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Students and Residents

Travel Grant

The JHCGS Travel Grant is offered to support research projects that aim to improve health equity by increasing access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical, obstetric, and anesthesia care worldwide.

Who can apply: Residents (surgical, EM, OB/Gyn, anesthesia) and professional students (MD, PhD, DrPH, full- or part-time MPH, Master's, Nursing) who are currently enrolled at or affiliated with Johns Hopkins

Award amount: Up to $4000

Submission deadline: To be announced

How to submit: Please email compiled application materials to [email protected]

Application requirements:

• Cover Letter (max 1 page)
• Project Proposal (max 3 pages, excluding references)
• CV
• One Letter of Recommendation from faculty mentor/advisor
• One Letter of Support or Project Endorsement from your project site
• Plan for obtaining IRB approval, if required for your project
• You are required to have a John Hopkins School of Medicine surgical, obstetric, gynecologic, or anesthesia faculty member as an affiliate on your project. Please be sure to read the requirements in the full application carefully.

Find full application here

Past Winners

• Spring 2024: Pallavi Menon
  Feasibility and Reliability of the Trauma Composite Score (TCS) and the Abbreviated Trauma Composite Score (aTCS) Scales in Predicting Mortality in Pediatric Patients at a Major Trauma Center in South Africa

• Spring 2024: Nathnael Woldehana 
  Foundational Laparoscopic Skills Training for Surgeons and Surgical Trainees in LMICs: A Comprehensive Project Proposal

• Spring 2023: Dr. Kara Beth Thompson
  Saving Lives in Sierra Leone (SLiSL): A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Sierra Leone

Faculty

There are no opportunities specific to faculty at this time, but exciting ones may arise in the future. Please check back soon!