The Adel Mahmoud Global Health Scholars Program

The Adel Mahmoud Global Health Scholars Program provides outstanding Princeton students with funding for travel and research to pursue global health-related internships and senior thesis research. This competitive program, administered by the Center for Health and Wellbeing, is open to students from all departments. The program, which is supported by Merck & Company, Inc., is named in honor of Adel Mahmoud M.D., Ph.D. for his distinguished career at Merck & Company, Inc. and pioneering work in global health. The first cohort of scholars will be admitted in the fall of 2007.

Four juniors will be selected each year for the scholars program through a rigorous application and selection process focusing on both academic performance and plans for work and research on global health issues. The scholars will be supported by the program through their junior and senior years. Scholars will be provided with financial support to engage in health-related internships or independent research on global health in the summer before the senior year, and will be expected to write senior theses on topics in global health. The Scholars will also participate in planning the Adel Mahmoud Lecture Series in Global Health, and will have the opportunity to interact with distinguished speakers during their campus visits.

Students apply for the program in the fall semester of the junior year.  This year’s application deadline is Friday, October 12, 2007.  Applicants will be asked to provide a completed Application Form as well as the following:

• Transcript (may be unofficial);
• Letter of recommendation from a faculty member, submitted in a sealed envelope, signed across the flap;
• Resume that has information on extracurricular and other activities;
• Statement of no more than 1000 words that describes reasons for applying and plans for course work and research in global health during the junior and senior year.