Funding -Scroll down for many funding opportunities in Winter 2008

• CICS Student Research Fellowships 2008 Call for Applications - There are no calls as of June 2008. The Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS) announces a call for applications from graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor to conduct innovative research outside of the United States related to the following three themes: Human Rights, International Development, International Security and Cooperation. Eligibility - Grants will be awarded to undergraduate and graduate students on the Ann Arbor campus. The fellowships will provide up to $3,000 each for research expenses, and may be used for travel and/or living expenses (including summer living expenses), and materials. Applications are due on Friday, February 1, 2008.Contact Folake Graves at Tel: 734.764.3149 Email: fograves@umich.edu.
• CICS Graduate Seminar on Global Transformations There is no call as of June 2008. The Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS) announces a not-for-credit seminar for master's students and doctoral students at the pre-candidacy level intending to pursue field-based research outside the United States.
  This seminar is open to students in the early stages of graduate training with interests in international and area studies who can demonstrate goals of completing training and research through the doctorate. Each student admitted to GSGT will have access to a restricted research fund of up to $4,500, to be used for a preliminary visit to the prospective foreign research site and for specialized language training necessary for dissertation research. Graduate students from across disciplines are invited to apply. The Graduate Seminar on Global Transformations offers students the opportunity to develop theses projects, pre-dissertation proposals, and dissertation prospectuses with their peers, in an interdisciplinary setting. The goals of the seminar include: Increasing students' capacity for understanding research designs and systems of evidence developed in other professions and disciplines · Examining issues of ethics and values in the development and conduct of cross-cultural and cross-national research ·Encouraging high-level critical discussion of methodology and epistemology · Discussing different qualities and characteristics of data in international research. The seminar will explore epistemological connections and dissonance among disciplines and professions involved in global transformations. It will meet approximately seven times a term for two-hour sessions, which will be organized around the discussion of presentations by participating students.  Several sessions will also be devoted to the discussion of papers, research proposals, and faculty and visitor presentations.

• Raoul Wallenberg International Summer Travel Fellowship The Raoul Wallenberg International Summer Travel Fellowship for students who take part in a community service project or civic participation anywhere in the world, in the spirit of Raoul Wallenberg's experience and contributions. Click here for more details There are no calls as of June 2008.
  
  
• Minority Health and Health Disparity International Research Training (MHIRT) - Past deadline - Nov 9, 2007. Fully funds three-month research positions; for research that will constitute, or lay the foundation for, dissertation study.
  
  
  
• Cancer Epidemiology Fellowships available through CEESP (Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations Program), MPH Training Program, funding available for travel, lodging, meals, and other expenses related to field experiences for a limited number of selected trainees this academic year. Further information www.sph.umich.edu/ceesp
  
  
• International Institute Individual Fellowships and the Experiential Learning Fund (ELF) There are no calls as of June 2008
  The II's ELF has been expanded to include funding for undergraduates, while continuing to support graduate and professional school students. The fund is designed to support faculty-led group travel for undergrad, grad and/or professional school students wishing to incorporate an education abroad experiential component into an ongoing course, group internship or other academic program during either winter break or spring/summer terms.

• FLAS Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Past due date 2/1/08
  

Academic year and summer awards include full tuition, mandatory fees, and a stipend. Arabic, Armenian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Czech, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Persian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Punjabi, Quechua, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yiddish. Application Deadline: FEBRUARY 1, 2008 Applications are available online at: http://www.ii.umich.edu/funding/gradstud/flas 

• Risk Science Fellowship Competition -due 2/22/08 This fellowship will provide stipend funding for the summer of 2008 (May-August) and is open to students with an adviser in the School of Public Health.  The goal of this fellowship competition is to enhance education and training in the environmental risk sciences and to better prepare public health students to pursue careers in fields that utilize the risk sciences. more
  
  
• Rackham
  A full listing of financial resources for graduate students, from research fellowships to emergency funding. Also note for the Rackham International Research Award a fellowship opportunity designed to support Rackham candidates conducting research abroad.  Applications due 2/1/08 more
  
  
• Global REACH
  Offers funding for conferences, clinical rotations, and international research to medical students.
  
  
• Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute (GESI) - Past due date JAN 9, 2008
  Offers fellowships for doctoral students pursuing careers in areas integral to environmental sustainability to be used for graduate student stipends and tuition costs. more
  
  
• Fulbright Awards
  Provides either one academic year of graduate study or research abroad. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
  
  
• Fogarty International Center/Ellison Overseas Fellowship Program
  An exciting international clinical research training experience for doctoral-level students in the health professions. For the fourth year, ASPH and AAMC are managing the program. This is a one-year mentored clinical research training experience at top-ranked NIH funded research centers in a diverse group of countries. See www.ASPH.org for details. Other information sites include: http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/training_grants/fic_ellison.htm and http://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/overseasfellowship/start.htm
  
  
• NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program
  Offers an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked, NIH-funded research centers in the following countries: Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, China, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mali, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia.

  Each fellowship will be for a one-year period. The term will begin with an intensive orientation program in July 2008, followed by 10-plus months of intense research training at the foreign site. MORE details

• NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program, Post-doc fellowship
  This Fellowship is an opportunity designed to immerse medical professionals and health scientists in training in issues of global health and international collaboration.   Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the US.  In addition, each field site will select a local citizen who will be a developing country counterpart Fellow. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until April 30th, 2008.
  
  
• The New Investigators in Global Health program is a competitive abstract submission and selection program designed to highlight exemplary research, policy and advocacy initiatives of new and future leaders in global health, and empower participants with global health advocacy skills. The Global Health Council is soliciting submissions from students and new professionals in the fields of public health, public policy and
  public administration on cutting edge topics in global health. Submission Deadline: Past due date Nov 28, 2007. For submission criteria, deadlines and other information, please visit here:
  
  
• PA-07-297 NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)
  The primary, long-term goal of the Pathway to Independence (PI) Award program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented NIH-supported independent investigators. The PI award program is designed to facilitate a timely transition from a mentored postdoctoral research position to a stable independent research position with independent NIH or other independent research support at an earlier stage than is currently the norm. The Fogarty International Center (FIC), the international component of the NIH, addresses global health challenges through innovative and collaborative research and training programs and supports and advances the NIH mission through international partnerships. In this regard, the FIC will give strong preference to applications for the NIH Pathway to Independence Award Program from U.S. scientists who show evidence of and a long-term commitment to a career in global health through collaborations with scientists from low-and middle-income countries. Any application accepted by FIC from foreign scientists would have to involve research considered to be of high priority to global health and also involve collaborations with scientists from low-and middle-income countries.

• Science & Technology Policy Dissertation Development Fellowships, Social Science Research Council
  Past due date 2/8/2008 -Applications must be filed through the SSRC application portal
  In summer of 2008, the Social Science Research Council will sponsor twelve Diisertation Proposal Development Fellowships in the field of Critical Studies of Sceince and Technology Policy, with an emphasis on comparative and international topics. These fellowships will fund participating graduate students at US universities to pursue predissertation summer research and to attend two integrated workshops designed to prepare them to learn and explore research and dissertation proposal development strategies in STS and closely related fields. Except in unique circumstances, applicants should be in their second or third year of PhD programs and must not yet have defended their dissertation prospectus prior to attending the workshops.

• ASPH Association of Schools of Public Health/CDC/ Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program - Applications are being accepted until April 1, 2008 (5pm Eastern)
  
  
• Bixby Fellowship Program - Through a generous grant from the Fred H. Bixby Foundation, the Population Council has created this program to expand opportunities for recently trained population specialists and biomedical researchers.  These fellowships will allow developing country nationals to work with experienced mentors in the Council's network of offices.  Fellows will work on projects in one of the three of the Population Council's Programs: Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, and Poverty, Gender and Youth.  A description of the program and details about application procedures are available on the Council's website at www.popcouncil.org.  For more information, please feel free to contact us at: bixbyfellowship@popcouncil.org.
  
  
• Compton Foundation/Population Reference Bureau International Fellowship pdf file
  The Compton Foundation is making available fellowships through PRB for capstone/internship work and dissertation research on topics that examine the interactions linking population dynamics/family planning/reproductive health with environmental and/or human security issues. This Fellowship provides highly motivated individuals with a unique opportunity to explore these very important interactions. Fellowship recipients must also be committed to returning to their country or region of origin to apply the skills and education they acquired and make substantial contributions to the field. The Compton Fellowship program also aims to maintain a community of Fellows over time that encourages research-based linkages among these fields. Due 12/14, 2007
  
  
• Institute of International Education - The Institute of International Education (IIE) is now accepting applications for the Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development. The two-year fellowships of $20,000 per year will be awarded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and IIE. The fellowships are open to students currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs in the United States and Canada. Students in economics, economic demography, geography, and epidemiology are especially encouraged to apply.
  
  
• The Institute of International Education (IIE) is now accepting applications for the Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development. The two-year fellowships of up to $20,000 per year will be awarded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and IIE. The fellowships are open to students currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Students in economics, economic demography, geography, and epidemiology are especially encouraged to apply.
  
  
• Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarship - Applications DUE 1/15/2008
  In collaboration with the University of Michigan International Institute and the University of Cape Town (UCT) International Academic Programmes Office, Telluride Association announces an international exchange opportunity for U-M students. Applications are being accepted for the Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarship which will enable one U-M student currently pursuing a full-time undergraduate or post-graduate degree (not in their final year) to attend UCT for one year of study. All university fees, travel costs, insurance, and living expenses will be paid for by the Scholarship through funds from the Telluride Association and UCT. Applications are welcome from any field of study. Pleaes visit the websites of UCT (http://www.uct.ac.za/) and Telluride Association (http://www.tellurideassociation.org) to learn more.
• US-Mexico Border, Border Health Scholar Program - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the UT medical school that serves the South Texas/Border Region offers unique field experiences at the US-Mexico Border for students enrolled in US MD/MPH, medical, public health, and other health professions degree programs. This 4-week elective is presented by the South Texas Environmental Education and Research (STEER) based in Laredo since 1996 and Harlingen since 2004. You may be eligible for free housing and tuition. Openings available as early as January 2008. more
• CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship was created to strngthen the workforce in applied epidemiology at the state and local health agencies. There are some global options with this program. more and brochure