Fellowships and Grants

Global Health Corps Fellowship


National deadline:  February 15, 2013

Eligibility requirements:

  • Have an undergraduate degree by July, 2013
  • Be under age 30 at the time of the application
  • Be proficient in English

Award summary and conditions: GHC believes that a global movement of individuals and organizations fighting for improved health outcomes and access to healthcare for the poor is necessary in order to change the unacceptable status quo of extreme inequity. GHC works to strengthen this movement by recruiting, training, and supporting the movement’s future leaders, diversifying the pool of young people working in global health, and amplifying the impact of individuals through the formation of a strong community of leaders.

GHC provides opportunities for young professionals from diverse backgrounds to work on the frontlines of the fight for global health equity in yearlong fellowships. Fellows work with high-impact organizations in yearlong paid positions. During their fellowship year, fellows make a significant and measurable contribution to the partner organization and the target population.

Over the course of the fellowship year, fellows participate in a wide range of activities aimed at increasing their effectiveness as practitioners and their development as leaders.

Partner and Fellow Selection
GHC recruits partner organizations that are doing excellent work in improving healthcare access and health outcomes for the poor. Partners range from small grassroots organizations to large global institutions. Partner non-profits must identify an area of need, create a job description for a fellowship position, demonstrate the capacity to absorb two new fulltime staff, and identify a clear manager for the fellow team.  Fellow candidates apply for specific positions with one of our partner organizations for which they have relevant skills and experience, and are selected jointly by GHC and the partner organization

Fellowship Positions
Fellows work in a yearlong paid position with a manager at the partner organization who provides guidance and support. Fellowships are available in a wide range of areas, from monitoring and evaluation to supply chain management, IT services to human resources. GHC focuses on engaging young people in fields that help to build health systems and improve health services without requiring clinical training.

Fellow Partnerships
Each of our fellows is placed with a partner fellow serving in the same organization, creating a fellowship team composed of one international fellow and one in-country fellow. This partnership is central to the GHC experience. The fellowship year starts off with a 2-week training and orientation for all fellows at a top university in the United States. The training serves to ground fellows in the major debates and schools of thought within global health and public service and to encourage them to explore their ambitions and identities within this space.

 For 2012-2013 Fellowship Year, fellows will be placed in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, and the USA. For each placement, two fellows are selected: One in-country fellow (citizen of the placement country), and one international fellow (US citizens for placements in Africa; any non-US citizen for placements in the US).  For specific information on the positions available within the host partner organizations and the skills required go to: http://ghcorps.org/apply/placements

Application materials: Submit the online application which includes:

  • Contact and personal information, including work and education history
  • Placement selection preferences.
  • Responses to application essay questions
  • Resume or CV
  • Contact information for references

For the application go to: ghcorps.org/apply

Faculty representative:  Keith Raether

Application timeline:
December 3    Part 1 of application opens
January 14      Placements posted, Part 2 of application opens
February 15    Applications close
March             Semi-Finalist interviews with GHC
April                 Finalist interviews with partner organizations
May 14            2013-2014 GHC Fellow Class finalized
July 7-20         Fellow Training
July 21             Fellows begin placements

 Contact:  http://ghcorps.org/connect