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The UCGHI Center for Planetary Health Water and Health Summer Research Fellowships start in June 2026. The water and health research fellowships are designed to provide students with funding to conduct research on water and health. Students are encouraged to have two University of California faculty mentors from two different UC campuses. Applications are welcome from graduate and undergraduate students. A max of $5,000 is offered for the summer fellowship - $2,500 is the average amount awarded.
Desired skills, experience, and qualities of the student:
- Graduate or undergraduate student status at a UC campus
- Minimum GPA 3.0 to be eligible for the program
- Strong desire to learn, proactive and solution-oriented attitude, excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to synthesize complex information from various sources
- Ability to collaborate and communicate with stakeholders
- Confident, self-motivated, well-organized
- Interest in water and health research
Examples of activities that the student may be involved in:
- Conduct water and health research in the field or in the lab with two mentors from two different UC campuses
- Investigate drinking water quality among vulnerable populations and health risks
- In the lab, measure pesticides in water and discuss implications for health
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