GHI Travel Funds

Funding is available through The Global Health Initiative, established by the Chicago Lake Shore Medical Associates (CLSMA), for medical students wishing to pursue a primary care rotation or project in a medically underserved area abroad. Funds are available for individual students or for medical student groups, depending on the location, project, or rotation period. All medical student years are invited to apply. Funding applications may be approved in whole or in part.

The mission of The Global Health Initiative is to provide resources for Northwestern University medical students for global educational experiences, enabling them to provide needed health care around the world while encouraging the education and proliferation of primary care physicians. Funded applicants will support the mission of the GHI by completing sustainable primary care projects and rotations in underserved areas in partnership with local organizations.

For a list of approved sites in underserved areas, please visit visit our approved sites link.  Please contact the GHECS program at 312-503-1474 for information on approval of other locations. 

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis but must be submitted 45 days before the date of travel.  Award recipients will be notified within 21 business days of application submission.

Click Here for INDIVIDUAL STUDENT application and requirements

Click Here for MEDICAL STUDENT GROUP application and requirements