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The following is a list of recommended fellowship programs:
All Indian Institute of Medical Students
www.aiims.edu/
The Institute has comprehensive facilities for teaching,
research and patient-care. As provided in the Act, AIIMS conducts teaching
programs in medical and para-medical courses both at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels and awards its own degrees.
American India Foundation Service Corps Fellowship
http://aif.wholewheatcreative.com/serve/india/servicecorps/default.htm
The Fellowship annually selects approximately 20 outstanding
young Americans who have demonstrated an interest in India and possess
leadership and professional skills that will allow them to contribute
effectively to Indian non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Fellows are
placed with leading NGOs who work in a variety of fields, including but
not limited to, primary education, micro-credit, HIV/AIDS and human rights.
Fellows work on a variety of projects ranging from community organizing
to business planning to research surveys to public advocacy. Each Fellow
is assigned a mentor at their host organization to guide their projects.
All Fellows receive a monthly stipend that includes money
for living, housing, food and transport. Fellows also receive supplemental
health insurance coverage and travel to and from India. During the program
year, AIF's staff in India provides on-going training and support, including
a ten-day orientation and midpoint and endpoint retreats.
For more information on the program and to apply online,
please visit the website above or contact Azad Oommen, Program Director,
via email at azad.oommen@aifoundation.org
or phone at 212-891-4614.
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
http://www.amsa.org/global/ih/
AMSA has a list of international fellowships for medical
students that might be helpful in your search.
American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) Overseas Assistance Grant
http://www.amwa-doc.org/index.cfm?objectid=2D566B40-D567-0B25-5DF8045954CA8480
This grant provides assistance in transportation costs (up to $1500)
to national AMWA members in their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year (medical students
and residents) who will be spending a minimum of 6 weeks, and no longer
than a year, in a sponsored program benefiting the medically underserved.
Association of Families and Friends of RWJMS
International Study Grant for First Year Students
This association generously contributes grant money for
international studies in developing countries for first year students.
This money is intended for use by students during the summer following
their first year. Students must submit a completed application as well
as all additional documentation. This application can be obtained at the
Office of Student Affairs or below. Application deadline is May 1.
Click to obtain the Grant
Application, available as a word document.
BOTUSA Project, Botswana - Research Fellowship for 4th yr students
www.amsa.org/global/ih/botusa.cfm
Long term opportunity for 4th year medical students
for a minimum of 6 months. One of RWJMS' alumni, Dr. Elizabeth Talbot,
is the coordinator for this program. Please contact her at:
Elizabeth A. Talbot, MD
Associate Director of TB/HIV Research
BOTUSA Project
State Department - CDC
2170 Gaborone Place
FAX: 011-267-373-117
E-mail: edt7@cdc.gov
GHEC Travel Scholarship
http://www.globalhealth-ec.org/
The Carole Davis IHMEC Scholarship is given to a student
or faculty member from a school that is an institutional member of GHEC.
The award will be based on a statement no more than 1,000 words that describes
the international health activity for which the applicant will use the
funding. The project description gives the applicant's background, reason
for the international health activity, learning objectives and anticipated
outcomes.
Applications must include:
- Curriculum Vitae
- A statement no more than 1,000 words describing the activity indicating
how the funds will be used
- If a student or resident, please provide a letter from a supervising
faculty member.
- If a faculty member, please provide one letter of support from a colleague
familiar with your work.
Application deadline is November 30.
Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA)
Missions Scholarships for 3rd and 4th year medical students
http://www.cmda.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Westra_Missions_Scholarship
CMDA provides a mission scholarship called the James
S. Westra Memorial Endowment Fund for CMDA members in their 3rd or 4th
year of medical school wishing to spend time overseas as a rotation elective.
These students must be able to demonstrate financial need. The application
deadlines are April 1, June 1 and December 1. Awards are announced by
mail one month after the deadline. You can get further details and apply
online on the CMDA website.
India Elective Travel Scholarship
http://www.aapimsr.org/resources/scholarship.htm
Thank you for your interest in applying for the American Association
of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) India Elective Scholarship. We hope
this will help you as you gain valuable experiences overseas.
The following are guidelines for applying for these 3 scholarships:
- Applicants must be a student, resident or fellow in an accredited
US school or training program.
- Applicants must be members of the AAPI medical student/resident/fellow
section (MSRF).
- Scholarships are exclusively for electives in India.
- The Academic Affairs committee of AAPI will review applications
. The identity of each applicant will kept anonymous to each of
the reviewers.
- Scholarships will be offered once a year. The deadline is March 1,
2008 for electives to be performed anytime from Jan 1, 2008 through
Dec 31, 2008.
- Winners will be announced at the annual convention in Las Vegas (June
25-29).
- Completed applications should be sent to:
AAPI Headquarters
c/o MSR-EducationalGrant
600 Enterprise Dr. , Ste.108
Oak Brook , IL 60523
Institute of International Education (IIE)- Fulbright Scholarships
www.iie.org/fulbright
The Fulbright Program offers a variety of grant opportunities including
the comprehensive Fulbright grants or Fulbright travel grants for over
140 countries worldwide. The award is for one academic year, only (8-10
months), in a study abroad experience. The stipends differ by country.
New application materials for each Fulbright's competition are available
annually by May 1. Applications are available online. All materials must
be submitted by October 20 to the IIE's New York office to qualify for
awards for the next academic year.
Indicorps
www.indicorps.org/
Indicorps is a not-for-profit organization created to
encourage people of Indian origin to reconnect with their roots through
an intensive service experience in India. Indicorps' programs include
a one-year competitive public service fellowship designed to be a one-of-a-kind
transformational experience, emphasizing both personal growth and international
development.
Indicorps
15455 Empanada Drive
Houston, Texas 77083
E-mail: help@indicorps.org
Phone: 858-483-0933
MAP International Fellowship
http://www.map.org/
This fellowship is for 3rd and 4th year medical students
who participate in a field experience that provides exposure to community
health in a 'Christian context'. Students select a mission agency or hospital
that has an outreach to the poor in a rural or urban setting. Students
must spend at least eight weeks in the field. The fellowship provides
75% of the approved round trip airfare to the destination. The annual
deadline to submit an application is March 1. Fellowships are awarded
May 1 every year. The application can be downloaded from the above website.
You may also contact:
Lisa R. Crosby
MAP International
P.O. Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 31521-5000
E-mail: lcrosby@map.org
Phone: 912-280-6671
Fax: 912-265-6170
Dr. Sukumar Nagendran Alumni Fellowship in Global Health
This
grant has generously been provided by Dr. Sukumar Nagendran, RWJMS class
of 1994, for third and fourth year medical students. It provides funding
for medical students at RWJMS to work and study in a health care setting
in a medically underserved country. It is hoped that, through this experience,
RWJMS graduates will gain an opportunity to become compassionate and altruistic
physicians, who are aware of the global disease burden and lack of healthcare
resources in developing countries. It is further hoped that future alumni
will follow this example of “giving back” to RWJMS.
Criteria
are as follows:
Students
can apply for a Sukumar Nagendran Alumni Fellowship for elective experiences
during their third or fourth year.
Fellowships
are between $500 and $1000.
Please
email your application to Kathy Kuhblank at kuhblaka@umdnj.edu
Deadline:
March
1
The
Suku Nagendran Scholarship application can be obtained at the Office of
Student Affairs or click
here for the application.
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