International Clinical Research Scholars Program

Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research

The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) has once again teamed up with the NIH's Fogarty International Center (FIC), the Ellison Medical Foundation, the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to sponsor the FIC/Ellison Overseas Fellowship Program.  This program offers overseas fellowship opportunities for doctoral-level students of public health and other health professions schools.

The one-year clinical research* training experience is for doctoral-level U.S. students in the health professions. This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in a diverse group of countries, including Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, China, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mali, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia.

This program is designed for doctoral-level students meeting all of the following qualifications: 

v     Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in, and potential for, a career in international health activities and/or clinical research*;

v     Applicants must prove enrollment in a doctoral-level program at an ASPH-member school of public health, or a U.S. school of nursing or dentistry, or with advanced standing in a U.S. medical (M3) or osteopathic school;

v     Applicants must have strong academic records and must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents.

v     Public health doctoral students must have completed their coursework and passed their qualifying exams prior to the beginning of the fellowship.  Medical and osteopathic students must have completed their basic science courses and one year of clinical clerkship;

v     Applicants must have the support of their home academic institution, including a committed mentor.