This fellowship offers up to two medical students a year funding and support to dedicate one year to global health research.
The Global Health Medical Student Research Fellowship is a joint effort by The Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) and the Stanford Medical Scholars Research Program (MedScholars). In response to increasing interest in global health among incoming and current medical students, this fellowship provides an opportunity for medical students with a genuine interest in global health to gain foundational experience in global health research. This fellowship will offer up to two medical students a year funding and support to dedicate one year to global health research. It will include an on-campus element as well as an extended period of time at a global field site conducting research.
Candidates will apply with a project idea and a faculty mentor, and if accepted, will work with Dr. Michele Barry, Senior Associate Dean for Global Health and Director of the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, and Dr. Desiree LaBeaud, Associate Dean for Global Health, during their fellowship for additional guidance.
Applications for 2025-26 will open in October with a January, 2025 deadline.
Additional application to Med Scholars required
If you are selected for the Global Health Medical Student Research Fellowship, MedScholars applications must be submitted by the July deadline. For additional information regarding the MedScholars application, please visit: https://med.stanford.edu/medscholars.html
Students must identify a faculty mentor and a research project prior to applying for the fellowship.
Sites where Fellows propose to conduct research must be pre-approved by the Associate Dean of Global Health Desiree LaBeaud, and the Senior Associate Dean for Global Health, Dr. Michele Barry during the application process. All research protocols will need to obtain IRB approval by Stanford.
The fellowship spans one year (4 quarters) as follows:
Submit a report:
Give an oral presentation of the results of the project: Submit an abstract to present research findings at the Stanford Global Health Research Convening or the Stanford Medical Student Research Symposium, or at a regional, national, or an international academic conference
Submit an evaluation of the experience
The report and oral presentation information must be provided to the MedScholars program within 6 months after the end of the fellowship, along with a mentor letter of summary. https://med.stanford.edu/medscholars/completion.html
If approved for the year-long fellowship, students will receive a stipend in the autumn and MedScholars support winter, spring, and summer quarter of the fellowship year. The stipend rate is determined during the summer for the next academic year. For reference, the stipend rate for 2024-25 is $11,500. Be sure to meet with the Financial Aid Office to determine your financial situation and have a plan for covering tuition autumn quarter. Please note, students who have not reached the 12 quarters of the full tuition Residency Requirement will be charged full tuition in autumn quarter of this fellowship.
Travel-related expenses (up to $3,000) and research expenses (up to $5,000) will be covered by the fellowship program.
Questions about the fellowship can be directed to Yosefa Gilon, Associate Director for Global Health Education, at ygilon@stanford.edu.