DGHI Funding

DGHI deploys internal funding to enhance the global health research portfolio of the institute. Typically, the institute awards seed funding through the following competitive grant opportunities:

• Pilot grants of up to $25,000 for a single year, which are designed to support new interdisciplinary collaborations in global health research. Pilot grants are often awarded to support a particular theme or emerging area of research, and DGHI frequently partners with other Duke entities in awarding the grants. To be selected, proposals must have good potential to earn external funding down the road.
• Travel grants of $5,000, which are awarded twice a year, primarily to junior faculty, to support travel to a specific location. These grants are designed to allow faculty to explore the feasibility of starting a research project in a new location. They are open to all Duke faculty.
• Visiting scholar grants, which help enable scholars from DGHI partner institutions to spend time at Duke. These grants allow DGHI faculty to bring colleagues from other parts of the world to campus to expand their knowledge or collaborate on projects.

External Funding

Consult the Duke Research Funding page for up-to-date information about funding opportunities.

Notice of Funding Opportunity: Global Health Travel or Research Small Grants

The Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) is pleased to offer small research support or travel grants of up to $5000 each to DGHI faculty and affiliates. Travel grants can be used to pursue global health research opportunities in low, lower- and upper- middle-income countries1 (a listing of eligible countries can be found at the World Bank website) OR focused on health disparities in the American South. These grants can also be used for research support, including publication fees, hiring professionals (eg editors) for proposal development, analytical support, postdoc/RA assistance – a resource that will enhance an investigator’s competitiveness in finding external research funding.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2025

Contact: Kelly Deal

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Notice of Funding Opportunity: Duke Global Health Institute Pilot Research Topics in Global Health

The Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) invites faculty with appointments in DGHI to submit research proposals to enhance their research portfolios while advancing the strategic direction of the Institute. Through this NOFO, DGHI seeks to provide pilot funds to stimulate interdisciplinary research collaborations, with the goal of enabling investigators to leverage preliminary findings and data to obtain larger awards of external funding and to promote engagement at the interface of research and practice.

Application Deadline: April 14, 2025

Contact: Kelly Deal

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DGHI’s grants team provides pre- and post-award support for faculty who have MOUs with the institute. If you have an established MOU with DGHI that gives you access to the grants team, contact a grants manager to discuss the pre- and post-award process. If you have questions about establishing an MOU with the institute, contact Alissa Wallace, DGHI's senior grants and contracts manager.