[If you are interested in this program and are not a citizen of an Asian country, please visit the websites of our sister programs at the Johns Hopkins University Bioethics Institute, the Case Western Reserve University Center for Biomedical Ethics, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and the   University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics.]  

The Research Ethics Fellowship program has two phases:

Phase I lasts 10 months and requires fellows to be in residence at Harvard University. During this time, fellows will take required courses at the Harvard School of Public Health (as well as additional courses of their choice at other Harvard schools), participate in a year-long seminar series, and design a research study to examine a question of research ethics which will be conducted upon returning to their home institutions. In addition, fellows will attend institutional review board (IRB) sessions at various institutions within the Harvard University system and participate in a field visit to the NIH.

Phase II of the training lasts 12 months, during which time the fellows will return to their home institutions to carry out the research projects and short-courses that have been developed in Phase I. Following the completion of Phase II, fellows will attend a four-day regional meeting for the purpose of sharing the results of their research and planning future collaborations.

The fellowship will include: program-related travel expenses, room, board, tuition, and health insurance for the 10-month Phase I period. In addition, funding will be provided for a research project and program-related travel expenses in the Phase II period.

Applicants for these fellowships are highly qualified mid-career professionals and scholars from Asian countries who have completed graduate degrees and have had some years of experience in the fields of health research and/or research ethics. We are seeking persons who will actively contribute toward strengthening the capabilities of institutions in devevloping countries to conduct ethical reviews of research projects, and who are committed to the global education of research communities and institutions regarding issues in research ethics.

This fellowship is intended for individuals involved in all areas of international health research, including medicine, anthropology, epidemiology, education, journalism, political science, and law; government, foundation, and industry officials with funding responsibilities; and members of institutional and governmental review boards.