Invest in EGHI


Your donations to the Emory Global Health Institute (EGHI) are instrumental in helping to build a better and healthier world. When you give, you fuel our mission and support us in bringing greater focus to health issues around the world. Discover all the ways you can give and become an agent of change.

Invest in EGHI

EGHI aims to shape and foster the next generation of global health leaders who will improve health around the world. With your help, EGHI can continue to support and strengthen our programs and extend our global impact.

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Faculty Seed Grants

EGHI awards seed grants to Emory faculty who are committed to developing and implementing high-quality research that results in new academic knowledge and innovative solutions to global health challenges.

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Field Scholars Awards

Through the support of our donors, EGHI Field Scholars Awards are granted each year to Emory students with several key objectives: reinforcing result-driven global health research, cultivating collaboration, developing strong leaders, and providing an opportunity for hands-on experience in another country.

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Global Health Case Competitions

EGHI hosts two annual competitions that allow students to display leadership skills and innovative thinking in finding solutions to 21st-century global health issues. The intramural competition is open exclusively to Emory students looking to showcase their knowledge, while the international competition brings student teams from across the U.S. and around the world to compete.

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Global Health Hackathon

The EGHI Global Health Hackathon is an exciting educational and entrepreneurial experience that provides students with a competitive forum to develop product and technology solutions that address the most critical current global health challenges. This innovative program brings together students across areas including disciplines like engineering, health sciences, law, business, and the humanities to develop solutions that can be brought to market and launch successful startups.

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Jeffrey P. Koplan Award

Named in honor of EGHI founder and former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH, this endowed award celebrates Emory University’s innovative students, faculty, or staff as they lead change in a relentless pursuit to improve global health and health equity. EGHI announced the creation of the Jeffrey P. Koplan Global Health Award in November of 2022 and named its inaugural recipient.

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