Ann and Phil Heymann Global Fellowship Fund

International field experience in low or middle-income country required. Projects that have the potential to link evidence to advancing population health improvements. Must be working toward the Global Health Certificate. Open to any master's or doctoral student pursuing a degree at FSPH. Awards up to $5,000. 

The Dean's Global Health Fellowship Program

The goal of this program is to offer financial support for international field experiences for students at FSPH working towards the Global Health Certificate. These awards, valued at up to $5,000, are for fieldwork in low- or middle-income countries. The fellowships will help support the cost of work experiences that:

• Bridge the gap between evidence and impact, and
• Assist students in completing the Global Health Certificate 

Learn more about about where and what projects past Dean's Global Health fellows have been involved in out in the field

Bixby Funding Opportunities: Summer Internships, Masters Mentorships and More

The Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health has funding opportunities for international experiences focusing on reproductive health and family planning. Additionally, there is funding for Masters Mentorships and Doctoral Fellowships. Please visit the Bixby Center's funding page for more information.

Monica Salinas Internships

These awards, valued at up to $4,000, are for work focusing on Latino or Latin American health and well-being. Please check back in January for more information and application instructions. For more information contact the Student Affairs office.

Drabkin/Neumann Global Public Health Field Experience Endowment

The Drabkin/Neumann Global Public Health Field Experience Endowment sends students to developing countries for their international field experience. The awards, valued at up to $4,500, go towards proposed internships that overlap areas of interest of Community Health Sciences (CHS), such as family, child and maternal health, and nutrition. For more information contact the Student Affairs office.

The UCLA Blum Center Summer Intern Scholar Program

The UCLA Blum Summer Intern Scholar Program is a unique opportunity for outstanding graduate students and undergraduate students to work with programs that are improving the health and social conditions faced by poor and vulnerable populations in Latin America and Los Angeles. For more information, please visit their website.

UCLA International Institute

The UCLA International Institute maintains a list of funding opportunities for research and travel for students and faculty, which can be accessed here.

Local and US-Based Fieldwork - Internal Funding Opportunities

There are also a number of funding sources within the Fielding School of Public Health and throughout UCLA for students wishing to conduct fieldwork with US-based populations. Applying to most of these opportunities is done through a standard application form, which is usually made available early in the Spring quarter each year.

Local Community Fieldwork Fellowship

For domestic summer internships in any topic area.

Summer Community Fieldwork Fellowship

For domestic or international internships in any topic area.  

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

The AAUW offers many different fellowships each year to recipients who will pursue academic work and lead innovative community projects to empower women and girls. A list of current opportunities can be found here. Of specific interest to CGIH students might be the International Project Grants, for which the application opens on August 1.

American Institute of Indian Studies

The American Institute of Indian Studies offers some Junior Fellowships each year for graduate students conducting research for their doctoral dissertations in India. More detail about the application can be found here. 

American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) Funding and Fellowships

ASTMH sponsors several awards and fellowships for researchers who work in tropical medicine. Most are targeted toward medical students and postdoctoral fellows. A full list of the opportunities is found here. 

Fogarty International Center

The Fogarty International Center  maintains a directory of funding opportunities for international research training grants, education projects, and more. To see a full list of opportunities, please click here.

Fulbright Programs

The Fulbright programs offer funding for graduating seniors and graduate students to support travel abroad for study or research. There are two Fulbright programs available. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is for all graduating seniors and graduate students and is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The Fulbright-Hays Program is for doctoral candidates to conduct dissertation research and is administered by the U.S. Department of Education (USEd). For more information please click here.

Health Occupations Students of American (HOSA) Scholarships

HOSA offers some scholarships that HOSA members can apply for. Applications are typically due in the springtime (around April) and can be found here. 

Juneal Marie Smith Fellowship in International Nutrition

The Fielding School provides one $2,000 award to a department nominated graduate student who is pursuing a career in international nutrition. For more information please contact the Student Affairs office.

National Environmental Health Association/American Academy of Sanitarians Scholarship

NEHA/AAS offers a scholarship of $2500 for graduate students who are enrolled in an accredited college or university, with a dedicated and recognized curriculum in environmental health sciences. The application is usually due in the springtime. More details about the scholarship and application may be found here.