GH Summer Scholarship

Applications for summer, 2025 are due March 1, 2025, 11:59 PM.

The Global Health Summer Scholarship supports medical student projects in the global health setting. The scholarship provides funding for first-year B.U. medical students to undertake research, language immersion, or community health projects during the summer between first- and second-year. The project/program must be completed in a low- or middle-income country (LMIC).

Time Requirements

Research projects must be at least 7-weeks of full-time work (more is encouraged).
Community health projects must be at least 6 weeks in length.
Language immersion programs must be at least 4 weeks in length.

There is some flexibility for the time requirements depending on each situation.

Guidelines for Funding

Each award is up to $3750 with awards ranging from $1000 (e.g., 4-week medical Spanish program) to $3750 (e.g., 7 weeks of research in LMIC).
Each application is committee-reviewed and the amount awarded to each student is dependent upon the scope of the project, site location, time of project/program, and budget outlined by applicant.
Funding is weighted toward longer time in country and locations with which the School of Medicine has a prior established relationship.
To be eligible for the GH Summer Scholarship, you must be in good academic standing (perform at a passing level in all courses) and eligible for promotion to the second year. For funding purposes, the review committee will prioritize applications from students who are in good standing, without remediation, after discussion with the SEIC committee.

Complete Description & Requirements

Click here for Global Health Summer Scholarship Description & Requirements (2025)

How to Determine What GH Project is Right for You

1/7/2015: The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health course is currently OFFLINE, so this requirement is temporarily suspended.

All students who apply for GH Summer Scholarship, must complete “Part 1: The Big Picture,” the first of three parts of the Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health course. This course prepares students and trainees to safely and effectively participate in global health learning experiences. In Part 1, you will learn how to determine what type of global health learning experience is right for you and how to logistically set one up. All parts are free-of-charge and generate a Credly badge upon successful completion.

Links to Begin Your Search for a Project/Program

Finding a Project and Mentor for Research
Medical Spanish Programs (list of approved programs)
GH Post-Experience Summaries (see what other students have done during their summer)

GH Summer Scholarship Application (2025)

To apply for a Global Health Summer Scholarship, you must submit the following three items by March 1, 2025, 11:59 PM:

Item #1: The Global Health Summer Scholarship Proposal (the form below).The quality of the information that you provide in your proposal will assist the funding committee in determining the amount of funding you will receive. Provide as many details as possible in a well-written manner.
Item #2: Credly Badge for EdX Course. 1/7/2015: The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health course is currently OFFLINE, so this requirement is temporarily suspended. You must complete the following EdX course and submit the credly badge (or a screenshot of completion) below (as part of the form): Part 1′: The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health – Part 1: The Big Picture [Learn how to safely and effectively participate in global health rotations and projects.] . This will require you to set up an EdX account. You will receive the credly badge at completion.
Item #3: Liability Form. You must submit the online liability form.

Global Health Summer Scholarship Proposal

Section I: Student Information
Student Name*
First Last
Class year of student*
Please enter a number from 2020 to 2030.
Student E-mail*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Student Phone*
Emergency Contact for Student*
First Last
Phone of Emergency Contact*
Section II: Mentor/Site Information
Mentor Name:*
First Last
Mentor E-mail*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Mentor Phone*
Organization and/or Mentor Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Host Organization Website:
Section III: Experience Details
How many weeks will you spend working on your project while abroad?*
Country (where your experience is located)*
Cities or towns where you will spend your time*
Is there a State Dept. travel warning issued for your destination country?*
- Yes
- No
Does the organization above have an emergency/evacuation plan in place and do you have access to it?
- Yes
- No
Section IV: Estimated Trip Costs
Enter an estimated dollar amount for each trip expense listed below; the form will total the expenses for you.
> Airfare
> Local Travel (bus, taxi, etc.)
> Lodging
> Food
> Program Fee
> Immunizations
> Other
>> Total Estimated Expenses
$0.00
What is the average daily cost of food for where you will be staying?*
What is the daily cost of your lodging?*
Where will you stay? (e.g. with family, housing provided by program, etc.)*
For the estimated trip costs listed above, what is the source of your information (website, program contact, etc.)?*
Have you applied for funding from other sources to support your experience?*
- Yes
- No
If yes, what are these sources?
Section V: Description of Project
Title of your project*
Description/Goals of Project (Briefly describe your project; include the goals of the project.)*
What You Intend to Accomplish (What is your role in the project? i.e., what do you intend to accomplish?)*
FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS ONLY: What is the hypothesis being tested?
FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS ONLY: Your project must have IRB or IACUC approval (as applicable) before departure to host county. What is the current status of IRB or IACUC approval at this time?
Section VI: Goals and Global Health Experience
What experiences do you have in the global health setting? (Be specific as possible – include countries, dates of stay, purpose of visit, etc.)*
How does this global health experience relate to your overall goals for your medical education? What do you intend to gain from undertaking this experience?*
List your degree of fluency with foreign languages (besides English) (Indicate level of fluency such as ‘read,’ ‘write,’ ‘fluent.’)*
If your experience ends abruptly due to disaster-level conditions (civil unrest, natural disaster) or Covid, what are your plans for accommodations and return flight to US?*
Section VII: Understand Your Responsiblities & Verify Your Submission
1. Upload your Credly Badge for EdX Course (item #2)*
Max. file size: 100 MB.
2. I have read and understand the list of required responsibilities in "Program Description & Requirements" (see link below)*
- I have read and understand the contents of "Program Description & Requirements"
Program Description & Requirements
3. By submitting this form for consideration, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the information contained in the from is true and correct.*
- I certify the above.

GH Summer Scholarship

Applications for summer, 2025 are due March 1, 2025, 11:59 PM.

GH Summer Scholarship Application (2025)

Global Health Summer Scholarship Proposal

Section I: Student Information

Section II: Mentor/Site Information

Section III: Experience Details

Section IV: Estimated Trip Costs

Section V: Description of Project

Section VI: Goals and Global Health Experience

Section VII: Understand Your Responsiblities & Verify Your Submission