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Global Health Funding Sources

AAP Travel Grant
American Academy of Pediatrics

http://www.aap.org/sections/resident/intertravel.htm

Who: Peds and Med/Peds residents

What: 4 week international elective

How much: $500

Application deadline: January

What to submit: application and letter from program director

 

Carole M. Davis Scholarship
Global Health Education Consortium

http://www.globalhealth-ec.org/GHEC/Resources/CaroleDavis.htm

Who: students or faculty from GHEC institutional member

What: international health project

How much: $500

Application due: January 31st for project within next 12 months

What to submit: statement regarding project CV, Letter of support

 

India Elective Scholarship
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

http://www.aapimsr.org/resources/scholarship.htm

Who: resident members of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

What: medical elective in India

How much: $1000

Application due: March 1

What to submit: application

 

International and Developing Nations Health Studies Grant Program
Massachusetts Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics

http://www.mcaap.org/FramesetLinks.htm

Who: resident or pediatrician members of MCAAP

What: project or elective in developing country

How much: $500

Application deadline: 2 months prior to start of project

What to submit: description of project, career plans, use of grant funds, letter of good standing, letter showing institutional approval of project.

 

MAP International Medical Fellowship
Medical Assistance Program International

http://www.map.org/MIF

Who: Christian residents

What: 6 week elective at mission agency or hospital

How much: 100% of roundtrip airfare to 1 destination

Application deadline: March 1st for following year

What to submit: application form, letter from physician, letter from dean/residency director, personal reference.

 

MMS International Health Studies Grant
Massachusetts Medical Society

http://www.globalmedicine.org/GMN/grant.html

Who: Students and resident physician members of MMS

How much: $750

Application due: 1st of February and 1st of August

What to submit: application form describing the elective or project, description of intended use of funds, description of career plans, supervising faculty letter demonstrating good standing and approval and supervision of the project or elective.

 

Research in Training Award
Wilderness Medical Society

http://www.wms.org/research/apply.asp

Who: residents and fellows

What: research project in field of wilderness and environmental medicine

How much: up to $6000

Application due: December

What to submit: research project proposal, letter of support, letters from collaborators

 

Sarah’s Wish Scholarship Fund
Sarah’s Wish Foundation

http://www.saraswish.org/international_travel.htm

Who: young women committed to making the world a better place

What: international public service

How much: $1000-$2000

Application due: Oct-Jan

What to submit: preliminary application, then resume, secondary application, references, interview.

 

Yale/ Johnson & Johnson Physician Scholars in International Health
Yale University

http://www.info.med.yale.edu/ischolar/

Who: Resident physicians and career physicians from institutions outside of Yale (Medicine, Pediatrics, ER, Med/Peds, Surgery)

What: 4-8 week clinical elective at one of Yale’s sites or independent site

How much: $1000-$5000

Application due: March

What to submit: application form, CV, 2 recommendations, and if applicable, independent site form