Afya Bora Global Health Fellowships

The Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship was created to train future leaders in global health. The focus is on African health professionals, but also includes U.S. trainees.

The Fellowship has two major components, a set of didactic modules and an assignment at an Attachment Site.

The didactic modules provide trainees with basic knowledge and a variety of practical skills relevant to effective leadership, while the assignment at an Attachment Site provides practical experience in an African health organization and environment.

Global Health Fellowships – Trainees

The one-year training program targets African and U.S. medical post-graduates, post-residency physicians, and graduate nurses with the majority of trainees from Africa.

One important element of the program is the inclusion of both U.S. and African trainees who are both nurses and physicians.

We believe that this mix will enhance the quality of the leadership training experience for all participants, and will help the trainees establish professional relationships that will have long-term benefits in their future careers. The annual cohort is ~ 20 fellows per year (80% from African institutions).

Global Health Fellowships – Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible to apply all applicants MUST meet the following criteria

Be a citizen of the US, Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, or Tanzania AND
Meet ONE of the following education requirements
1. Medical applicants need to have an M.D. or MBChB with an MMed, MPH, or Masters’s degree in a related field.

2. Nursing applicants need to have a Masters’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, or a related field (Ph.D. preferred).

3. Other Public Health professionals (those without a clinical degree) must have a Ph.D. in Public Health or a related field.

Global Health Fellowships – What does it cover?

African trainees -airfare (home-Botswana- attachment sites – Kenya – attachment site- Uganda – home)
Monthly stipend equivalent to $1500 per month
Evacuation insurance if stationed outside the home country
Accommodations and per diem up if attending didactic sessions and meetings outside of the home country -reimbursement for visa cost US Trainees
Existing fellowship stipend
Round trip airfare from the home city- Africa -airfare within Africa to attachment site placement and modules -reimbursement for other selected fellowship-specific activities in Africa (i.e. travel to rural sites, visa, etc)
Support request for an NIH loan repayment of up to $35,000 for one year (eligible applicants are limited to postdocs) OR
Monthly stipend based on NRSA 2012 stipend levels -stipend cap is at 2 years post-doctoral level
Round trip airfare from home city Africa -airfare within Africa to attachment site placement and modules
Per diem when attending didactic sessions and meetings
Housing allowance of up to $750 per month -support request for an NIH loan repayment of up to $35,000 for one year (eligible applicants are limited to postdocs)
Reimbursement for other selected fellowship-specific activities in Africa (i.e. travel to rural sites, visa, etc.).

apply https://www.ghfp.net/