Fellowships

• The fellowship includes a salary of $90,000 per year, for two years.  
• To receive the Burke-Salata Climate and Health Award, applicants must be formally employed by their Harvard Faculty Mentors at Harvard department/School. The award will be spent towards salary and related fringe benefits for the fellow. 
• Employee salaries at Harvard include fringe that covers health, dental, vision insurance, paid time off (sick and vacation) and other benefits for employees and their dependents as a standard part of employee compensation across the University.  
• Successful candidates should be prepared to commit to work at Harvard for the full two years of the fellowship. This fellowship requires residency in the Boston area. 

• Candidates must have a doctorate or comparable terminal degree awarded between May 2022 and August 2026.
• Candidates must have a clear climate change/human health focus in their proposed research.
• Candidates must secure a commitment from one Harvard faculty member to serve as a research mentor.
• Candidates must commit at least 75% FTE effort to their research for the 2-year program.
• Non-US citizens are invited to apply provided they can secure a J-1 visa to be in-person for the two-year fellowship. Please note that any appointment at Harvard is contingent upon obtaining appropriate visa status, and the US government is the final arbiter of all immigration-related cases. If awarded the fellowship, the Harvard International Office, as regulations permit, is available to help individuals obtain temporary visa status to work at Harvard. 

Candidates who apply and do not meet the eligibility criteria above will not be considered for this fellowship.

• Participate in relevant Harvard Global Health Institute and Salata Institute scheduled events.
• Participate in Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) bi-weekly fellow dinners and other HUCE scheduled activities throughout the year.
• Submit an annual progress report and a scholarly paper (e.g., peer-reviewed publication) to the Harvard Global Health Institute and the Salata Institute.
• Present research findings and accomplishments achieved as a result of HGHI Burke funding to the global health community at the end of their fellowship.
• Acknowledge HGHI-Salata Burke funding in all award letters and event communications, including invitation letters, websites, announcements, flyers, press releases, presentations, publications, and reports.
• Serve as a reviewer for future applicants to the fellowship.

Potential candidates should start early to identify and establish a relationship with a Harvard faculty member to host their research. In agreeing to be a host, the faculty member is making a significant commitment to the candidate and their proposed research.  

HGHI does not help facilitate relationships between applicants and Harvard faculty during the application process. Applicants unfamiliar with Harvard faculty members will find many potential hosts, though far from all, listed on the HGHI Global Health Hub organized both by academic areas and topics. Applicants are responsible for obtaining a Harvard Faculty Mentor who’s department will serve as the administrative home for the HGHI-Salata Climate Fellow.

Expectations for the Mentor are the following:

• Sponsoring mentor must be a Harvard faculty member (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor).
• Sponsoring mentor must demonstrate expertise to support the applicant’s area of research.
• Sponsoring mentor must submit a letter of support (maximum of two pages) to the selection committee describing in detail the level of commitment to the research and the candidate. Applications without this letter of support will not be considered.
• The sponsoring mentor’s Harvard department must administratively credential and house their mentee.
• The sponsoring mentor must allow and expect their mentee to commit 75% FTE for the 2-year program.

For finalists, HGHI will contact the sponsoring Harvard Faculty Mentor to confirm two points of support prior to awarding the fellowship: (1) that the mentor endorses the applicant, and (2) that the department chair is aware of the department expectations and supports the applicant’s participation.