BSOE Graduate Student Newsletter
Announcements
Applications now open for 2024-2025 GloCal Health Fellowship
Call for Applications for 2025-2026 Cohort!
The GloCal Health Fellowship is a 12-month, mentored research fellowship that provides aspiring global health researchers with outstanding interdisciplinary education and training in innovative research designed to improve health for populations around the world. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty International Center (FIC) and the UC Global Health Institute, the GloCal Health Fellowship supports awarded fellows from all 10 UC campuses as well as 22 affiliated sites across 18 countries.
The fellowship is designed for: US doctoral students, professional students and postdoctoral fellows, as well as foreign postdoctoral fellows from affiliated sites in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
A 12-month mentored research fellowship, GloCal Health Fellowship has six principal components:
- Research project at 1 of 22 LMIC partner sites (including new partner site in Zambia!)
- Mentorship – a strong, interdisciplinary mentored research experience
- Global health education – online or onsite courses
- Career development – to attain short-term goals and transition to the next stage
- 1- to 3-month U.S.-based training and mentoring for LMIC fellows
- Optional certificate in global health research
Fellowships begin in July 2025 and provide:
- 12 consecutive months stipend support
- Health insurance (for U.S. trainees)
- Modest research funding ($15,000)
- Travel costs to and from LMIC research site (U.S. trainees)
- Travel and living costs for U.S.-based time (LMIC trainees)
- Support for online courses
Questions? Please contact GloCal Health Fellowship Deputy Director: Kimberly Bale (kimberly.bale@ucsf.edu)
UCSA & UCGPC Optional Fees
Did you know that you can opt out of the UCSA or UCGPC Association charges by submitting an online form before the third-week deadline of the affected quarter? If you opted out and wish to opt-in, you will need to complete the same form. Follow the navigation below to access the form in your MyUCSC portal.
Instructions:
MyUCSC >> Graduate Student eForms tile >> UCGPC Registration Fee Opt-out link in the left navigation
Reminder: After the third week of instruction (the Add/Drop/Swap Deadline on the Academic and Administrative Calendar) you are no longer able to opt out of the fees for the current quarter, but you may opt out for future quarters. A refund of current fees may be directed to the UCSA or UCGPC.