Applicants for NEWAID fellowships do not need to be United States citizens, but must be enrolled at an accredited graduate institution within the United States pursuing a Masters degree in Public Health, or a Masters Degree with similar coursework and training (such as MS Epidemiology programs and MHS programs in Public Health). Recent MPH graduates who have finished their education within the past 2 years are also welcome to apply. MD students and PhD students are not eligible to apply during this funding cycle, though we hope to expand our programs in the future.

Fellows are strongly encouraged to report their research findings to a peer-reviewed journal. It is expected that The NEWAID Foundation will be cited in the the acknowledgements of any manuscript which is submitted for publication and that a reprint will be sent to NEWAID if this manuscript is accepted.

Furthermore, all fellows are obligated to report on their experiences within three months of their return. This report may take two forms. Fellows may submit a draft or reprint of the manuscript plus a two page report commenting on their experience including: (a) what they learned or witnessed about poverty and disease in these communities (b) what obstacles to research they encountered (c) what other grants they received and if receiving a fellowship from NEWAID was useful in securing additional funding (d) what ways this experience may shape future career goals. Alternatively, if fellows do not feel that their findings are publishable, they must write a five page report answering the above questions as well as providing a detailed account of their results and an explanation as to why you and your mentor decided not to submit these findings.