Our 2021 competition schedules and resources are now available! See the Important Dates, Rules and Judging, and Logistics and Resources sections at the bottom of this website for more information.

The Emory Global Health Institute (EGHI) is pleased to announce that it has received a generous gift from the Morningside Foundation to support its international global health case competition. From this point forward, the International Emory Global Health Case Competition will be called the Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition. EGHI is grateful to the Morningside Foundation for its support and looks forward to its partnership on this innovative global health educational program. For more information, please see this Emory News Center announcement.

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 Composition
Student 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 Information
Each 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 Subject
A 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 Deliverables
The 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.

Prizes
Marcus 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 Instructions
There 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-income
MICs: https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/middle-income
LICs: https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/low-income

EGHI 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