The Harvard Global Health Institute equips Harvard undergraduates to tackle diverse global health challenges through critical thinking and active engagement. Collaborating with university departments and global partners, HGHI provides unique learning opportunities, fostering a global community through coursework, research, internships, and workshops, preparing the next generation of global health practitioners and leaders.
Student Engagement
HGHI Funding for Conference Travel
The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) supports Harvard students in their pursuit of tackling diverse global health challenges through critical thinking and active engagement.
To make it more accessible for Harvard undergraduate and graduate students to present their original research and scholarly work at recognized academic conferences, we created this funding opportunity to help offset related travel, registration, and accommodation costs.
Applications may be submitted on a rolling basis at least a month prior to the conference. Please scroll down for detailed application instructions.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email HGHI_StudentEngagement@harvard.edu.
Application Instructions
Eligibility
- Students must be in good academic standing.
- Students must have their presentation accepted by the conference.
- Students in all academic fields may apply but their work must demonstrate a clear connection to global health and health equity.
- Students must have the support of their faculty supervisor.
Criteria
A committee will assess applications based on the following criteria:
- The research is multidisciplinary in nature.
- The research has potential to introduce a novel approach to an urgent global health issue or to significantly advance existing work in the field.
- The research focuses on two or more countries or geographic regions.
Special priority will be given to presentations that align with HGHI’s Focus Areas:
- Climate, Environment, and Health
- Digital Transformation
- Infectious Diseases
- Mental Health
- Global Health Security
- Health Justice
Funding Scope
Students can apply for grants up to $2500 for international conferences or $1000 for domestic conferences. HGHI is willing to cosponsor with other Harvard departments or centers. Eligible expenses include conference registration fees, transportation, and accommodation.
Application
Applications may be submitted on a rolling basis at least a month prior to the conference. The typical processing time for an application is 2-4 weeks. There is a set budgeted amount available each year, and the application portal will close when we reach this threshold.
Applicants must submit proof of conference acceptance and a detailed budget.
Following the conference, students are required to submit a brief report summarizing their experience and providing audio/visual documentation of their presentation.