A fellowship focused upon the study of neglected diseases, generously supported by Irving H. Wiesenfeld. Candidates may originate from any academic background.
Applications are open for 2026 - 2027 CEND Fellows. Submit one fellowship application to be considered for all CEND fellowships.
Masters and doctoral students in any area, including life sciences, chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, math, information sciences, and public health who are engaged in research related to neglected diseases are eligible for the fellowship. To apply, you must be mentored by a CEND-affiliated investigator.
Please upload all required documents for this fellowship. Documents must be clearly labeled.
Please let us know anything that is important about you or your application that might fall outside of this standard format.
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.
Evaluation will be based on technical merit, the relevance of the project to emerging and neglected infectious diseases, and the alignment of the proposed project with the student's academic goals.
As part of the application, you must develop a brief research proposal with the guidance of one or more faculty mentors at UC Berkeley (or UCSF if you are a UC Berkeley PhD student completing dissertation research at UCSF). Applications will be reviewed by a panel of CEND faculty members.
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 any time spent abroad, the deliverables expected by the end of the fellowship, and distinguish between work completed at UC Berkeley versus abroad. Students are encouraged to spend time in lower- and middle-income countries when it aligns with their research goals.