The
Emory Global Health Institute (EGHI) will host the 2021 Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition
virtually. The competition will take place
March 11 - 20, 2021. EGHI will virtually host one Emory team and 54 multidisciplinary student teams from universities around the world. While we can't bring teams together on the Emory University campus this year due to continued COVID-19-related safety concerns, EGHI promises to provide multidisciplinary student teams a great global health case challenge, opportunities to network with professionals from numerous fields, and the chance to win cash prizes!
Student Team CompositionStudent teams should be comprised of four-to-six members, and team members should be enrolled in at least three different schools or disciplines at their university. Teams are allowed to have one member who is a post-doctoral fellow and/or medical resident, however, this is not required. Universities are not required to have their team members identified during the application period. Individual team member information is due February 26, 2021. Students may submit their
individual information via this link.
Team Captain InformationEach student team must designate a team captain. Universities can alert Emory who its student team captain is via this
link, or by emailing Rebecca Baggett at
rbagget@emory.edu.
Case SubjectA team of Emory student and faculty case writers are working on the 2021 case subject. While we will not reveal the case until March 12, it will provide a realistic global health challenge whose solutions will require a multidisciplinary approach. To read past case subjects, visit
EGHI's website.
Competition Format and DeliverablesThe competition will be completely virtual and have two rounds. During the first round of the competition, teams will be required to submit a one-page executive summary and a 10-minute video of their case solution. Unlike in past International Emory Global Health Case Competitions, there will be no streams that teams participate in during the first round. Teams with the 10 highest first-round scores will receive a cash prize. Teams with the six highest first-round scores will advance to the final round of the competition. These six final-round teams will be required to incorporate a case twist into their final-round presentations. Finalist teams will present virtual, live 10-minute presentations and engage in eight minutes of Q&A with judges.
All deliverables must be in English.
PrizesMarcus Foundation Prize (1st Place) - $6,000
2nd Place - $4,000
3rd Place - $3,000
4th Place - $2,000
5th Place - $1,500
6th Place - $1,000
4 Honorable Mention Awards - $500 each
Registration Fee and Payment InstructionsThere is no cost to apply, however, once a team has been accepted to participate in the competition, it will be required to pay a non-refundable registration fee. Below are the registration fee rates per team based on the income level of the country in which your university is located. Income levels are based on World Bank data, and EGHI followed the
Consortium of Universities for Global Health's model regarding the percentage of the full registration fee that teams from MICs and LICs are expected to pay.
High Income Countries (HICs) - $500 USD
Middle Income Countries (MICs) - $265 USD
Low Income Countries (LICs) - $110 USD
If you are uncertain what income level your university's country falls in, please see the links below.
HICs:
https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/high-incomeMICs:
https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/middle-incomeLICs:
https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/low-incomeEGHI will offer a limited number of scholarships that will cover the registration fee for universities located in LICs. If your university requires scholarship assistance to participate, please contact Rebecca Baggett at
rbagget@emory.edu for more information. Universities or individual team members can pay the registration fee via credit card or by check via Fed Ex.
To pay via credit card, click here. To pay by check via Fed Ex, please make your check payable to the Emory Global Health Institute and write 2021 Emory Morningside GHCC in the memo line. Please send the check via Fed Ex to the attention of Rebecca Baggett at the following address:
Emory Global Health Institute
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Mailstop 1599-001-1AH
Atlanta, GA 30322