The Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program sends young Biomedical Engineers, anywhere outside the U.S. or Canada for one or more of the following activities:

• Conducting academic or scientific research in a university or laboratory or
• Pursuing coursework at an academic institution or
• Interning at a policy institute, or in an industrial or non-profit setting
• Other options are possible

Whitaker Fellows (pre-doctoral) must meet basic eligibility requirements. They go abroad for one academic year (9-12 months).

Whitaker Scholars (post-doctoral) must meet the basic eligibility requirements. They go abroad for one semester or up two academic years (24 months). 

Awards typically begin between August 1st and October 1st, but may begin as early as July 1 of the competition year (2013), and as late as June 30 of the following year (2014).

To read more about the application and full award benefits, click here.  

The Whitaker International Summer Program provides funding for U.S. bioengineers and biomedical engineers to continue their existing Master’s or PhD work abroad of high-quality, individually-arranged, research OR internship in industry OR coursework relevant to their field under the supervision of a mentor to:

• Improve their expertise as scientists
• Help developing scientists open their minds to think and analyze on a broader, global level
• Build individual as well as institutional partnerships; and,
• Establish dialogues between the scientific community in the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Summer grantees go abroad for 8 weeks (between June 1 and August 31). 

Click here for more information and application.