Award Process

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A graduate student (Master's or PhD) or a postdoctoral researcher (status must be maintained for the duration of the project).

The applicant can request one of three options:

• Travel support to present at a scientific meeting (up to $500)
• Ancillary support to ease the financial burden of the applicant to study at a U.S. institution (up to $1000 total support per school semester if a predoc or per 6 months if a postdoc)
• Ancillary support to ease the financial burden of the applicant to study at an Asian institution (up to $1000 total support per school semester if a predoc or per 6 months if a postdoc)

Process for travel support

A letter with the following information will be required:

     1. Name and school of applicant

     2. Phone number and email of applicant

     3. Area of study

     4. Conference date, location and website that applicant would like to present

     5. Abstract to be submitted to the conference

     6. Detailed budget and budget justification. The justification should contain details of travel, lodging and per diem costs

Process for project support

An application with the following information is required: 

     1. Name and school of applicant

     2. Phone number and email of applicant

     3. A summary of the applicant's current research, the proposed project, the project's objectives, how the proposed project will enhance the applican't current research

     4. A plan and timeline for the project

     5. The description of how this project will enhance their skills and knowledge and their professional goals

     6. A description of the mentorship plan during the externship peiod (e.g., frequency of communication among the applicant, the applicant's mentore, the hosting mentor, etc.)

     7. A detailed budget and justification. The justification should contain details of supplies, travel, lodging, per diem, etc.

     8. Letters of support: signed statments from the parent institution and hosting institution where the project is going to be conducted.

Topics of interest to ARCeH include: climate change and the impact on child health, metal exposure and child health, translational research from bench to bedside to improve child health, prevention research (e.g., nutrition as prevention to reduce the toxicity of environmental contaminants, technologies to reduce exposure, etc.)

Click the "Upload Your Application!" button to submit your application/letter. It will bring you to an online form. Fill out the online form, and the ARCeH team will receive and review it.