A fully funded place at the World Health Summit in Berlin, 11-13 October 2026, for people from low- and middle-income countries working in global health. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until places fill.
The World Health Summit is one of the larger annual gatherings in global health, held in Berlin and drawing ministers, researchers, clinicians and implementers. The Stipend and Fellowship Programme funds a cohort of participants who would otherwise be priced out of the room.
The 2026 summit runs 11 to 13 October in Berlin.
Almost every programme in this section has a fixed closing date. This one does not: applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until places are filled.
That cuts both ways. There is no deadline to miss, but there is also no guarantee the programme is still open next week — places go as they are awarded. If it fits, apply early rather than well.
The programme is aimed at people from low- and middle-income countries, or those with directly relevant lived experience, who work in:
Fluent English is required, and you must be eligible for a short-stay Schengen visa. That second condition is worth checking before you invest time in the application — a Schengen refusal is not something the organisers can override.
More comprehensively than most:
The visa reimbursement is unusual and genuinely useful — Schengen application fees are a real barrier, and most programmes leave them with the applicant.
Berlin in mid-October is cold and wet; budget for that. Schengen appointment waits vary hugely by country and can run to several weeks, so start the visa process as soon as you are accepted rather than after booking anything.
Apply directly to the World Health Summit through the official link on this page. We do not administer this programme or take applications for it.
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