Application Details
- Open to all nationalities (No US Citizenship or permanent residency required)
- Candidate must complete their requirement for Ph.D. and/or MD degree by the fellowship start date.
- Candidate must have completed their PhD and/or MD within the last five (5) years.
- Record of research productivity and appropriate skills
- Proposed research must focus on genetics/genomics research of diseases that show health disparities and/or genomic studies of groups traditionally under-represented in human genetic studies (e.g. see Sirugo, G., Williams, S.M., Tishkoff, S.A., The Missing Diversity in Human Genetic Studies, Cell 2019).
- Candidate must be from a group under-represented in the biomedical sciences defined to include racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged background (see).
- Research fit with selected training faculty.
- Cover letter - label document as lastName_firstName_cover.pdf
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) - label document as lastName_firstName_CV.pdf
- 1-page personal statement describing prior research accomplishments and how that has positioned you for this next phase of your career - label document as lastName_firstName_personal.pdf
- 2-page research proposal outlining specific aims, research plan, and how your work helps to address health disparities - label document as lastName_firstName_proposal.pdf
- A minimum of 2 letters of recommendation. One must be from your most recent supervisor/mentor - email subject should be: Candidate_lastName Support Letter Penn Global Genomics & Health Equity Fellowship.
- A letter from the PENN-based faculty member with similar research interest confirming their willingness to serve as the applicants’ primary mentor during the fellowship period. Faculty mentor should also outline proposed mentoring plan (one page single-spaced, and one-inch margin limit).
- Application must be sent as a single PDF file emailed to PennGGHE@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
- Recommendation letter should be sent to PennGGHE@pennmedicine.upenn.edu directly from the writer with subject line Candidate LastNAME Support Letter Penn Global Genomics & Health Equity Fellowship.
- Note: Fellowship application email must include in the subject LastNAME Penn Global Genomics & Health Equity Fellowship Application.
Always include lastName in the subject line of all communications
- Stipend/Salary set at minimum NIH NRSA stipend level and benefits.
- Annual allowance for travel to conferences (including hotel, airfare, food, and registration fees).
- Potential support for 3-years. Support will initially be for 1 year. With satisfactory performance a 2nd and 3rd year fellowship support may be granted.
- Fellowship location will be at the University of Pennsylvania campus, Philadelphia (map), unless the research is of a global nature.
