Carolina Undergraduate Health Fellowship

Application Deadline: March 19, 2010 at 5pm
(online application opens in late January 2010)

Program Purpose
The Carolina Undergraduate Health Fellowship (CUHF) enables promising UNC undergraduates to create a self-designed health-related project anywhere in the world. The fellowship is an investment in talented students whose medical and cultural experience will strengthen the future of health care both in the United States and the world.

The goals of CUHF are to prepare students to become successful leaders in the health care profession by:
Exposing them to practical (rather than purely observational) health care scenarios
Increasing their cultural sensitivity and adaptability through direct interaction with unfamiliar cultures and people
Presenting them with experience with different health care and medical systems

Eligibility
Any returning UNC undergraduate may apply
Preference is given to applicants whose financial needs would otherwise not allow them to pursue such a project
Successful applicants are required to give at least one presentation on the project findings at the Center for Global Initiatives’ Annual Research Symposium and must be available to serve on the CUHF Selection Committee the following spring term

Restrictions
Students who apply for the CUHF may NOT also apply to the following Center for Global Initiatives awards:

• Internship Award
• CV Starr Scholarship

Because there is some overlap between these funding opportunities, students must choose only one for which to apply during any given academic year.

Available Funding
Estimated Available Funds: $12,000
Typical Award Amount: $1,000-$3,000
Typical Number of Awards: 5
Typical Number of Applicants: 16

The Center for Global Initiatives is not bound by these estimates and is often unable to award the full amount of funds
requested. Each award is made as a stipend, issued as a check.

Application Requirements
The application is available through our Online Application System. Please note that the online application will only accept attachments in PDF format. If you are unable to convert documents to PDF format, visit http://www.freepdfconvert.com/ or http://www.bullzip.com/ for examples of free software.

Materials which should be submitted by the deadline, via the online application are:

• Project narrative describing the proposed project in one-thousand words or less (in PDF format).
  The narrative should address the project through the lens of the evaluation rubric (below).
• Budget that details travel and subsistence costs and lists both potential or actual alternate sources of funding.
• One page resume (in PDF format).

In addition, single-sided, unstapled hard copies of the following materials should be delivered by the deadline to the Center for Global Initiatives, located in the FedEx Global Education Center, Suite 3002.

• Letter of recommendation from a UNC faculty member in a sealed envelope with a signature across the seal.
  It is in your interest that this letter is specific. DO NOT have this letter sent to the Center but instead deliver it with the other materials listed here. Please request that this letter be single-sided and unstapled.
• Letter of recommendation from a health practitioner.
  Paper, fax, or email copies are acceptable. DO NOT have this letter sent to the Center but instead deliver it with the other materials listed here. Please request that this letter be single-sided and unstapled.
• If the project is work experience or an internship, include a letter of affiliation from the contact person at the organization that is hosting you.
  Paper, fax, or email copies are acceptable. DO NOT have this letter sent to the Center but instead deliver it with the other materials listed here. Please request that this letter be single-sided and unstapled.
• Current UNC transcript .
  An unofficial transcript (grade summary) from Student Central is acceptable. DO NOT have this sent to the Center but instead deliver it with the other materials listed here. Please print your transcript single-sided and unstapled.

Evaluation of Applicants
Reviewers assign points to each application based on the following rubric:

• Need (5 points)
  Is there a clear financial, academic, and professional need for the applicant to receive this award in order to undertake this project?
• Feasibility and Planning (5 points)
  Is the project adequate and appropriate to achieve the student’s expected goals?
  Is the student prepared to undertake this project?
• Impact (5 points)
  Will the project advance the student’s academic and professional career?
  Will the health care profession benefit from this student’s project?
• Budget (5 points)
  Is the budget clear, adequate, reasonable, and justified?
  

Late or Incomplete Applications
If your application is late or incomplete, we will not consider it.

Notification of Award
Applicants will receive award or rejection notices 4-6 weeks after the deadline via email or USPS mail. Do not contact the Center for Global Initiatives to inquire about the status of your application during this time frame. However, If you have not received a notice 8 weeks after the application deadline, please inform us.

Please Note: All applicants who will be traveling internationally must complete and sign a hard copy of the Standard International Study-Travel Release Form.

Reporting Requirements
If you receive this award, you will be required to submit a final report at the end of your project using the Center for Global Initiative’s Online Reporting System. This system collects narratives and data about funded projects to enable the Center to determine whether its programmatic purposes are being met.

Contact Information
Tripp Tuttle
Program Officer, Center for Global Initiatives
tripp.tuttle@unc.edu