The Global Health Initiative (GHI) aims to supports projects addressing key pediatric global health challenges, improve health outcomes in resource-limited settings, and favorably position CN faculty and staff to obtain extramural funding in pediatric global health research.
Through Explorations in Global Health Awards, GHI aims to connect emerging global health leaders and more experienced mentors and investigators to create a supportive and productive global health community at CN. The program has four award categories: a trainee mentoring award, a faculty-to-faculty award, an interdisciplinary research award and capacity building & strengthening award. Learn more about some of the previous pilot awards below.
Projects should be conducted in a resource limited setting, preferably a low or middle-income country (LMIC) on a pediatric topic of importance to that country and/or address broader pediatric global health/climate challenges. Proposals to study a health issue in a LMIC that could be studied with a US population are not encouraged. At least one member of the applicant team must be a Children’s National employee. Medical students and volunteers can be listed as additional investigators but both mentor and mentee must be employed by Children’s National. It is strongly encouraged that potential applicants meet with the GHI team to discuss their proposed project.
As the first step, all interested applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent. Letter will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Based on alignment with institutional priorities, strategy, capacity, and feasibility, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.
Next application cycle opens January 2027.
