Archive: Scholars and Fellows (FICRS-F)
Status: Discontinued
Program Overview
The Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars has replaced this program.
The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows (FICRS-F) program offered one-year mentored clinical research training experience for doctoral students and post-doctoral candidates in health-related professions from the U.S. and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as defined by the World Bank. All research training sites were established NIH-funded research sites in LMICs, especially in Africa, Asia and South America. This program was supported by Fogarty International Center through a competitive grant to Vanderbilt University.
Scholars Program
This program was designed for doctoral students. Each training site paired the U.S. scholar with an international, LMIC scholar from that site selected by the site’s principal investigators through established selection criteria. The program focused on diseases and health conditions in LMICs and builds global health research capacity and networks. About 20 to 25 pairs of scholars were selected each year.
Fellows Program
This program was for post-doctoral candidates from the U.S. and LMICs in active health-related programs including medical residencies and fellowships as well as health scientists with doctorate degrees. The Fellows Program was based on mentored clinical research and orientation towards global health research.
Partners
The program was sponsored by the Fogarty International Center in collaboration with:
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- National Institute of Child Health and Child Development (NICHD)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
- Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) in the NIH Office of the Director
- Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)
Archives
News
- Recruiting Trainees for a Global Health Research Workforce: The NIH FICRS-F Program Selection Process
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, June 2013 - Nurturing the Global Workforce in Clinical Research: The NIH FICRS-F Program
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, December 2011 - Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity to Restructure the Fogarty International Clinical Research Training for Scholars and Fellows Program (FICRS-F) (R24)
Released February 15, 2011
Previous Announcements and Awards
- Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Support Center @ Vanderbilt-AAMC (R24TW007988) - FICRS Resource and Support Center project information in NIH RePORTER
- Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Resource and Support Center (FICRS) (R24) (RFA-TW-07-001) - Request for application for FICRS Resource and Support Center, September 2006