21/04/2026
🚀 Applications are now open for the Global Youth Mental Health Research Fellowship 2026
A fully funded, 12-month opportunity for emerging leaders in child and adolescent mental health from Pakistan, Indonesia, and Colombia.
Fellows will receive structured training, hands-on research experience, mentorship, networking opportunities, and support for publications, grant writing, and global collaboration.
🔹 This Fellowship Is Designed For:
Early-career psychiatrists, psychologists, academics in mental health, allied health professionals, professionals working with young people in health or education, and young people with lived experience of mental health problems.
✨ What makes this opportunity special:
✔ Fellowship stipend, research and learning support, and travel support
✔ Training in global mental health, ethics, RCTs, data analysis, risk prediction, and dissemination
✔ Mentorship from leading experts across Global Institute of Human Development (GIHD) at Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (STMU), The George Washington University (GWU), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Universidad de los Andes, The Global Health Network (TGHN), King’s College London, UNICEF, and lived-experience mentors
✔ Collaborative learning through cross-country exchange and TGHN’s network across 180+ countries
✔ Certificate of completion from the Global Mental Health Equity Lab, George Washington University, upon successful completion
🌍 If you are passionate about youth mental health, research, advocacy, and creating real impact in your community, this is a rare opportunity to grow through a world-class fellowship.
📌 Application deadline: 11 May 2026, 5 pm local time
📌 Apply now: https://forms.gle/rU6oBDpVeVYM73qu8
📌 Webpage: https://mind-brainhealth.tghn.org/global-youth-mental-health-research-fellowship/
📌 For queries: [email protected]
🤝 Please help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity with researchers, clinicians, educators, and young leaders who may be a strong fit.
