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The 成人VR视频 Global Health Programs office now offers travel awards on a rolling basis. Please carefully review the information below to see what is currently available.

Background

成人VR视频 Global Health Programs (GHP) Travel Awards support 成人VR视频 students and residents with travel funding for global health electives, fellowships, practicums, research projects, and other global health-related initiatives.

Travelling to international settings for a clinical or research placement requires careful thought and planning. Please consult our international electives and placements page for more information and resources.

Awards Currently Accepting Applications

The chart below details the awards currently available and their eligibility criteria. Click on the award name for more information about award criteria and eligibility. If an award description mentions a 鈥渄eveloping country", or a "low or middle-income country", it refers to the (countries up to and including 鈥渦pper-middle-income economies鈥�). For awards mentioning "underserved" or "under-resourced" areas or populations, applicants must make the case in their application essay that their placement fills the requirement.

The value of each award varies depending on the availability of funds. Travel awards are typically within the range of $500-$3,000.

Note: links in the application details column open a new window.

Eligibility Criteria

• Only 成人VR视频 students and residents in good standing are eligible to apply.
• Awardees must remain registered as full-time or part-time 成人VR视频 students or residents for the entire trip funded via their travel award.
• Applications should be submitted at least 6 weeks before the start of travel.
• Travel completed before the application is submitted is not eligible.
• While the project does not need to be supervised by a 成人VR视频 Professor, you do need to have the support of a 成人VR视频 professor with experience in the research or field in question. We expect the 成人VR视频 professor to look at the project and recognize it as relevant. You will need to provide the name and email address of that professor in your application.
• GHP only funds 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�).
  • Travel to countries or regions with a Government of Canada travel advisory risk level of Level-3 (鈥淎void all non-essential travel鈥�) is only possible with written approval from the Deputy Provost. Please see 成人VR视频 Abroad's Travel Exemption Request page for further instructions.
  • Travel to countries or regions with a Government of Canada travel advisory risk level Level-4 (鈥淎void all travel鈥�) is not eligible.
  • Review the latest Government of Canada .
• The connection between the project and population health outcomes must be explicit.
• Students/residents are only eligible for one award from the GHP office per trip.
• Criteria for the Bubbie and Nanny Global Health Travel Award, Dr. Alice Benjamin Global Maternal and Child Health Fund, and the听Dr. Stephen Corber Global Health Travel Award may differ slightly and are explained in the award descriptions.
• GHP Travel Awards do not support:
  • Travel for conferences
  • Program costs or fees

Program Terms and Conditions

• GHP Travel Awards are non-transferable.
• Awardees must complete the mandatory Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) online Pre-Departure Training at least 4 weeks before travelling. The GHP office will contact awardees with instructions for enrollment.
• Awardees have 12 months to complete travel as described in your application from the day you receive your award letter.
• Any changes in travel plans (based on what was originally proposed) must be communicated to and approved by the GHP office ahead of time in order for the award to be honoured. Subject to GHP鈥檚 approval, awards may be deferred up to an additional six months, used for an elective or placement in another location, or declined.
• The applicant must provide a signed letter from their host organization or local supervisor (at your destination site) demonstrating the host's acceptance of your visit.
• For travel tied to a research project, the award winner must provide to GHP confirmation of IRB approval from both the host institution and 成人VR视频 before departing.
• Awardees should review the 成人VR视频 Guidelines for safe travel.
• Awardees must register their travel via the 成人VR视频 Student Travel Registry (the official safety app for 成人VR视频 students travelling outside of the Greater Montreal area on university-related travel activities) at least 4 weeks before travelling.
• Awardees must submit a post-travel report up to 6 weeks after their return.
• Awardees must present a poster on their research or project at GHP鈥檚 annual Global Health Night event, typically held in early November.

Application Instructions

Award-specific forms

The following awards have their specific application forms and requirements. Please visit each page for all details.

• Dr. Stephen Corber Global Health Travel Award
• Global Health Award for Postgraduate Medical Residents
• Bubbie and Nanny Global Health Travel Award

General Application Form

Most travel awards use the same . The GHP office will determine which awards you are eligible for.

The following instructions apply to the following awards (links open a new window):

Application components

Note: applications must be submitted as one PDF file, containing the following elements in the order presented below. Please title the PDF using your first name and last name e.g. 鈥淛ane Doe.pdf鈥�)

• Essay (2-3 pages max)
  • Briefly describe your placement/practicum/elective/research project (for instance, the site, timeframe, planned activities or clinical conditions you will encounter).
  • If you are travelling with a volunteer placement organization 鈥� for example, the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) or Child Family Health International 鈥� please mention that.
  • Why are you interested in this project? What do you hope to gain from the experience? How does this project link to your career path or ambitions?
  • What is the connection between this project and population health outcomes?
  • 成人VR视频 Students returning from placements abroad often note that they wish they had taken more time before travelling to learn about the cultural, religious, political and/or ethical contexts of their destination, and how to better deal with differences in opinions and behaviours (e.g. around issues such as homophobia, racism, practices relating to death, etc). Give three examples of challenges you anticipate that you will face in your destination and how you are preparing for those challenges ahead of time.
  • Discuss the potential impacts that your presence as a student studying in North America and completing a placement in a low-resource setting could have on the local community or site and the related ethical considerations.
• CV
• Signed letter from the host organization or local supervisor (at your destination site) demonstrating the host's acceptance of your visit.
• Budget

Please use the budget template below. If any line items do not apply to your situation, please write 鈥漀/A鈥�.

Evaluation criteria and process

Applications are evaluated by the Global Health Programs office as they are received. Reviewers look at the educational merit of the project, the applicant鈥檚 consideration for ethics, degree of self-reflection, the applicant鈥檚 CV, and the cost and budget presentation.

Applicants will receive a response within 15 business days of the application submission during the fall and winter semesters, and within 20 business days during the summer semester. As a reminder, you must submit your application at least 6 weeks before your travel start date.