EGHI: At a Glance
Who We Are
The Emory Global Health Institute tackles public health challenges and health inequities around the world by uniting Emory University students, faculty, fellows, and global partners for lifesaving research, impactful grants, robust discourse, hands-on training, groundbreaking programs, and year-round activities.
With a multidisciplinary approach and internationally acclaimed programs, EGHI cultivates and engages the next generation of global health leaders, catalyzes evidence-based data into action, brings Emory’s scientific eminence to the world, and builds scientific and health-system capacity around the globe.
EGHI: Tackling global health challenges—together
For Students
EGHI's Global Health Case Competitions bring students from multiple disciplines together to address critical global health challenges. We run the Emory Intramural Global Health Case Competiton, as well as the internationally recognized Emory-Morningside Global Health International Case Competition, which attracts universities from around the world to participate.
Our Hackathons bring together students from Emory and Georgia Tech, who team up to craft innovative solutions to real-world problems.
EGHI nurtures the link between the arts and global health with the Warren Westerberg Global Health and the Arts Prize and the Global Health Student Photography Contest, which fosters cultural sensitivity by encouraging Emory students who are conducting global health projects to examine the culture and people with whom they are working.
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Learn More About the Warren Westerberg Global Health and the Arts Prize
The Student Advisory Committee comprises students from Emory's nine schools. The goal of the global health-focused committee is to foster cross-disciplinary student networking and collaboration.
Our Field Scholars Awards program pairs students from at least three Emory schools with Emory faculty, in-country students, and partners to conduct short-term global health projects.
For Faculty
The Faculty Seed Grants program funds Emory faculty members to conduct pilot projects and preliminary research on a variety of global health topics. The seed grants are funded through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) mechanism. EGHI has provided 73 Seed Grants since inception, and five global health projects were funded in 2021. EGHI plans to fund up to five projects in 2022.
Our Rapid Response Grants program provides opportunities for faculty to conduct urgent, short-term, and multidisciplinary global health research or programmatic work. These grants are awarded to faculty responding to a critical global health need that will ultimately lead to external funding and improvement in individual or population health through sustainable and multidisciplinary partnerships.
EGHI's Faculty Fellows provide insight and expertise to EGHI and the University on critical global health issues and serve as ambassadors of global health at Emory and beyond. There are currently 25 Fellows in the program, and they represent every school at Emory University, along with the Carter Center, the Task Force for Global Health, and Georgia Tech.
For The World
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) is a global surveillance network that generates, collects, analyzes and shares data to reduce child mortality in regions where it is highest. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $271 million to CHAMPS, the single largest research grant in Emory University’s history.
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) links and strengthens government agencies responsible for public health around the world. IANPHI has 111 members in 94 countries, reaching 6 billion people.
Our Global Health Forum Speaker Series brings together scholars and other prominent topic experts for public discussions on critical global health topics, including decolonization and equitable partnerships.