About the programme
Designed to identify emerging leaders in child and adolescent mental health in Pakistan, the fellowship offers structured training, hands-on research with faculty supervision, grant writing and publication workshops, and matched mentors in Pakistan and internationally. Fellows are expected to create impact through advocacy, research and clinical care. Completion of 12 months leads to a certificate from the Global Mental Health Equity Lab at George Washington University.
Duration: 12 months (1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027)
Eligibility
- Be a mental health clinician (early-career psychiatrist or psychologist), early-career academic in mental health, allied health professional, or someone who works with young people in health or education on social-emotional wellbeing
- Have completed at least 16 years of education and/or have no more than 5 years of work experience in mental health, if a professional applicant
- Be available to commit full-time for at least 12 months (1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027)
- Be based in Pakistan
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What they look for
- Or be a young person with lived experience of mental health problems
How to apply
- Applications open 3 November 2026
- Submission deadline 30 November 2026, 5 pm Pakistan time
- Shortlisted candidates informed 7 December 2026
- Interviews 10-15 December 2026
- Final decisions 23 December 2026
- Fellowship starts 1 January 2027
Applications are submitted on Global Institute of Human Development (GIHD), Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, in collaboration with The George Washington University, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universidad de los Andes and The Global Health Network’s own site. Open Doors helps you prepare; it is not the official application portal.
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- 11 Nov 2026, read automatically from the official page
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