Student Funding Opportunity: Global Health Ethics in Practice Awards
The Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility is offering a new funding opportunity to University of Minnesota graduate students that’s meant to help offset the cost of global health travel.
The Global Health Ethics in Practice Awards offer up to $2,000 in travel funding for graduate and professional students engaged in internships, research, applied experience or hands-on practice abroad.
The award will be offered three times per year. The first deadline to apply is Nov. 1, with funds becoming available in January of 2025.
Who’s eligible?
Global Health Ethics in Practice Awards are open to current and incoming University of Minnesota graduate students (master’s and doctorate) and professional students.
Preference will be given to students in health sciences schools; however, students outside the health sciences may be eligible if they can demonstrate their project is part of the broader social, cultural, political, economic, etc., determinants of health.
Awards are intended to support global travel expenses such as airfare, room and board, fieldwork supplies or conference registration.
What can the funds be used for?
Awards will be given to students who are engaging in global health experiences such as internships, applied practice, field experiences, and other hands-on global health work. Travel experiences must take place outside the U.S., relate to the student’s coursework or academic program and be for a minimum of one week.
Eligible activities include:
- Internship abroad
- Community-engaged work
- Approved clinical observerships
- Presenting at or attending global health-focused conferences
- Existing practice-based programs, such as:
- School of Public Health Applied Practice
- Master of Development Practice Summer Field Experience
- Extending CGHSR courses for independent study
Short-term medical missions, clinical practice for non-licensed students, and tourism-based travel is not eligible for funding.
How can students apply?
Students can apply for the award on our website. The application requires, among other things, a travel proposal, budget statement, unofficial transcripts and a letter of support from a global health partner or institution.
Key dates
Global Health Ethics in Practice Awards are offered three times per year. Applications will open at least 6 weeks before the deadline.
- November 1 deadline – funds available Jan. 24, 2025
- March 1 deadline – funds available June 12, 2025
- August 1 deadline – funds available Sept. 7, 2025
Students may apply early and indicate the semester in which they plan to use their funds (i.e. apply by November for summer session, or apply by March for fall semester).