Establish a GHEFP Site

Overview

The Center for Global Health (CGH) supports students in their efforts to gain experience working in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Global Health Established Field Placements (GHEFP) is a unique program in which students work on faculty projects to gain research or practice skills and experiences that help them become well-rounded global health professionals. 

At this time, the CGH is recruiting faculty and staff members interested in having a student work on their project(s) in the field for a minimum of 8 weeks. 

Students will apply for these placements and selections will be made by the CGH through a matching process taking into consideration both faculty and student preferences. Selected students will be awarded a grant of up to $3,500 from the CGH to defray travel costs. 

Please see the call for site applications here. 

Prospective mentors should apply to establish a site through the online Site Application. 
 

Our expectations of faculty mentors: 

• Ensure project funding is in place prior to submitting the application to host a site.
• Establish a scope of work description and a clear set of expectations for students. The work to be performed should be substantive and may involve a research project or a global health practice program at your field site. 
• While we expect that all students will travel in 2023, due to our recent experience with COVID-19 travel restrictions, we ask you to submit a remote scope of work contingency plan in addition to the in-person scope of work should we face similar restrictions again. 
• Ensure your in-country partners agree to have a Hopkins student working with the team and are able to supervise them if you will not be in-country with the student.
• Be responsible for compliance with IRB rules in connection with student research involvement.
• Judge all applicants based upon academic and personal achievement record (not based on existing relationships).  
• Provide an orientation for grantees regarding cultural issues, and other matters that may be important and relevant to working with your team remotely 
• Provide or ensure supervision for the scope of work.
• Outline communication expectations, establish a general communication plan and check in with students regularly
• Provide reasonable assistance in finding safe and secure housing 

Center resources for faculty mentors & students

• Online travel training orientation for students 
• Mentorship guidelines & faculty support group
• Interview guidelines
• Communication liaison between faculty and students

GHEFP 2023 Cycle Timeline

10/20/2022   -     Faculty/staff site applications open for submission

11/09/2022   -    Faculty/staff site application Q+A Session (12:00pm EST on Zoom) Register here.

12/04/2022   -    Faculty/staff site applications due to CGH. Submit here. 

2/12/2023     -     Students submit applications to CGH

2/14/2023     -     CGH sends applications to faculty/staff for review

3/14/2023     -     Faculty/staff submit finalists and rank lists to CGH

3/17/2023     -    CGH awards GHEFP to selected students

Placements begin as negotiated.