United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) PhD Fellowship Programme 2026 for PhD candidates.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 UNU-IIGH PhD Fellowship Programme. The Global Health PhD Fellowship Programme on the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) gives a possibility for PhD candidates to counterpoint their doctoral coaching by way of direct engagement with world well being coverage processes within the UN system.

The Fellowship is designed to offer hands-on expertise in utilized analysis, coverage evaluation, and data translation. Fellows might be embedded inside UNU-IIGH’s analysis workforce and can contribute to policy-relevant work that helps UN companies, governments, and companions.

Successful candidates might be assigned to a undertaking beneath the mentorship of a UNU-IIGH researcher. Fellows are anticipated to actively interact within the Institute’s work and contribute to its analysis, coverage, and capability improvement actions.

Applicants ought to:

• Be at the moment enrolled in a PhD programme in world well being, public well being, well being coverage, or a associated discipline.
• Have robust analytical and writing abilities in English.
• Demonstrate curiosity in world well being coverage, governance, and utilized analysis.
• Be capable of work independently and collaboratively in a world, multidisciplinary surroundings.

Fellowship Conditions

• The Fellowship relies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• The length is between 6 and 12 months.
• The Fellowship is obtainable beneath a advisor contract (CTC).
• The Fellowship is meant to enrich (and never change) the Fellow’s PhD analysis and coaching.
• The candidate will need to have accomplished their doctoral discipline work.

Benefits

• Exposure to world well being coverage processes inside the UN system.
• Hands-on expertise in policy-relevant analysis and data translation.
• Mentorship from senior UNU-IIGH researchers.
• Opportunity to contribute to high-impact coverage and analysis outputs. 

   Application

Send your CV and three references to UNU-IIGH Director’s e mail: [email protected] 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UNU-IIGH PhD Fellowship Programme