Internship and Fellowship Opportunities
CGH-WHO INTERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Completed applications are due to CGH by April 15th, 2011 at 5 pm
The University of Michigan has a legacy of tackling critical health issues through research and action. The Center for Global Health builds on this tradition by generating novel approaches and partnerships that improve health and redress pressing health inequalities. Through its research, training, and service activities the Center is centrally concerned with work that aims to promote global health equity. As the acknowledged leader in global public health issues, the World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to building future leaders in public health. WHO's Internship Programme provides a wide range of opportunities for students to gain insight into the work of WHO. Every year, a limited number of places for internships are available and these are considered to be extremely prestigious and competitive opportunities. click here for printable application information
UGANDA VILLAGE PROJECT
Summer Internship Deadline: January 31, 2012
The Uganda Village Project is acception applications for their summer internships. Interns work in teams made up of four international interns and two Ugandan interns. teams are stationed to work and live in new Healthy Villages (HV) for the year, launching the three-year HV program in those communities. Teams will conduct a quantitative and qualitative needs assessment, establish water treatment and mosquito net supply chains, establish a Village Health Team, organize multiple healthcare initiatives, help lay the grounwork for public health and development interventions, and work with the local Health Center.
2011 JEFFERSON SCIENCE FELLOWSHIPS at the U.S. Department of State
National Academies Deadline: January 14, 2011
The National Academies is calling for nominations/applications for the Jefferson Science Fellowship for 2011. Nominations and applications are invited for tenured academic scientists, technologists, and engineers. Each Fellow will spend one year at the Department of State in Washington D. C. in either a regional or functional bureau and may coordinate with embassies overseas. Following the fellowship year, the Fellow will return to his/her academic career but will remain available to the U.S. government for short-term projects. The Jefferson Science Fellow will be paid up to $50,000 to cover living expenses for a full year in the D.C. area. In addition, $10,000 will be made available for travel associated with assignment(s) at the U.S. Department of State. Salary and benefits will be paid by the academic institution.
WHO Ethics and Health Internship Program for Graduate Students
The Ethics and Health Unit coordinates a very active internship programme in WHO Headquarters and welcomes applications from graduate students from a wide range of disciplines as well as researchers, national civil servants and other professionals. Yearly Deadline: December 1 - January 31 (Summer); August 1 - September 30 (Winter).
New and Emerging Technologies Research Competition
The UK Department for International Development seeks to identify the key challenges and barriers that may be reducing the impact of these technologies on the lives of poor people and help to identify some of the key technologies that could form the basis of further work. July 12, 2010.
Innovative Thinkers to Confront Global Challenges
The Open Society Fellowship supports individuals who are developing innovative solutions to pressing open society challenges. The fellowship program seeks applicants eager to communicate original and provocative ideas to a broad audience, as well as to shape policy and inspire critical debate among activists, intellectuals, decision makers, and the public. Proposalsrecieved by August 1, 2011 will be reviewed by November 21, 2011.
Fulbright Program's Summer Institute in the Balkins, August 8-20, 2011
The prestigious Fulbright Program offers a low-cost Summer Institute in the Balkans from August 8-20. The program is based in the mountain resort of Bansko, which is in southwestern Bulgaria, not far from the Greek border. You can select a one-week (300 euro) or two-week (600 euro) program. The cost covers transportation from Sofia to Bansko, tuition, meals and lodging.
Save the Children
This is an internship with the Save the Children, Department of Health and Nutrition. Fill out the application and it will be reviewed by home and country office staff. If there is a good match, a dialogue will begin between you, your faculty member, and the appropriate Save the Children staff. All interns who participate in this program are required to complete a brief evaluation of their experience, and as possible, provide an informal debriefing for home office staff.
Unite for Sight
Unite for Sight offers two internships, one for the summer, full time for 6 weeks, the other for a year, with a five hours a week minimum. The Global Health Leadership (Summer) Internship provides outstanding undergraduate, public health, medical, or graduate students with an opportunity to engage in high impact front-line global service programs. The Global Health Internship provides outstanding undergraduate, public health, medical, or graduate students with an opportunity to engage in high impact front-line global service programs. Unite for Sight accepts applications on a rolling basis and both internships are in New Haven, overlooking the Yale campus.
SIT Study Abroad
SIT Study Abroad offers a wide variety of programs throughout the world, with each program's curriculum designed around a critical global issue. Studying with host country faculty and living with families, students gain a deep appreciation for local cultures, develop language skills, and become immersed in diverse topics ranging from the politics of identity to post-conflict transformation, from global health to environmental policy.
CGH-WHO Summer Internship
The intern will work in a team at the unit of Essential Health Technologies within WHO. Specifically, one of the assignments will be to assist with the development and implementation of a database of low technology devices for low- and middle- income countries based on WHO’s top-10-causes of death. Internships last 12 weeks between May and August 2011 with a flexible start date. Completed applications need to have been submitted to the CGH by April 15, 2011 at 5pm.
CGH/Rackham Dissertation Fellowship
Underwritten by the Rackham Graduate School, up to nine fellowships will be awarded over the next three years to CGH Student Associates who are enrolled in Rackham doctoral programs and whose dissertations support the Center’s mission and vision and areas of focus.
David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health
This award is given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to public health through science-based advocacy. The area of consideration for the award is international in scope. Nomination Deadline: April 22, 2011.
Fulbright Botswana - Council for International Exchange of Scholars on HIV/AIDS
The candidate will assist academic staff with the development of new Center for the Study of HIV and AIDS. The assistance may focus on formulating a research agenda, developing courses and curricula, and/or articulating service programming. Candidates may also teach and conduct research in their area of specialization. Specializations sought include: education, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Deadline: August 1, 2011.
UNESCO Fellowships
Training and fellowship schemes constitute for UNESCO a strategic means for attaining sustainable human development and for fostering of international understanding and a culture of peace. UNESCO fellowships contribute towards the genuine sharing of knowledge and expertise in which each party, whether teacher or student, gives and learns. Application deadlines vary.
ASPH/CDC Fellowship Program
ASPH fellowships provide recent graduates of ASPH member schools with public health training experiences based at federal agencies, state/local health departments, and on Capitol Hill. The duration of the fellowships ranges from 12-24 months depending on the program. Application dates vary.
Gender and Population Post-Doctoral Fellow
The International Center for Research on Women is offering a post-doctoral fellowship for a social scientist with gender and population expertise at its Washington, DC office. This fellowship is geared toward early career Ph.D. professionals who would like to conduct research and network with a wide range of experts on gender, population and development. Applications accepted on a rolling basis starting immediately.
National Research Council Research Associateship Programs
Through a national competition, the National Research Council recommends and makes Research Associateship awards to outstanding scientists and engineers, at the postdoctoral and senior levels, for tenure as guest researchers at the participating laboratories. Rolling Applications due: Feb 1/May 1/Aug 1/Nov 1
WDI-Partnership Global Impact Internships
WDI Partnership Projects are internship opportunities arranged by WDI with a partner organization to provide UM graduate students international business experience in emerging markets.. Applications due: Mar 8, 2011.
The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Job Listings
The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services job listings website contains various internship and fellowship opportunities. Required qualifications and application deadlines vary by opportunity.
Global Health Corps
Global Health Corps is a fellowship program in health that works to mobilize a global community of emerging leaders to advance a movement for health equity. The organization recruits talented young professionals from around the world, train and support them, place them in year-long positions with great organizations, and then empower this growing community of young leaders to build lives dedicated to tackling health inequalities.
Changemakers Competitions
The Changemakers online platform provides a resource of various opportunities for students to become engaged in global collaboration. Competitions and application deadlines vary.
Global Health Internships
The Global Health Fellows Program has a number of exciting paid summer 2011 internships working with the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Global Health in Washington, DC. These internships are designed to provide opportunities for outstanding students and mid-career changers interested in pursuing careers in global health and international development. Applications Due: February 4, 2011.
Master's Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine
This scheme strengthens scientific research capacity in developing countries, by providing support for junior researchers to gain research experience and high-quality research training at Masters degree level. Eligible applicants include national or legal residents of developing countries who hold a first degree in subject relevant to tropical medicine or public health. Applications due:August 5, 2011
International Research & Exchanges Board Short-Term Travel Grants Program
The sponsor provides support to postdoctoral scholars and professionals to conduct research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia on issues relevant to U.S. Government. Applicants must have graduate degree at time of application and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applications due: TBD, applications are not currently being accepted.
Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. masters degree students, doctoral candidates, and scholars who have already earned their PhD.
Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursing graduate studies and research in scientific and engineering fields supported by the Office of Science. This includes physics, chemistry, biology (non-medical), mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and areas of environmental sciences. The program is funded and managed by the Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) and administered for DOE by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for US Graduate Students
The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research setting, and to help students initiate scientific relationships that will better enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts. Most institutes last approximately eight weeks from June to August. Application due: November 10, 2010.
Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes
The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the upcoming scholarship competition for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages for summer 2011. The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Application deadline: November 15, 2010.
Master's Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine
This scheme strengthens scientific research capacity in developing countries, by providing support for junior researchers to gain research experience and high-quality research training at Masters degree level. Eligible applicants include national or legal residents of developing countries who hold a first degree in subject relevant to tropical medicine or public health.
Applications due: August 5, 2011.
USAID Volunteer Student Internships
Deadline: varies
Internships currently listed include: the Office of Conflict Management & Mitigation, Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs, and Office of General Council (law students). To be eligible, students must be a U.S. Citizen currently enrolled in a University with a minimum GPA of 3.0.