2 students planning career in medical missions
– March 15
National: MAP
• 4th year students only
• http://www.map.org/site/PageServer?page
name=what_Medical_fellowship
• Airfare reimbursement only
• Faith-based sponsorship
– “Christian Context” required
National: Albert Schweitzer
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For 4th year students
Fluency in French required
Deadline Dec 15
Location, Lambaréné, Gabon
Set time periods for fellowship:
– May 1 to July 31, & Aug 1 to Oct 31
• http://www.schweitzerfellowship.org/featur
es/lamb/
National: CHFI
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Child Health Family International
For all health sciences students
Usual fee $2000+ for 1 month elective
Usually not advised for GHT students
– Given cost and lack of project opportunities
• Scholarships available based on need
– Priority to under-represented minorities
• Deadlines: Nov 15 & June 15
• http://www.cfhi.org/scholarships.php4
5th Year: Fogarty
• http://www.aamc.org/students/medstudent
s/overseasfellowship/
• Fabulous but competitive NIH-sponsored
program w/ project sites around the world
– Latin America, Africa, Asia
• Eligibility: After 3rd year
• Deadline: Dec 14
Other: AMSA Global Health
Scholars
• http://www.amsa.org/global/scholarsprogra
m_app.cfm
• 8 month US-based program in global
health communication & advocacy
• AMSA membership required
• You stay at your home institution
• Up to $1000 in travel expenses
• Deadline: Sept/Oct in 2007, 2008 TBA
Premed: Mabelle Arole
• Tell your pre-med friends
• Location: Jamkhed, India
• Sponsor: John Snow Institute & Jamkhed
Foundation
– http://www.jamkhed.org/MAFellowship.shtml
• Eligiblity: For students accepted to medical
school, but not yet enrolled (1 year deferment
required)
• Funding: $8000 stipend over 1 year
• Who was John Snow?
– http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html
Resource Guides: AMSA
• AMSA Global Site
– http://www.amsa.org/global/ih/travelfunding.cfm
• AMSA Student Guide to Int’l Health
– http://www.amsa.org/pdf/studguide2ih.pdf
– A little out of date (1993)
• AMSA: Creative Funding for int’l opps
– http://www.amsa.org/global/ih/Creative%20Funding%
20for%20International%20Health%20Electives.doc
• AMSA links
– http://www.amsa.org/global/ih/travelfunding.cfm
Resource Guides: GHEC
• Planning Global Health Elective Module
– See slides on funding
– http://globalhealthedu.org/Modules/Published
%20modules.aspx
• Finances and international health work
http://www.globalhealthec.org/GHEC/Resources/IHMEC%20Guid
ebk%20pdfs/finances.pdf
Other Resources (on SGH website)
• U of Washington: Funding list
– http://depts.washington.edu/ihg/funding.htm
• International Healthcare Opportunities
Clearinghouse
– http://library.umassmed.edu/ihoc/index.cfm
• Follow the links: AMSA, GHEC and other
websites all have links to sites, which in
turn have more links to potential funding
Path to Success
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Start early
Frequent communication with your mentor
Detailed, clear proposal
Submit GHT project proposal by deadline
(early March)
• Get feedback from GHT steering
committee before April 1 deadlines
• Pursue multiple funding options