Fund Details
Wilbur G. Downs Fellowship
Award Amount
$5000.00
Competition Type
Yale

Brief Description:

The Downs Fellowship supports graduate and professional Yale students who undertake health-related research primarily in low- and middle-income countries. The Downs Fellowship provides opportunities for challenging experiences abroad as Fellows create and improvise in the face of unforeseen events, acquiring new perspectives on their responsibilities and capabilities as professionals. The Downs Fellowship Committee makes awards based on merit. Funding award of $5000.00 in addition to covered expenses related to round-trip airfare, visa, and pre-travel health consult and vaccines.

Description:

The Downs Fellowship was started in 1966 by Wilbur G. Downs (1913 - 1991), MD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, renowned physician/scientist in the fields of tropical medicine and infectious diseases, mentor to many students and colleagues. The Fellowship supports graduate and professional Yale students who undertake health-related research primarily in low- and middle-income countries. The Downs Fellowship Committee awards Downs Fellowships based on merit.

Downs Fellows carry out research in the context of their host countries’ culture, health challenges, and resources. The Fellowship provides funds for transportation to and from overseas project sites, cost of visas, site-specific drugs, immunizations, and a $5000 financial award. 

Application Information:

Application for the Downs Fellowship is through this Student Grants Database. Materials which are required  will include, but may not be limited to, the following:
  • Biographical information including education background and prior experience abroad
  • Detailed research plan including: background and significance of proposed research; site description; hypothesis to be tested and long-term implications of the study; research design and methods; and, ethical concerns which pertain to this study
  • Projected budget
  • Personal health and safety assessment
  • Letter of support from a Yale faculty advisor (to be requested and uploaded via the Student Grants Database)
  • A letter of support from a host-country sponsor (to be requested and uploaded via the Student Grants Database)

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Please be advised that all recipients of the Downs Fellowship are required to have their proposals approved by both Yale and host-country IRB boards prior to the start of their projects.



Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Anjuli Bodyk at anjuli.bodyk@yale.edu

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