Harold Varmus, MD, Endowed Fund for Global Health Scholars
See all details for SOM students below. Note: the information below describes the requirements for UCSF SOM medical students.
PhD Graduate Division Students should refer to this link for application requirements: PhD Graduate Division Student Application Link.
-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)
- Must meet eligibility criteria
- UCSF SOM MSIV currently enrolled -or- UCSF SOM MSI (summer explore) -or- PhD Graduate Student
- Pursuing SOM/graduate division approved research rotations of > 7 weeks at approved site
- 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 research in under-served settings in resource-limited countries, or on reservations belonging to the sovereign Tribal Nations of the United States.
- On their return, students are required to submit an abstract and poster, if this research is part of their requirements for graduation.
All research and clinical rotations abroad require meeting with the SOM global health advisor ([email protected])
[email protected] or the SOM Global Health Advisor ([email protected])
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 Diane Sklar Global Health Initiative Grant if the research involves maternal-child health, women’s reproduction, or gynecology issues.
