[H+T--Friends] Global Health Equity Scholars fellowship - Open for Applications!

Hi all, Please note: December 14, 2012 Deadline for 2013-2014 Global Health Equity Scholars Fellowship The 2013-2014 GHES application round is now open! The Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) program provides a one-year research training fellowship opportunities in global health at top-ranked, NIH-funded centers abroad. This program brings together a consortium that includes the University of California, Berkeley, Florida International University, Stanford University, and Yale University. This program supports a one-year mentored research fellowship for young faculty, postdoctoral fellows and advanced PhD and professional school students to study slum-related health topics/challenges. Fellows will spend eight to ten months in low-resource settings at one of the ten program project sites. The research topics can range from infectious diseases to non-communicable chronicle diseases, environmental health, mental health, urban planning, engineering, education, and others. This fellowship is designed for citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and is open to applicants affiliated with the U.S. institutions of the consortium. Low- and middle-income country scholars who work at a pre-approved fellowship international site are also eligible. Application deadline is December 14th, 2012. For more information, see http://ghes.berkeley.edu or contact Melaine Delcroix (program coordinator) at mdelcroix(a)berkeley.edu. -- Phyllis Orrick Communications Director Safe Transportation Research and Education Center<http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu/> (SafeTREC) University of California Transportation Center <http://www.uctc.net/> (UCTC) Institute for Urban and Regional Development <http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu/> (IURD) California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages<http://catsip.berkeley.edu/> (CATSIP) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#!/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#!/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#!/IURDBerkeley> @trbhealth <https://twitter.com/#!/trbhealth>