Student Funding & Internships

Summer 2026 Opportunities

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The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) offers Harvard undergraduates a range of paid, full-time summer research and internship placements that bridge classroom learning with real-world global health challenges. These 10-week experiences connect students with leading researchers, hospitals, community health partners, NGOs, and international organizations working to improve health outcomes around the world. Students can expect full-time, in-person work (with limited hybrid/remote options considered), Harvard-funded stipends, and direct mentorship from project supervisors.

Below, you’ll find details for each of our Summer 2026 program categories:

  • Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Health (SURGH) – with on-campus housing at Harvard
  • Pre-arranged Internships – U.S.-Based
  • Pre-arranged Internships – International

Applications for Summer 2026 opportunities are now OPEN! Please explore the upcoming positions below and check back on that date to submit your application through CARAT. Students are able to apply to up to three positions.

The deadline to apply is February 2, 2026 by 11:59pm ET.

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Summer in Undergraduate Research in Global Health (SURGH)- On-Campus Housing at Harvard

Department of Global Health and Social Medicine – Mental Health for All Lab, Harvard Medical School

Program type: SURGH

Format: Hybrid

Location: Boston, MA

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FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University

Program type: SURGH

Format: Hybrid

Location: Boston, MA

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Harvard Urban Health Initiative (HUHI)

Program type: SURGH

Format: Hybrid

Location: Boston, MA

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Mass General Brigham Internship Position with Anushka Patel

Program type: SURGH

Format: Hybrid

Location: Boston, MA

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MGH Global Enterics Lab

Program type: SURGH

Format: In-person

Location: Boston, MA

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MJ Lab at Harvard Medical School / MGH

Program type: SURGH

Format: Hybrid

Location: Boston, MA

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Office for Community Centered Medical Education

Program type: SURGH

Format: In-person

Location: Boston, MA

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Pivot Works

Program type: SURGH

Format: Hybrid

Location: Boston, MA

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Ragon Institute of MGB, MIT and Harvard

Program type: SURGH

Format: In-person

Location: Boston, MA

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Rubin Lab

Program type: SURGH

Format: In-person

Location: Boston, MA

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The Global Health Delivery Project at the Division of Global Health Equity at Harvard and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Program type: SURGH

Format: Hybrid

Location: Boston, MA

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Pre-arranged Internships – US-based

International Quality Improvement Collaborative (IQIC)

Program type: Domestic

Format: Hybrid

Location: Boston, MA

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Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health

Program type: Domestic

Format: In-person

Location: Bethesda, MD

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Partners In Health

Program type: Domestic

Format: In-person

Location: Boston, MA

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Project Prana Foundation

Program type: Domestic

Format: Remote

Location: Cambridge, MA / Remote

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UCLA Art & Global Health Center

Program type: Domestic

Format: Hybrid

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Pre-arranged Internships – International

All international internship sites host two interns unless otherwise noted in the position description.

Students participating in internships in Vietnam will join a small hub of 6–8 students based in the same city. This cohort model provides added support through cultural preparation before departure, peer connections, and periodic small-group activities throughout the summer.

African Social Sciences Unit of Research and Evaluation & Perinatal HIV Research Unit

Program type: International

Format: In-person

Location: Soweto, South Africa

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Botswana Harvard Health Partnership

Program type: International

Format: In-person

Location: Gaborone, Botswana

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Brazil: IEPS – Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid or In-person (depending on the project)

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Centre for Supporting Community Development Initiatives (SCDI)

Program type: International

Format: In-person

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

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Dignity for Daughters

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: Iringa Town, Iringa, Tanzania

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Touch Health Inc.

Program type: International

Format: In-person

Location: Mwanza and Dar es Salaam Regions, Tanzania, East Africa

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Mexico: Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas – UNAM (INCardiología)

Program type: International

Format: In-person

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

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Move Up Global

Program type: International

Format: In-person

Location: Musanze District, Rwanda

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National Academy for Social Prescribing (UK)

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

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National Treasury of South Africa

Program type: International

Format: In-person

Location: Pretoria, South Africa

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NHS England

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: London, United Kingdom

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PATH (Vietnam)

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: Hanoi Capital, Vietnam

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Program in Global Primary Health Care (PGPHC) / Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam (HAIVN)

Program type: International

Format: In-person

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

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Research Institute for Equitable Development (EQUIDE) at Universidad Iberoamericana (aka “Ibero”)

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

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Sangath

Program type: International

Format: In-person

Location: Goa, India

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Socios en Salud Sucursal Perú

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: Lima Metropolitana, Lima, Perú

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University of Cape Town: Global Surgery Division

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

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UNOPS: Stop TB Partnership

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

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University of Global Health Equity

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: Rwanda, Kigali

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University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-UMP)

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: Hanoi City, Vietnam

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United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH)

Program type: International

Format: Hybrid

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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