To apply for your experiential learning opportunity as a global health major, please follow these steps.
- Step 1: Review the experiential learning requirements for co-majors.
- Step 2: Check out current opportunities.
- Step 3: Complete pre-approval form.
We strongly encourage you to consult with your advisor to discuss fieldwork options.
Advising Team
The DGHI advising team is here to help. Your advisor is assigned based on the first letter of your last name. You can contact them directly or use our online booking calendar to make an appointment.
- A-G: Maegan Hoss | maegan.hoss@duke.edu
- H-Z: Emilee Kerr | emilee.kerr@duke.edu
Emilee Kerr
Student Services Coordinator
Maegan Hoss
Student Services Coordinator
Funding
The Duke Global Health Institute offers individual grants of up to $5,000 to support undergraduates pursuing independent global health fieldwork projects. We prioritize sophomores and juniors enrolled in a DGHI education program or working with a DGHI faculty member.
DGHI Grant Submission Guidelines
Applications are now open. Applications can be submitted at the link below until March 4, 2024 at midnight.
To Apply
- Step 1: Complete the Independent Grant Application.
- Step 2: Request that your Duke faculty project mentor write a letter of support. Your faculty mentor must email this letter directly to gh-education@duke.edu.
- Step 3: Email your resume with the subject line “Fieldwork Grant Application – Resume” to gh-education@duke.edu.
- Step 4: Complete the Community Collaborator Statement of Commitment and email to gh-education@duke.edu.
The following funders make DGHI individual grants possible.
The Paul Farmer Global Health Fund
This grant honors Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, the co-founder of the global health organization Partners in Health, who was a Duke alumnus and former member of the DGHI Board of Advisors and Duke trustee. Until his death in February 2022, Farmer inspired global health practitioners and scholars with his tireless efforts to provide healthcare and advocacy for the world’s poorest people. His lifetime of service and commitment to addressing health inequities remains a guiding light for DGHI’s work around the globe. Applicants for this grant should have a demonstrated interest in issues of global health disparity. All projects must include a Duke faculty mentor as well as a community-based partner in their research location.