Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarship Application Form 2026

Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarship Application Form 2026

The Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarship was created to attract exceptional incoming and continuing domestic and international graduate research students to the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. These scholarships will support graduate research and related scholarly and creative activities in line with the three themes of the Institute (planetary health, global health and humanitarianism, and global health foresighting). The scholarship will be granted annually to graduate students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement in global health research.The scholarships will be granted to new or returning students based on research excellence or promise of excellence, and applications will be evaluated using the student’s past performance and potential in their graduate program. Based on the availability of funds and the excellence and needs of applicants, annual scholarships for individual students will range from $5,000 to $30,000 CAD.

The scholarships will be adjudicated by the Dahdaleh Global Health Research Scholarship Committee based on the following evaluation criteria: a) academic excellence; b) research potential; c) excellence of the research proposed; and d) existing and potential innovation, leadership, and initiative.

The application deadline for domestic and international applicants is noon ET on Friday, January, 9, 2026.

For more information, please visit: https://www.yorku.ca/dighr/scholarship/

Renewal application deadline is noon ET on Friday, June 12, 2026. Renewals must be submitted using a different form, TBA.

Section A: Applicant Information
Name * First Last
Email *
Telephone
York University Student Number
Maximum of 9 digits allowed. Currently Entered: 0 digits.
Status type *

Status type Domestic International
Student type *

Student type Continuing YorkU student Incoming student (Fall, September 2026) Incoming student (Winter, January 2027) Incoming student (Summer, August 2027)
Study term, as of September 2026 *
Study level *

Study level Masters Doctoral
Graduate Program *
Faculty *
School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design Faculty of Education Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change Faculty of Health Lassonde School of Engineering Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Osgoode Hall Law School Schulich School of Business Faculty of Science Other Other
Name of your primary graduate research supervisor (must be a Faculty Fellow at the Dahdaleh Institute, York University) * First Last
Please indicate which of the Dahdaleh Institute's thematic areas best apply to your proposed research.
Planetary Health Global Health and Humanitarianism Global Health Foresighting
Please list up to five keywords that best describe your proposed research or research activity. Separate keywords with a semicolon.
Amount Requested * $ . Dollars Cents
Section B: Application

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1. Please attach a STATEMENT OF PURPOSE to the DGHGS Committee describing how or why your graduate research is relevant to one of the three research themes of the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. This statement should should be a maximum of two single spaced pages; and it should introduce yourself and describe your proposed masters or doctoral research plan and indicate how your graduate research is relevant to one of the three research themes of the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research.

Please note that students who are applying to more than one graduate program at York should submit only one application to the DGHGS and clearly indicate the different programs in the statement. *

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2. Please attach your updated certified TRANSCRIPTS that cover your last 24 months of academic work, including all current and previous degree program(s). *

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3. Please attach your up-to-date academic CV. *

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4. Please attach a LETTER OF SUPPORT (not a letter of reference) from the York faculty member who is supervising your research or who has agreed to supervise your research if you are admitted to York University. Important, the supervisor must also declare their DI Faculty Fellow membership status in the letter.

Note: the supervisor may send the letter of support directly to dighr@yorku.ca, with the same deadline applying. *

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5. Please attach a LETTER (not a letter of reference) from your (proposed or current) York graduate program director which confirms:

a. your application status; or
b. your admissions offer with all sources of funding from the graduate program listed; or
c. that your admissions offer is conditional upon secured funding (which may include a Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarship); or
d. that confirms your ongoing continuing graduate student status, in good standing e.g., full-time and active registration. *

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6. Please attach an itemized FINANCIAL BUDGET (using this template) detailing all your anticipated income and expenses for next year (including all financial support from external sources, the University, your Faculty and Department, income related to teaching, and fee waivers, etc..). You may find the Faculty of Graduate Studies cost-of-living list to be helpful, here: https://www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/students/cost-of-living/ *

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Section C: Consent
If you are the recipient of a scholarship, your name, information (program of study and year level), and photograph may be used for promotional and reporting purposes.