GHP is now accepting submissions from 91社区 faculty members for the call for faculty project proposals for the 2025 Global Health Scholars - Undergraduate program. The submission deadline is November 12, 2024.
Background
The 91社区 Global Health Scholars - Undergraduate program provides opportunities for 91社区 undergraduate students to learn about and gain experience in global health through participating in research projects. Over the summer, each Global Health Scholar is involved in a global health project in either an International or Northern Canada site location or from Montreal or Gatineau, under the mentorship of a 91社区 faculty member. During the academic year following their summer project, Global Health Scholars benefit from a variety of education, training and networking opportunities organized by 91社区 Global Health Programs (GHP), including the Insight Nights seminar series custom-designed for Global Health Scholars, GHP's annual Global Health Night event, complimentary access to the 91社区 Summer Institutes in Global Health, and other activities.
The current call for submissions is open to 91社区 faculty who are interested in benefiting from the support of an undergraduate Global Health Scholar on their global health research project in the summer of 2025. Projects that are selected will be included in the roster of global health projects offered to the 2025 cohort of undergraduate Global Health Scholars. Faculty members whose projects are selected will serve as the faculty supervisor for the Global Health Scholar who is selected and assigned to your project by GHP and will be expected to provide mentorship and support to the student throughout the summer. GHP provides funding to cover student travel, if applicable, and a modest stipend.
Key dates
- Launch of Call for Faculty Project Submissions: October 10, 2024
- Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024聽at 11:59 pm
- Announcement of Faculty Project Submission Results: December 10, 2024
- Launch of Call for Student Applications: January 9, 2025
- Deadline for Student Applications: February 9, 2025
- Faculty members evaluate and interview applicants: March 2025
- Announcement of Results to all student applicants: March 21, 2025
Project eligibility:
- The project must address a critical global health challenge or priority with an explicit connection to population health outcomes.
- GHP welcomes project submissions from every Faculty, Department and School within 91社区.
- The faculty member must be prepared to provide hands-on supervision and mentorship to the Scholar throughout their summer 2025聽project.
- The Principal Investigator of the project must be a 91社区 faculty member.
- The project site location(s) must be International, in Northern Canada, or in Montreal or Gatineau.
- All International and Northern Canada projects must identify a site location and an onsite partner or supervisor who has agreed to work with a 91社区 undergraduate student in the summer of 2025. Faculty members are encouraged to involve your collaborators in defining project objectives for the student in your proposal.
- Global Health Scholars are not permitted to engage in clinical care or clinical training.
- Research projects involving human subjects must have the approval of all appropriate ethics boards by May 2025聽to be eligible to receive support via the program.
- GHP only supports travel to countries and regions with a Government of Canada travel advisory risk level of Level-1 (鈥渢ake normal security precautions鈥�) or Level-2 (鈥渆xercise a high degree of caution鈥�).
- As per 91社区鈥檚 International Mobility Guidelines, students are not permitted to travel to or through countries or regions with a Government of Canada travel advisory risk level of Level-3 (鈥淎void all non-essential travel鈥�) or level Level-4 (鈥淎void all travel鈥�).
- Review the latest .
Funding and hours:
- Students completing projects locally (in Montreal or Gatineau) will receive a stipend of $3,000.
- Students completing projects that involve travel (either internationally or in Northern Canada) will receive an additional $3,000, bringing their total stipend to $6,000 to offset travel expenses.
- If a student initially selected for a project that involves travel becomes unable to travel for personal reasons, the award may be rescinded, and an alternate student may be selected, at the discretion of GHP in consultation with the faculty supervisor.
- The first disbursement of funds to students will be in May 2025. A 10% holdback amount will be disbursed to students in March 2026聽upon completion of all deliverables of the Global Health Scholars program.
- Selected students must complete 240 hours of work (equivalent of 6 weeks full-time) between May 1 鈥� August 31, 2025. The student and their faculty supervisor will determine the student鈥檚 schedule together.
- Any work on the project that exceeds 240 hours is not covered by GHP. In such instances, the student and their faculty supervisor must mutually agree on compensation before extending the project.
- For International or Northern Canada projects, the student should spend a minimum of 3 weeks on-site. Compelling reasons why a student can鈥檛 spend 3 weeks onsite can be discussed with GHP well in advance of student travel. GHP will evaluate and decide whether a project can move forward with a shorter travel window.
- For local projects (Montreal or Gatineau), the student must spend the majority of their time onsite, working in a hands-on learning environment and integrated within a team. Projects that primarily entail 鈥渨orking from home鈥� or working remotely are ineligible.
- Costs relating to data usage, graphic design software, and carrying out research are not eligible. Faculty supervisors are expected to cover all research-related costs.
Global Health Scholars application process:
- Students will apply via the Global Health Scholars program application portal, to be posted on the GHP website in January 2025. Applicants cannot apply via faculty members.
- GHP will shortlist the most competitive student applications and share them with faculty members in late February 2025. Faculty members will refrain from contacting or interviewing students before receiving the shortlisted applications from GHP.
- Faculty members conduct interviews as needed in the first half of March 2025聽and identify their preferred candidates to GHP. GHP will subsequently notify selected students of their program acceptance.
- Faculty members are encouraged to include their on-site partners or supervisors in the selection process and interviews.
- The faculty member will make the final decision on which student(s) are selected for their project.
Additional instructions relating to travel:
- Students traveling for the project should have access to comprehensive supervision from an established member of the research team.
- In cases where the faculty supervisor is not accompanying the student for travel, it is crucial for the faculty member to designate an on-site supervisor for the student and ensure the student receives sufficient information about the project before departure.
- Faculty supervisors are required to communicate with GHP in advance of any changes to the student's project location, deviating from what was initially proposed in the project submission.
- The partner institution must be aware that the student is traveling to their facility to work on the research project, receiving all pertinent travel details and emergency contact information.
Program expectations for faculty members:
- Establish either a verbal or a written agreement with the student outlining the role and responsibilities of both the faculty supervisor and the student to ensure mutual understanding during project collaboration.
- Introduce the student to project staff, communicate the student鈥檚 role and responsibilities to the team, involve the student in team meetings or calls with project partners, and provide any reading materials and training necessary for their assigned tasks.
- Offer constructive feedback to students to support their professional growth.
- Notify GHP in a timely manner if the student is not meeting project expectations as outlined in the agreement between the faculty supervisor and the student.
- Contact GHP immediately in case of any incident or safety concerns encountered by the student during their project work.
- Complete a mid-point check-in survey in July 2025聽and the final survey in October 2025, providing feedback to GHP on your experience with the Global Health Scholars program.
Program expectations for scholars:
All students selected as undergraduate Global Health Scholars must:
- Attend a two-part training and orientation on research ethics in April 2025.
- Attend a project debrief workshop in September 2025.
- Complete a mid-point check-in survey in July 2025聽and a final report in October 2025. These reports serve as reflections on the Global Health Scholars program and facilitate feedback. Report content is used by GHP for communications materials and donor stewardship reports. A comprehensive review paper or journal article is not expected. A template will be provided for both reports.
- Attend at least three events in the Insight Nights Seminar Series tailored exclusively towards Global Health Scholar undergraduates (held once per month between October 2025聽and March 2026).
- Present a poster on their Global Health Scholars project at GHP鈥檚 annual Global Health Night event in November 2025. The poster is not required to present final research results.
Scholars who are traveling to an international or Northern Canada work site are required to:
- Complete the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) online pre-departure training at least 4 weeks prior to departure.
- Register their itinerary via the 91社区 Student Travel Registry at least 4 weeks prior to departure.
- Regularly monitor their 91社区 email address while abroad as this is the primary way through which we communicate with students.
Additional training opportunities:
- Global Health Scholars have the opportunity to participate (free of charge) in a maximum of two courses offered by the 91社区 Summer Institutes in Global Health in Summer 2025聽or Summer 2026. Participation in Summer 2025聽should not disrupt the pre-established work plan between the faculty supervisor and student.
- Scholars are strongly encouraged to take either PPHS 511 - Fundamentals of Global Health 聽 (3 credits) or the Interprofessional Global Health Course during the 2025-2026聽academic year.
- Faculty supervisors are encouraged to discuss with their Scholar regarding any recommended training in preparation for the Scholar鈥檚 upcoming research project.
How to apply:
All faculty project submissions must be submitted through the Global Health Programs online project submission portal.
Additional information:
To learn more about the Global Health Scholars Undergraduate Program please visit the main Global Health Scholars Undergraduate Program page.
Global Health Programs contact:
Please direct all inquiries to studentaffairsghp.med [at] mcgill.ca.
