Fogarty- Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research

Fields of Study Dentistry, Health administration, Health care/hospitals, Health sciences, Health/health education, NursingEmphasis On: Graduate-level U.S. students in the health professions.

Average Amount per Award: $18,000-$20,000 Award Includes: Travel Expenses, Living Expenses, Housing, Health Insurance, Stipend Award Also Includes: Additional $6,000 per year for travel, insurance, and educational materials.

ELIGIBILITY Level of Study: GraduateNationality/Residency: U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. residentOther Criteria: Applicants must possess a strong interest in, and potential for, a career in international health activities and/or clinical research. Advanced standing in a U.S. medical (M3) or osteopathic school; or enrollment in a doctoral-level program at a U.S.

Deadline: January
Notification Date: March

Procedure: All completed applications received by the January deadline will be reviewed by a committee established by the AAMC and ASPH. Approximately 50 finalists will be invited to visit NIH in early March for 2 days of interviews and s meeting with members of the steering committee and representatives from the foreign training sites. At the conclusion of that meeting, candidates and programs will list their preferences and the steering committee will make assignments of the successful candidates to the sites. The "final decision" date will be coordinated with the domestic student research programs (Howard Hughes, Doris Duke, NIH Clinical Research Program) so that students considering more than 1 option will know the full menu of their opportunities. Applicants on the waiting list will receive a final notification by the end of March.

Contact Information
Dr. Aron Primack
Fogarty International Center
Building 31, Room B2C
3931 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892
United Statesphone: 301-496-1653
fax: 301-402-0779
email: primacka@mail.nih.gov
url: http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs
email: fic-fellowship@aamc.org

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study

Fields of Study
Asian languages, Chinese language, Chinese language (Cantonese), Chinese language (Mandarin), Indonesian language, Japanese language, Korean language, Malay language, Thai language, Tibetan language, Vietnamese language

Emphasis On: Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for study of the principal modern languages of East and Southeast Asia such as: Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan, Japanese, Indonesian, Thai, Korean, Khmer, Burmese, and Malaysian. Consideration will be given to other East or Southeast Asian languages on an individual basis. Grants will not be made for the study of Asian languages not in current use.

VariesAward Includes: Tuition, Travel Expenses, Living Expenses, Research Expenses, Housing, Health Insurance, Stipend, Salary


ELIGIBILITY Level of Study: GraduateNationality/Residency: US citizen or permanent residentOther Criteria: To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must be pursuing an academic, professional or business career that involves the regular use of a modern East or Southeast Asian language, have a college undergraduate degree.

Procedure Semi-finalists notified and interviewed in March. Finalists selected and notified of grants in late March/early April.



Deadline December 30

Contact Information
Mr. Griffith Way, Trustee
The Blakemore Foundation
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, WA 98101-3266
United States
phone: (206) 359-8778
fax: (206) 359-9778
email: blakemore@perkinscoie.com
url: http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/language.htm