The Department of Global Health manages fellowships that offer financial assistance to graduate and professional students at the University of Washington to help support in-depth fieldwork experiences in global health. 

All travel fellowship recipients must abide by all fellowship, Department of Global Health, and University of Washington policies that pertain to travel under the fellowship. Failure to do so may result in the withdrawal of a fellowship.

The Warren George Povey Endowed Fund for Global Health Fellowship provides financial assistance of up to $4,000 to students at the University of Washington to support their travel. First preference will be given to full-time graduate students working toward a degree in the Department of Global Health, or undergraduate students enrolled in the Public Health-Global Health major or Global Health Minor. Preference will also be given to students studying or engaged in work related to maternal, reproductive and child health in low-income settings. 

The Warren George Povey Endowed Fund for Global Health Fellowship application is now closed.

The Department of Global Health offers student travel support up to $4000 to complete global health activities abroad as part student education at the University of Washington.  Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until May 1, 2024 or as funds are remaining, and should be submitted around 90 days prior to proposed travel dates.

The application is now open. The full application, including eligibility information and instructions, may be downloaded here.

DGH Travel Funding is generously supported by the Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellowship, the Stergachis Endowed Fellowship for International Exchange, and the Global Mental Health Consortium. (GO Health Fellowships are not being offered in the 2024 cycle, updates will be shared as they are available.) You can learn more about recent travel fellowship recipients here.

The purpose of the Stergachis Endowed Fellowship for International Exchange is to promote global health by providing financial assistance to graduate or professional students who would like to work on public health projects in developing countries, preferably in Uganda.   

The purpose of the Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellowship is to promote global health by providing financial assistance to graduate or professional students who would like to gain practical global health field experience in international and/or underserved community settings. Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr. taught Dr. Jonas Salk the methodology of vaccine development, and designed and directed the Salk polio vaccine clinical trials. 

The purpose of the Global Mental Health Fellowship is to promote global mental health research and training by providing financial assistance to a graduate student, professional student, or medical resident who would like to work on global mental health projects in low or middle-income countries. Mental health related projects include, but are not limited to, projects that address the needs of people with mental disorders, promotion of mental health,  reduction of social stigma related to mental disorders, mental health research training, and mental health policy.

Additional Funding & Fieldwork Programs

Many Departments and Centers at the University of Washington offer fieldwork experience and some offer funding. Discover additional opportunities by visiting their websites.

Travel Preparation

Information on UW administrative processes for global travel, education and research can be found on the Office of Global Affairs website. Please consult your program, department, or school for their specific requirements including orientations or documentation.

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University of Washington Hall Health Travel Clinic offers pre-travel counseling, immunizations, and health advice for adults and children who are planning to travel out of the U.S. or Canada. The clinic is a Washington State Department of Health-designated center for yellow fever vaccine. Pre-travel consultations are available by appointment. Travelers will be asked to complete a questionnaire regarding travel plans. It is important to bring all immunization records available. Because several weeks may be required to complete a needed vaccine series, we recommend the initial appointment be held at least 4 weeks before departure. You should telephone for an appointment two weeks before that, if possible. When this is not possible, the clinic will meet your travel health needs as completely as the time allows.

Additional clinic locations are listed on the UW Medicine Travel Medicine page.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention Traveler's Health Health information for specific destinations and what to know before you depart.

The UW Department of Global Health has compiled a sexual misconduct resource guide for students that provides information on organizations that assist UW students and employees who have experienced sexual misconduct if they are in the US or abroad. The UW Office of the Title IX Coordinator also has excellent resources.

A comprehensive list of insurance for UW staff and faculty can be found through the Global Operations Support. For UW students traveling abroad on official UW programs, please see information on Study Abroad Insurance. For international visitors to the UW, visit the International Students and Scholars "Other Insurance" page.

WITH UW

For students traveling with UW programs, contact UW Study Abroad for the University of Washington travel registry, For individual students, staff, and faculty traveling abroad on UW official business, contact the International Travel and Security Manager, Pascal Schuback, schuback@uw.edu. 

WITH THE US STATE DEPARTMENT

For US Citizens, register your travel with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program. When you sign up, you will automatically receive the most current information we compile about the country where you will be traveling or living.  You will also receive updates, including Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts (where appropriate).

For non-US Citizens travelling abroad, please contact your embassy for travel registration and documentation for international travel.

U.S. Department of State, Consular Services
Passports, visas and consulate information for U.S. citizens and citizens of foreign countries. Also includes information about international law and policy. To find out more information about traveling safely abroad visit the U.S. State Department Students Abroad page.