Links of Interest
- Penn Global Engagement
- Penn Schools
- Penn Centers & Institutes
- Funding @ Penn for Students
- Funding Outside of Penn for Students
- Funding @ Penn for Faculty
- Medical School & Student Initiatives
- Governmental Organizations
- International Organizations
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Information Resources/References
- Botswana/Penn Partnership (includes opportunities for Penn students)
- Global Development Initiative (GDI) (be sure to see internship opportunities)
- Population Studies Center/Social Networks Project: Kenya & Malawi
- Office of International Programs: International Affairs @ Penn
- Penn Compact: Engaging Globally
- Hewlett Award for Innovations in International Offerings
- Annenberg School for Communication
- School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Dental Medicine
- School of Design
- Graduate School of Education
- School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Law School
- School of Nursing
- School of Social Work (International)
- Wharton School
- African Studies Center: Resources on African Health & Diseases (includes job info)
- Advanced Study of India
- AIDS Research (CFAR)
- Center for Health Disparities Research -- School of Nursing
- East Asian Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Global Studies @ the School of Arts & Sciences (SAS)
- Latin American & Latino Studies
- Middle East Center
- South Asia Center
- African Studies Center (FLAS --Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships)
- Center for Undergraduate/Graduate Research/Fellowships (Boren/Cambridge/Fulbright, etc)
- East Asian Studies Fellowships (FLAS +)
- Jewish Studies Department (Goldfein & Brenner Awards)
- Middle East Studies Fellowships (FLAS)
- South Asian Studies Fellowships (FLAS)
- American Australian Association Life Sciences Research Fellowship
- American Medical Association Seed Grant Research Program
- American Medical Women's Association Overseas Assistance Grants
- American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Funding Opportunities
- Arnold P. Gold Foundation -- Humanism in Medicine
- Fogarty/Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health & Clinical Research Training
- Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges in Global Health
- Indicorps (for students of Indian heritage)
- Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Sommer Scholars Program (for MPH)
- MHIRT(Minority Health & Health Disparities International Research Training Program)
- California State University/Los Angeles Basin (projects in Argentina, England, & Thailand)
- Mid-South Coalition (projects in Brazil & Uganda)
- Hampton University (projects in Kenya, Nigeria, & Tanzania)
- University of Alabama (projects in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, & Peru)
- New York Academy of Medicine David E. Rogers Fellowship
- Sara's Wish Foundation Scholarship
- University Coalitions for Global Health (another useful list, with links, is provided)
Medical School & Student Initiatives
- American Medical Student Association (Global Health Resources)
- American Medical Student Association (International Health Opportunities Search Engine)
- Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative
- Bridging the Gaps
- International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA)
- IFMSA-USA Village Projects
- The Lancet Student
- MEDSIN-UK
- U of Arizona International Health in the Developing World -- Free Summer Course
- Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC; formerly IHMEC)
- Students4Students
- Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (Penn chapter)
- University Coalitions for Global Health
- University of Nebraska (<2 weeks, wilderness & tropical medicine courses in Belize)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Canadian International Development Agency
- Centers for Disease Control, Epidemiology Elective for Senior Med Students
- Centers for Disease Control, Office of Global Health
- Institute of Medicine (of the National Academy of Sciences)
- International Development Research Centre (Canadian)
- US Agency for International Development
- US Agency for International Development Global Health Office
- US Dept. of Health & Human Services
- US Peace Corps
- US State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
- Disease Control Priorities Project (World Bank Group)
- International Red Cross
- International Monetary Fund
- Pan American Health & Education Foundation
- Pan American Health Organization
- United Nations & related international organizations
- World Bank
- World Health Organization
Non-Governmental Organizations
- Africare
- American Academy of Family Physicians (International)
- American College of Emergency Physicians: International Rotations (See "Rotations" for International Opportunities)
- American Council for Voluntary International Action
- American Friends Service Committee
- American Medical Women's Association
- American Public Health Association
- American Refugee Committee
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (International Resources)
- AVSAR India (Alliance of Volunteers for Service, Action, and Reform)
- Belize Rural Elective Program
- Building Bridges Coalition (includes search engine for organizations & volunteer opportunities in specific locations)
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- Canadian Network for International Surgery
- Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief
- Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)
- Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
- Child & Family Health International
- Christian Connections for International Health
- Children's Heart Link
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia -- Alliance for International Medicine
- Common Hope
- Cross-Cultural Solutions
- Doctors on Call for Service
- Doctors for Global Health
- Doctors Without Borders USA
- FUNEDESIN (Foundation for Integrated Education and Development)
- Global Forum For Health Research
- Global Health Council
- Global Service Corps
- Global Medicine Network
- Habitat for Humanity
- Himalayan Health Exchange
- Hope Alliance
- International Alliance in Service and Education
- International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH)
- International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse
- International Medical Corps
- International Medical Volunteers Assoc.
- International Rescue Committee
- MAP International
- Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
- Network of Community Oriented Educational Institutions for Health Sciences
- Network Towards Unity for Health
- Nicaraguan Network
- Operation Giving Back -- American College of Surgeons (volunteer opportunities search engine)
- Operation Smile
- Orbis International
- Oxfam
- Partners in Health
- Physicians for Human Rights
- Project Concern International
- Project Hope
- Public Health Jobs Worldwide
- Rotary International
- Timmy Foundation (1-week missions)
- Unite for Sight (volunteer opportunities in Ghana and India)
Information Resources/References
- Albert Schweitzer Institute
- Centers for Disease Control Travel Information
- Fogarty International Directory of Grants and Fellowships in the Global Health Sciences
- Ford Foundation
- Gates Foundation
- Global Health Programs @ Penn: Bibliography
- Global Public Health: an international journal for research, policy & practice
- Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
- Association for Community Health Improvement
- Hesperian Foundation
- International Health and Traveler's Medicine
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- Médecins Sans Frontières Research for Health Workers in Developing Countries
- MacArthur (The John D. and Catherine T.) Foundation
- Penn Intro to Global Health Course References
- Population Institute
- Population Reference Bureau
- Research funding opportunities
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Teaching Aids at Low Cost
- Travel Visa Information
- TropIKA/Tropical Diseases Research to Foster Innovation & Knowledge Application
- Weather
- World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency)
