Education is a core element of the programming at the Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND). Fellowships provided through CEND support several levels of trainees, including undergraduates, doctoral degree candidates, and postdoctoral fellows, in their pursuit of research related to emerging and neglected infectious diseases.
Irving H. Wiesenfeld and Kathleen L. Miller Graduate Fellowships
The Irving H. Wiesenfeld and Kathleen L. Miller graduate fellowship provides research funds for UC Berkeley graduate students engaged in neglected infectious disease research.
Award Amount: Up to $5,000
Applications are Open!
Applications are Due: January 30, 2015
Application Guidelines: You can click here to download the application instructions.
Thomas C. Alber Science & Engineering for Global Health Fellowship
The Thomas C. Alber Science & Engineering for Global Health Fellowship is named after Dr. Tom Alber, Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology and founding Faculty Director of CEND. Dr. Alber believed that scientists from across the UC Berkeley campus have the potential to make an impact on our understanding of diseases that disproportionately affect the world’s poor as evidenced by his own contributions to the tuberculosis and HIV fields in his career as a structural biologist. In recognition of Dr. Alber’s contributions to CEND, Henry “Sam” Wheeler, Jr. is allowing CEND to use part of his gift to fund the S&E fellowship in Dr. Alber’s honor.
The Alber S&E fellowship program provides short-term research experiences at selected sites in developing countries for Berkeley doctoral and postdoctoral researchers working with CEND-affiliated faculty members.
Award Amount: Up to $10,000
Applications are Open!
Applications are Due: January 30, 2015
Application Guidelines: You can click here to download the application instructions.
UC Berkeley Minority Health/Global Health NIH MHIRT Training Program
The UC Berkeley Minority Health/Global Health NIH MHIRT Training Program funds international summer research experiences for qualified Berkeley students. The program provides training in infectious disease research, with a focus on diseases that disproportionately affect people in developing countries.
Click here to learn more about the UC Berkeley MHIRT Program.