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April 30, 2017: Thomas C. Alber Science & Engineering for Global Health Fellowship

April 30, 2017: Thomas C. Alber Science & Engineering for Global Health Fellowship

Fellowship

Application Deadline
April 17, 2017
Award Amount
$10,000

2017 CEND Research Fellowship: Thomas C. Alber Science & Engineering for Global Health

The “Science & Engineering for Global Health” Fellowship provides $10,000 for PhD candidates and postdocs interested in conducting infectious disease-related research in the lab of a collaborator in a low-or middle-income country. Through the fellowship, awards of $5,000 will be made to qualified individuals, with a matching $5,000 grant provided to the host institution in a developing country.

Funds may be used to support international travel, living expenses and research activities beginning in summer 2017. Fellows are expected to travel abroad for 2 to 3 months, and present in a research symposium upon returning to UC Berkeley in fall 2017 or Spring 2018.

Step 1

Eligible Applicants

Doctoral (PhD) students and postdoctoral fellows in the life sciences, chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, math and information sciences, and public health are eligible for the fellowship. To apply, you must be mentored by a CEND affiliated investigator. All research must take place at an approved study site abroad. Eligible sites include laboratories or field stations in low- or middle-income countries (see World Bank classifications) led by local researchers who collaborate with UC Berkeley or UC San Francisco faculty members.

Step 2

Enter contact details

Step 3

Upload required documents

Please upload all required documents for this fellowship. Documents must be clearly labeled.

  1. Curriculum Vitae (Max 2 pages)
  2. Current Research: Project background, aims, methods, and technical and health significance (1 page)
  3. Professional Development Proposal (½ page)
  4. Budget: All expected expenses related to professional development costs. This can be for a side research project or software/equipment/reagents not funded through your PIs lab, travel to a conference or for a research exchange, etc. (½ page)
  5. Recommendation from a faculty mentor (1 paragraph)
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Step 4

Add any additional notes

Please let us know anything that is important about you or your application that might fall outside of this standard format.

Step 5

Submit Application

When you have competed all of the above steps, please submit your application.

You will receive a confirmation email of your application and the documents you have submitted. if you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact us.

If you’d like to make a change or add additional materials, reply back to the confirmation email.

Step 6

Evaluation

Evaluation will be based on scientific merit and the relevance of the project to your field of study. Research proposals should clearly identify the fellow’s role in the project (as distinguished from the roles of faculty mentors or members of the lab), the specific objectives of time spent abroad, the deliverables expected by the end of the fellowship, and any work to be completed at UC Berkeley (as opposed to work carried out abroad).

CONTACT
For all inquiries about this Fellowship or to add additional documents or make changes - please reach out to:
cend@berkeley.edu