DIRECTIONS:
Applicants are required to submit a two–page research proposal, as well as supplemental materials around their experience and planned mentorship. Candidatesare expected to have spent a significant amount of time preparing this application with the guidance of U.S. and international mentor affiliated with the site.
Note: Fogarty International Center has mandated that 50% of fellowship funding must go to HIV-related research activities so, where possible, applicants in high-prevalence settings should consider how HIV might relate to their work. Please see guidance from the NIH’s research priorities in determining AIDS funding:
A. Email your complete application as a single PDF file to
B. Your mentors/advisors will email their letters of recommendation directly to , too.
ApplicantInformation
FirstName:______MiddleName:______LastName:______
Emailaddress: ______Cell phone#:______
Current Address: ______
City:State:ZipCode:
PermanentAddress: _
City:State:ZipCode:
Current Academic Institution: ______
Current Academic Department: ______
Current Position Title: ______
Terminal Degree:______
Undergraduate Institution: ______grad year______
Master’s Institution: ______grad year______
Medical or Doctoral Institution: ______grad year______
Citizenship (Country):______
Passport #:______U.S. permanent resident INS A#:______
General details about your proposal
In the coming year, we are focusing on training efforts in established sites in the following countries:
- Africa:Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
- Asia:Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Vietnam
- LatinAmerica:Nicaragua, Peru
U.S. postdoctoral candidates may propose other established research sites affiliated with one of the consortium institutions (UNC, Johns Hopkins, Tulane, Morehouse); however, prior approval is needed.
If applicable, please indicate the following for a proposed academic training site/country not listed above:
Site/Institution: ______
Site Principal Investigator:______
On site mentor:______
Federalwide Assurance (FWA) number:______
HowdidyoulearnabouttheUJMTFogartyGlobalHealthFellowsProgram?Area of research interest
Proposed LMIC training site (institution name and country):
Mentor at LMIC training site
Mentor at U.S.-based institution
Letter of recommendation from LMIC mentor is included? / Yes____ No____
Research project in progress that you intend to work on (attach the project methodology, IRB approval # and dates, PI biosketch, describe your role)
Original research proposal title (attach a 2 page research proposal).
Note: you can list an ongoing research project OR original research, you do not have to list both. Please include the title here (writing “see below” is not acceptable.
ForeignLanguage:DoyouhaveaworkingknowledgeofanylanguageotherthanEnglish?
Language(s):______(specify: beginner, conversational, fluent)
Required Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
Recommendations are to be provided separately, and emailed by the author to
- Prior/currentresearchmentor:
Institution
Title
Email:
- LMICbased UJMT FGHFmentor
Institution
Title
Email:
- If applicable, a letter from your department chair addressing career trajectory which can include comments on your faculty status. Will you include this or a comparable LOR?
Name
Title
Email:
Award requested (check one)
_____Full award (includes stipend, insurance, research and travel)
_____Research and travel only
____ Other: ______
Proposed appointment dates of 12-month traineeship:______
(Note: Fellows are required to spend a minimum of 11 months overseas.)
Title of the T32, D43, or other training program (current or in the last 12-24 months): ______
Program Director:______
Email address:______
Describe prior experience in resource-poor settings, domestic or international
______
______
Demographics
Gender:__ Male
__ Female
__ Prefer not to answer
Ethnic Category:__ Hispanic or Latino
__ Not Hispanic or Latino
__ Prefer not to answer
Racial Category:__ American Indian/Alaska Native
__ Asian
__ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
__ Black or African American
__ White
__ More than One Race
__ Prefer not to answer
All components should be single-spaced, with 0.5” margins, and in Arial 11 point font. The page limit for each
section is specified below
1. Research proposal (2 pages): It is expected that applicants review the proposed research design extensively with their primarymentor, who can be U.S. or LMIC based.
i.Specific Aims
ii.Research Plan (overview)
a. Significance
b. Innovation
c. Approach
iii.Timeline for proposed scope of work
iv.Human Subjects (describe the IRB process and timeline for approval)
v.References should be included in the two page limit, if possible- font can be 9pt
2. Budget and budget justification, up to $10,000 for doctoral trainees (1 page)
3. Statement of career goals (1 page)
4. Plan for mentorship over the Fogarty training period (1 page)
5. NIH Biosketchpostdoctoral fellowship ( Pay close attention to formatting, an ill -formatted biosketch reflects poorly on your application.
6. Two to three letters of recommendation emailed directly to
- Required: research mentor letter (previous research)
- Required: International site letter from the site mentor or PI confirming prior communication with
them about their commitment to work with you.
- If applicable, a letter from a supervisor/department chair addressing career trajectory which can
include comments on your future employment status