INTERNATIONAL
HEALTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD:
CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY CARE
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Financial Support for International Health Opportunities
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Funding and Fellowships
Application due May 1 - Benjamin H. Kean
Traveling Fellowship in Tropical Medicine. Provides travel expenses for medical
students, house staff and fellows who arrange clinical or reserach electives in tropical
areas. Round trip airfare and up to $700 toward living expenses will be provided.
For details contact Christine Kemp, ckemp@medicine.umaryland.edu
MAP International Medical Fellowship
MAP International, through a grant from the founders of Reader's Digest, DeWitt and Lila Wallace, sponsors third and fourth year medical students by funding travel arrangements for medical students to their chosen destination.
Direct Link / Website
Global Health Council International Health
Scholarship Program
The Department of International Health at Boston University School of Public
Health is pleased to offer several competitive, 50% tuition scholarships for
members of the NGO (Non Governmental Organization) and PVO (Private Volunteer
Organization) community towards attendance in one of our 3 intensive certificate
programs. Scholarships will cover 50% of the cost of tuition. Recipients will
need to fund the balance of tuition, material fees, transportation and living
expenses. For More Information
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/ih/certificates
American Medical Woman's Association (AMWA)
AWHS OVERSEAS ASSISTANCE
GRANT:
The American Women's Hospitals Service provides assistance with transportation costs
(airfare, train fare, etc. - up to $1,500) connected with pursuing medical studies in an
off-campus setting where the medically neglected will benefit. Grants are awarded to
national AMWA members completing their second, third or fourth year at an accredited U.S.
medical or osteopathic medical school or a resident who will be spending a minimum of six
weeks and no longer than one year in a sponsored program which will serve the needs of the
medically underserved. The program must be sponsored by your school, another school, or an
outside agency or, if there is no sponsor, it must be a program for which your school
takes responsibility
and provides academic credit. Contact Marie Glanz at 703/838-0500 or
mglanz@amwa-doc.org
to obtain further details about this opportunity and request an application.
http://www.jamwa.org/index.cfm?objectId=E1D4E40B-D567-0B25-574CAFD0BB526D9B
Christian Medical & Dental Associations: List scholarships for short-term mission
trips.
http://www.cmdahome.org/
JAMES S. WESTRA MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND (for 3rd and 4th year medical
students)
SHORT TERM MEDICAL MISSIONS FUNDS (for Residents)
STEURY MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND:
The purpose of the "Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Steury Medical Student Scholarship Fund"
is to assist with the tuition of medical/dental students who are committed to a
career in foreign or domestic medical missions
Child Family Health International (CFHI): offers some scholarships for their programs in Mexico, South Africa, and India
Missions for Medical Students http://missionfinder.org/medstudents.htm
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship http://www.schweitzerfellowship.org/
SOMA (Student Osteopathic Medical Association's) International Health Program http://www.studentdo.com/programs/international.html
Paul Alexander Memorial Fellowship provides an international public health opportunity in a developing country to a person of promise who seeks direct experience to help them make a career choice. The fellowship is usually used to support work with an Management Sciences for Health (MSH) international public health project for a minimum of two months, although awards are sometimes granted to individually developed plans. Applicants must have received, or intend to receive, a graduate degree within two years of award travel. http://www.msh.org/fellowship
Carole M. Davis Scholarship: This $1000 scholarship is given annually
to honor Carole Davis who was a founding member of IHMEC. She served two terms
on the IHMEC Governing Council and co-authored, along with Ron Pust and Chris
Krogh, one of IHMEC's early publications, Preparing for International Health
Electives: A Mini-Guide to Resources.
This scholarship is given to a student or faculty member from a school that is
an institutional member of IHMEC (University of Arizona College of Medicine is a
member). The award will be based on a statement no more than 1000 words that
describes the international health activity for which the applicant will use the
funding. The project description gives the applicant's background, reason for
the international health activity, learning objectives and anticipated outcomes.
Priority will be to projects is in the areas of IHMEC's goals which are learning
or research activities in emerging countries or disadvantaged populations in
North America. Submission by mid-January - award given end of January.
http://www.ihmec.org/announce/cdavis.htm
Sara's Wish Scholarship Fund: scholarships are awarded to extraordinary young women committed to making the world a better place by fully participating in it. http://www.saraswish.org/international_travel.htm
Global Health Ministries (Lutherans): travel to GHM related hospital for at least 8 weeks: maximum award $700 to 4th year med student http://www.ghm.org/
B.H. Kean Fellowship - Full time students, and residents and fellows in any medical specialty or sub-specialty who express an interest in tropical medicine or international health may apply. http://www.astmh.org/funding/index.cfm
International Rotation Travel Grants (for pediatric residents): The AAP funds ten (10) five hundred dollar ($500.00) grants to be awarded in the year 2005 to categorical pediatric or combined-training pediatric residents who wish to complete a clinical pediatric elective in the developing world during residency. The application can be found on-line at http://www.aap.org/sections/resident/intertravel.htm Deadline for applications is November 25, 2005.
Travel Grant Program: The University of Arizona Graduate College awards travel grants for UA graduates and professional students who are attending or presenting research at academic or professional conferences. Details can be obtained at their website:
http://www.gpsc.arizona.edu/sections/funding/fundingSubsection/travelGrants.php
Other Searching Sources:
Student National Medical Association International Health
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
Established Funding Sources
Non-Traditional Funding Sources
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Extramural Student Support. Provides databases for funding searches.
University of Florida, Office of Financial Aid. Many ideas and sources of funds. Many for specific minorities.
Funding Opportunities for Canadians doing Research and Voluntary Work Overseas http://www.csih.org/sfinanpr.htm
University of Washington, International Health Group (IHG) lists many funding sources http://depts.washington.edu/ihg/funding.htm
International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse
http://library.umassmed.edu/ihoc/
International Funding From the
Grantsmanship Center
Funding
Options From the International Medical Education Student Handbook,
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Other Travel Assistance:
STATravel (America's Leader in Student Travel) Student Travel Experts
International Education Financial Aid: resource for financial aid, college scholarship and grant information for international students wishing to study abroad http://www.iefa.org/
Please let us know of any other funding opportunities to post.