2024 CGH Global Health Summer Research Fellowship

GLOBAL HEALTH SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

The Center for Global Health is excited to announce its annual Summer Research Fellowship Program. This opportunity will allow promising undergraduate and graduate students to take part in a 10 to 12-week Fellowship where they will benefit from first-hand experience working in research settings in Chicago and one of our partnering sites abroad. Our prestigious partnerships offer a strong local mentoring infrastructure as well as longitudinal and well-defined projects. The objective of this Fellowship is to provide students at different levels and from different backgrounds practical exposure to medical and global health research with a strong foundation in faculty and peer-to-peer mentorship. Students will gain valuable experience in collecting and analyzing data, relating to people of different backgrounds and experiences, collaborating with other researchers and peers, understanding and synthesizing research literature, formulating hypotheses, orally presenting results, thinking, and working creatively and independently, and applying knowledge to real-world situations.

STRUCTURE

The University of Chicago Center for Global Health Summer Research Fellowship program uses faculty mentorship and peer-to-peer partnership to educate scholars on the importance of a collaborative global health team environment and emphasizes factors that are vital to developing medical and global health professionalism. CGH will pair students to Faculty mentors and projects, however, students are encouraged to reach out to Faculty and solicit mentorship and projects. Students who apply with an Identified mentor/project are more competitive. 

FUNDING

Each Fellow will be awarded $5,000 to cover the cost of travel, lodging, and other in-country expenses. This stipend will be distributed in one lump sum through the Office of Career Advancement prior to departure. A completed and signed Mentor-Mentee Commitment form is required in advance of funding distribution. Post Fellowship, students may be eligible for additional CGH funding to present findings at external conferences and/or academic meetings.

REQUIREMENTS

Students selected for the Summer Research Fellowship Program are required to participate in the following components:

• For the 2024 SRF, students will be required to travel abroad for an in-person Global Health experience. We will continue to monitor U.S. and UChicago guidelines regarding international travel.
• Attend pre-brief and debrief orientations on either end of the fellowship
• Attend CGH Summer Research Fellowship Preparatory Seminars:
  • Seminar One: Introduction to Research (focus on scientific integrity and the process of experimentation)
  • Seminar Two: Research Methods Bootcamp
  • Seminar Three: Preparing Your Written Report
  • Seminar Four: Preparing Your Presentation
• Submit a final report paper detailing your project during the summer
• Scientific reporting is essential to any research activity. Reports are required to contain an introduction, methods section, and results/discussion. These hopefully will lead to future scholarly work, presentations at conferences, and publication. Students will:
  • Present a ten-minute oral presentation to peers, mentors, and CGH faculty
  • Submit an abstract for the annual meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) and/or other professional academic meetings.

TO APPLY:

Please submit your CV and complete the linked application form:https://form.jotform.com/233414714195051

Contacts

Lauren Singh, MPH (singhl@bsd.uchicago.edu) 

Program Manager 

UChicago Center for Global Health 

Maha Ezalarab (ezalarab@uchicago.edu) 

Program Director, Careers in Policy and Social Impact

Global Health and Health Policy

UChicago Career Advancement