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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><b><u><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA1a4da237-acc6-20f4-43c7-c82d03c85907" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://ucghi.universityofcalifornia.edu/our-work/planetary-health/">UCGHI
Water and Health Summer Research Opportunity -</a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b> Call for Applications</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Application Deadline:
</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red;"><b>March 31, 2026</b></span></p>
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Center for Planetary Health</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> Water and Health Summer Research Fellowships start in June 2026. The water and health research fellowships are designed to
<b>provide students with funding to conduct research on water and health.</b> Students are encouraged to have two University of California faculty mentors from two different UC campuses. Applications are welcome from graduate and undergraduate students.
<b>A</b> <b>max of $5,000 is offered for the summer fellowship - $2,500 is the average amount awarded</b>.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 85, 129);"><b><u>Desired skills, experience, and qualities of the student:</u></b></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Graduate or undergraduate student status at a UC campus</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Minimum GPA 3.0 to be eligible for the program</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Strong desire to learn, proactive and solution-oriented attitude, excellent written and verbal communication skills</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Ability to synthesize complex information from various sources</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Confident, self-motivated, well-organized</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Conduct water and health research in the field or in the lab with two mentors from two different UC campuses</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Investigate drinking water quality among vulnerable populations and health risks</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">In the lab, measure pesticides in water and discuss implications for health</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><b>Questions?</b></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Email:
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 119, 139);"><u><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAdd278566-3fd2-2e7a-f61b-6581360db8b4" style="color: rgb(0, 119, 139); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" href="mailto:planetaryhealth@ucdavis.edu">planetaryhealth@ucdavis.edu</a></u></span></p>
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