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    Frequently Asked Questions

    What are the benefits of being an Affiliated Faculty member at YIGH?
    YIGH affiliation provides:

    • funding and awards for Yale faculty, including the Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Award and Global Health Spark Award;
    • letters of support for grant applications;
    • receiving the Global Health Update monthly e-newsletter;
    • mentions in appropriate YIGH communications, amplifying school and department-based efforts through social media sharing/retweets, and more;
    If you are interested in becoming an affiliated faculty member of YIGH, please contact Michael Skonieczny.
    I am interested in finding faculty who are working in global health. Where can I look?

    You can search YIGH-Affiliated faculty by keyword or where they work. In addition, we encourage you to explore our YIGH Faculty Networks for potential colleagues or collaborators working in your area of global health interest – or to find new areas of global health interest!

    How do I get a letter of support from YIGH for my funding application?

    YIGH is available to provide support for funding applications related to global health. If you would like to receive a letter of support for an application for funding, please email Michael Skonieczny.

    I’m starting a field site in another country. Where do I go for help?

    The following Yale offices are good places to start if you are interested in hiring, deploying personnel, developing Memoranda of Understanding or contracts, exploring international tax obligations, and many other specific considerations for people working internationally:

    Office of General Counsel
    International Operations and Compliance Committee
    International Tax Office

    You can also set up a consultation with a YIGH team member by emailing Michael Skonieczny. We’d be happy to talk with you about your specific interests, needs, and queries to direct you to the appropriate office and/or people at Yale.

    The following websites also provide funding opportunities for global health:


    Can faculty be involved in multiple applications?

    Yes.

    What is the definition and eligibility of a trainee involved in the project?

    For most awards, trainee refers to any student (undergraduate, graduate, postdoc, medical student etc) at Yale who is meaningfully engaged with the project. For the Global Health Education Innovation award, if the application is for the Yale School of Medicine award, at least one trainee must be a Yale School of Medicine trainee. For Yale School of Nursing and Public Health applications, at least one student or trainee must be enrolled at Yale. The individual included in the proposal must be a student or trainee at the time the application is submitted.

    Can funding be used to cover trainee effort?

    Yes.

    Can the funding be used to cover Yale faculty members’ effort?

    It can, but we discourage this, given the small amounts of the overall awards.

    Can the funding be used to cover travel expenses of collaborators from other countries? (e.g.: to attend conferences)

    Yes

    Can the funding be used to purchase equipment for collaborators from other countries?

    Yes.

    Is there a requirement for funding to cover indirect costs?

    No. None of the YIGH seed funding opportunities allow indirect costs.

    Should all applicants be from the same faculty networks for the Hecht Award?

    Co-applicants can be cross-collaborative from different networks. Faculty must be affiliated with at least one faculty network.

    Can dual appointments count for representation from multiple schools?

    No. The two primary applicants must have full-time appointments at different Yale schools (e.g. One primary applicant from YPSH and one from YSN). One individual with dual appointments will not qualify as representation and collaboration across two or more schools.