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 closed! The deadline to apply was 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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