Fellowships

• Salary of $75,000 per year for two years to support scholarship related to climate change and global health.
• Recipients will also receive funding for professional development, including up to $3,000 toward publishing in an open-access journal once during the fellowship, and up to $5,000 towards attending a research conference or networking event that enhances research networks and/or research skills and knowledge.

• Candidates must have a minimum of a doctoral degree.
• Candidates must be within the first 5 years of their career.
• 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.

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.
• Applicants and the Sponsoring Mentor must obtain a letter from their academic department head acknowledging that indirect costs are not covered.
• Sponsoring mentor must guarantee at least 75% of protected time for research for their mentee for the 2-year program.