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Internship Grants

Funding for students and recent graduates to gain practical bioethics experience with an approved host in Southeast Asia.

About this grant

The Internship Grants support postgraduate and undergraduate students, as well as graduates from the previous two years, to gain practical bioethics experience in Southeast Asia. The programme connects academic learning with the real-world application of ethical principles and bioethical decision-making.

Applicants must secure acceptance from an approved host institution before applying for funding.

Priority considerations

Applicants are responsible for arranging and securing their host placement before applying for the grant.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants may come from any discipline, including philosophy, law, medicine, social sciences and humanities. Applicants must:

  • Be a postgraduate or undergraduate student, or have graduated within the previous two years.
  • Be a national or permanent resident of a Southeast Asian country.
  • Have been accepted by an approved host institution or organisation.
  • Not receive funding from another source for the same internship.

Recipient expectations

Recipients must submit a monthly progress report of no more than 800 words describing their learning activities. The host supervisor must verify and sign each report and apply the appropriate official stamp. Late reports may result in funds being withheld.

How to apply

  1. Secure acceptance from an approved host institution.
  2. Download and complete the Application Form and Curriculum Vitae template.
  3. Prepare the host acceptance letter, referee recommendation, nationality or residency evidence, and evidence of enrolment or recent graduation.
  4. Upload the completed documents through the application form.

This call had no fixed closing date and closed once the available internship places were filled.

Internship host institutions

Applicants must secure a placement before applying for an Internship Grant.

Indonesia(2)+

Bioethics Cluster, Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute (IMERI), Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia

Contact
Dr. Pukovisa Prawiroharjo
Address
Salemba Raya No. 6, RT.2/RW.6, Kenari, Senen, Central Jakarta 10430, Indonesia

A programme focused on applying bioethical principles in medical settings, with scholarly activities and discussions covering areas such as artificial intelligence, bioethics and genetic modification.

Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Contact
Dr. Wika Hartanti
Address
Gedung Penelitian dan Pengembangan, 1st Floor, North Wing, Jl. Medika, Sendowo, Sleman, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia

Projects may cover the ethical, legal and social implications of precision medicine, clinical ethics support in academic hospitals, and bioethics education in undergraduate medical education.

Laos(1)+

Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute (Lao TPHI)

Contact
Dr. Somphou Sayasone
Address
Samsenthai Road, Ban Kaognot, Sisattanack District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR

Practical bioethics work experience, exposure to the national ethics committee for health research, and assignments across the Vientiane institute and provincial field research stations.

Malaysia(2)+

Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya

Contact
Associate Professor Dr. Sharon Kaur Gurmukh Singh; Dr. Tay Pek San; Dr. Mohammad Firdaus Bin Abdul Aziz; Dr. Kuek Chee Ying
Address
Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Research experience in bioethics, participation in SEA Bioethics Network activities, and educational experiences facilitated by Faculty of Law academic staff.

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia

Contact
Associate Professor Dr. Mark Tan Kiak Min
Address
Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia

A customised multidisciplinary internship that may include clinical ethics consultations, ethics teaching, tool and module development, research, and work on clinical, professional, global health, transplant and research ethics.

Thailand(1)+

Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) Tropical Health Network

Contact
Professor Dr. Cheah Phaik Yeong
Address
3/F, 60th Anniversary Chalermprakiat Building, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok, Thailand

Interns help coordinate bioethics workshops, conduct bioethics research, and contribute to community and public engagement initiatives.

The Philippines(1)+

Philippine Health Research Ethics Board, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology

Contact
Mr. Pio Justin Villas Asuncion
Address
Saliksik Building, DOST Compound, General Santos Avenue, Bicutan, Taguig City, The Philippines

Applicants should contact the host institution for current information about the internship programme.

Singapore(1)+

Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Contact
Professor Dr. Angus James Dawson
Address
Block MD11, Clinical Research Centre, #02-03, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597

A programme examining bioethics and non-Western perspectives, public health ethics, culturally responsive policy development and the role of ethics in health policy decision-making.