Application Deadline: October 1, 2025
Location: Global
About the Fellowship
The Global Health Emergencies Scholars Fellowship is a 12-month NIH-supported program that provides mentored training in global health research to improve population health. Open to U.S. doctoral and professional students, U.S. postdocs, and LMIC postdocs from partner institutions, the fellowship is hosted by a consortium of Yale, Stanford, University of Arizona, and UC Berkeley, with placements in 17 countries. The program aims to develop the next generation of global health researchers equipped to tackle emerging health challenges.
Benefits
GHES offers hand-on opportunities to conduct research projects relevant to the health priorities of stakeholders and partners at established medical and research institutions and project sites in collaborating LMICs while being mentored by dedicated experts.
Who Can Apply
- Post-docs with an appointment at ANY U.S. ACADEMIC INSTITUTION (including individuals who will be completing their PhD, DVM, MD, etc.).
- Applicants from outside of our consortium (Yale, University of Arizona, Stanford, UC Berkeley) should review the GHES eligibility criteria and forward the requested information to the GHES program manager to verify eligibility.
- The GHES Program Manager can also facilitate an introduction to the mentor if necessary
US Postdoc Fellowship Eligibility
- US citizen or resident (a green card number must be provided in the application).
- Complete doctoral degree or have received the doctoral degree within the past five years.
- US applicants from any US institution who secure the endorsement of GHES mentors in the application (GHES mentors are at UC Berkeley, University of Arizona, Stanford or Yale or any of the GHES-affiliated LMIC institutions).
- US Applicants who are not affiliated with UC Berkeley, the University of Arizona, Stanford nor Yale must receive approval to apply from the GHES program manager. The applicant must provide an NIH biosketch and the names of the potential GHES mentors already contacted.
- Doctoral degrees considered include MD, DVM, PhD, DrPH, and PharmD among others
LMIC Postdoc Fellowship Eligibility
- Citizen of a Low-Middle-Income-Country as defined by the World Bank.
- Received a doctoral degree within the past five years.
- Applicant must be affiliated with one of the GHES partner LMIC institutions and must secure the endorsement of GHES mentors in the application (GHES mentors are from UC Berkeley, University of Arizona, Stanford or Yale or any of the GHES affiliated LMIC institutions).
- Doctoral degrees considered include MBBS, MMed, PhD among others.
US Doctoral Student Fellowship Eligibility
- US citizen or resident
- Must be a student at UC Berkeley, University of Arizona, Yale or Stanford or secure an affiliation with these institutions for the fellowship (e.g. a visiting student scholar).
- Advanced candidacy doctoral students or professional students (MD, DDS, DVM, PharmD, etc.) who have completed 3 years of professional schooling
Sites
The research training for the GHES program takes place at training sites located across 16 countries, representing Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania.
How to Apply
The application is now open for the 2026-27 fellowship year. The application can be found on the Yale Website.
https://medicine.yale.edu/yigh/ghes/application-process/
For more information, please visit the Yale Webpage:
https://medicine.yale.edu/yigh/ghes/
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