UCLA School of Public Health
Global Women's Health and EmpowermentAugust 1 - August 15, 2012
The Global Women’s Health and Empowerment Summer Institute is an intensive 4-unit interdisciplinary program offered by the University of California Global Health Institute, under the aegis of the Center of Expertise in Women’s Health & Empowerment.
The Institute’s main purpose is to provide post-undergraduate students interested in improving women’s health and well-being with foundational knowledge and skills from several disciplines. Instructors will be drawn from UCLA and UCSF.
Upon completion of the WH&E Summer Institute, students will be able to:
- Explain gender health disparities globally;
- Describe and apply interdisciplinary empowerment frameworks to women's health issues;
- Analyze diverse case studies;
- Develop a grant proposal for advancing women's health and empowerment; and
- Identify various career paths and resources, and interact with potential mentors.
Final projects will be due by midnight on Friday, Aug 24.
Admission to the program is by instructor consent. As part of the registration process, applicants will be asked to submit a 250 word essay, upload a current CV as a PDF document, provide a current G.P.A. (or the most recent G.P.A. if not an enrolled student), and the name and e-mail address for one reference. You can view the essay topic. It is open to anyone with an undergraduate degree in any discipline. The application deadline is 5 PM on Wednesday, July 18, 2012.
Incoming or currently enrolled UC graduate students are eligible for half-tuition scholarships. If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, please send a 100 word essay explaining your need via e-mail.
Please remember that even after you have been approved, official enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis.