Application Deadline
Applications accepted on rolling basis

Award Availability
2 UC faculty trips
2 foreign faculty trips

Award Amount
$3,500 for UC faculty
$7,000 for foreign faculty

To Apply
Submit a one-page proposal to Zilose Lyons (zilose@berkeley.edu)


Faculty Travel Awards

Faculty Travel Award Deadlines
Expression of Interest: Notify us by January 20th, 2015 if you'd like to apply for travel funds this summer. For each trip, $3500 is available for UC faculty traveling abroad, and $7000 is available for foreign faculty traveling to UC.

Award Process: Awards will be competitive. Round 1 travel awards will be made on a rolling basis (call for proposals forthcoming). A one-page proposal will be required by all faculty requesting funds. Pending availability of funds, Round 2 travel awards will be announced.

Program Summary
The MHIRT program will train UC Berkeley and international students in infectious disease research, by funding short-term research experiences outside the U.S. for undergraduate or doctoral students. Each year for 5 years, the grant will provide 2-3 months of support for 8 student research projects, to be conducted at a university in a foreign country, with co-mentoring by UC Berkeley faculty members and their international collaborators. One of the objectives of this program is to recruit Berkeley students who come from minority or under-represented backgrounds (including African, Hispanic and Native Americans, plus 'first generation' college students) into international health research. Another goal is to strengthen Berkeley's ties with top universities abroad.

Research Partners (in alphabetical order)