The mHealth Training Institute (mHTI), funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is an intensive, team-based training experience for scholars worldwide to expand their mobile and digital health research and develop rigorous, innovative, and high-impact research programs.
Applications are open to academic investigators at the junior, mid-career, or senior level who hold a doctoral degree (PhD, ScD, MD, DDS, DVM, or equivalent) in a field relevant to mobile and digital health, including behavioral and social sciences, medicine and other health sciences, biological and physical sciences, computer science, data science, biostatistics, engineering, and economics. US citizenship or permanent residency is not required.
There are no registration or tuition fees, and lodging for the official program dates is supported. Scholars arrange and pay for their own travel. The in-person Institute takes place June 20 to 24, 2027, at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center and Hotel in Los Angeles, with virtual components beforehand. Up to 25 scholars are selected.
Applications close on January 15, 2027.