Skip to Main Content
Research Guides@Tufts

Funding Sources for Global Health Summer Internships

A guide for finding funding sources for global health summer internships.

Global Health

Looking for more information about Global Health programs to enrich your education?

Start here:

Tufts University offers a variety of summer funding and fellowship experiences, including global opportunities. Below, find a description of Tufts-affiliated funding for global and domestic summer experiences.

  • Tufts University Office of Global Health
    • A site for learning about Tufts affiliated programs for Tufts University graduate and professional students.
    • Tufts University values global health education as an important component of its educational mission.
    • View information about Tufts University Summer and Fall Programs in Haiti, India, Panama, and Ghana.
    • View information about Tufts University Spring Programs in Ghana, India, and Nicaragua.
    • Learn how to turn an independent program into an experience for credit at Tufts University.
  • MD Student Summer Research Fellowships
    • TUSM provides funding to students after their first year of medical school for a research project in association with medical faculty.
      • $4000 is awarded to students working with a Tufts-affiliated PI
      • $2000 is awarded to students working with a non-Tufts-affiliated PI
    • Research fellowships award funds in many areas, with specialty funds for fellows studying fields including pharmacology, orthopedics, international research.
  • Berman Travel Fund for MD Students
    • The Berman Travel Fund provides reimbursement for students who have been offered the chance to present their research at a conference.
      • Awards are limited to 1 per student and range from $100-$300.
 
  • Tisch College of Civic Life Funding
    • The Tisch Fund for Civic Engagement provides funding for community-based projects that address civic life in practice
      • Up to $1,000 for individual students or student groups
      • Up to $1,500 for student groups
    • The Tisch College Community Research Center funds "community-Tufts collaborative research projects that investigate solutions to a community-identified need."
      • Individual project funding is available up to $10,000.
      • Also provides microgrants of up to $500 for research projects in partnership with the community.
  • Tisch Summer Fellows at Graduate and Professional Schools
    • The Tisch College of Civic Life funds a general project-based summer fellowship that addresses "critical issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion with mission-driven program partner organizations."
      • Fellows receive a living stipend.
    • Tisch also has specific Dental and Medical summer fellows that allow for short-term (~7 weeks) placement for practical learning and active citizenship. 
      • Fellows receive a living stipend.

Background information:

 

Other guides:

Subject Guide

Profile Photo
Amy Lapidow
Contact:
Tufts Hirsh Health Sciences Library
Research & Instruction
145 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02111
617.636.0892
Website