The Diane Sklar Global Health Initiative Fund for Maternal-Child Health
Purpose
The DSGHI funds certain expenses for students doing clinically related work or research in a developing country, focused on the issues of maternal-child health, women’s reproduction, or women’s gynecology. This funding source is not intended for work toward a Master's thesis or language program.
Details
See all details below.
Eligibility
SOM
Award
-Up to $3,000 per student
-Can be used for pre-approved travel related expenses in line with UC spending policies (e.g. flights, accommodation, visa, vaccinations, and program registration fees).
-Can be used for pre-approved travel related expenses in line with UC spending policies (e.g. flights, accommodation, visa, vaccinations, and program registration fees).
Requirements
- Must meet eligibility criteria.
- UCSF SOM MS4 or MS1 (summer explore), who is not in MSTP
- For research projects > 7 weeks or clinical rotations > 4 weeks at SOM approved international sites
- Student has not received this award in the past
- Work must be in one location.
- All student travel overseas for academic research or rotations must be approved by using the Away Rotation Planning Tool/Checklist. This checklist (and all it requires) must be completed and submitted prior to applying for funding. This includes the Student Emergency Packet and the approver-signed Student International Travel Approval forms which may take some time to complete.
- All students must review UCSF Travel Risk and Travel Resources policies. See this link for further details.
- Funding is available only for rotations in under-served settings in resource-limited countries, or on reservations belonging to the sovereign Tribal Nations of the United States.
- All research and clinical rotations abroad require meeting with the SOM global health advisor ([email protected]).
- On their return, students are required to submit a Student Trip Report (for rotations) or an abstract/poster (if this research is part of their requirements for graduation).
Length
4 weeks minimum if clinical, 7 weeks if research. Exceptions considered prior to application.
Contact
[email protected] or the Global Health Advisor ([email protected])
Location
International
Application
This is a UCSF Funding Source dispersed by the Inquiry Funding Office.
To begin, verify the next deadline for Quarterly Grant applications under “Applications and Deadlines” on the Inquiry Funding Office website.
This application will apply simultaneously for 1)the SOM Global Health Research Grant and 2) the Harold Varmus Endowed Fund
Funding Sources
Funding Type
Global Health
