Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health - Ecuador

The Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health are offered through a partnership between the Fulbright Program and the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. These awards were established to promote the expansion of research in public health and clinical research in resource-limited settings. Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships carry the same benefits as the traditional Fulbright Study/Research grants to the host country. The Fogarty International Center, NIH, provides support to the research training site and may provide orientation for the fellows at the NIH. Fellows conduct research in Ecuador over a 9-10 month period, with affiliation at Fundación Cimas del Ecuador (CIMAS), an Ecuadorian nonprofit organization focused on facilitating human development and promoting social equity through environmental, social, cultural, and health research. CIMAS has collaborated with UCSD on NIH-funded studies since 2008, including research on pesticide exposures, neurobehavior, mental health, endocrine function, and other health assessments in agricultural communities.