The Bringing Research to Impact for Global Health at Tsinghua (BRIGHT) program was initiated by Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University (VSPH). The BRIGHT program uses partnerships between Tsinghua University and early career researchers working in the public health sectors in developing countries to develop a research network. This network generates knowledge to address global health priorities in developing countries, strengthens the research and scientific capacity of a new generation of leaders in global health research, builds a technical assistance base for providing China’s international collaborations in the health sector with strategic choices and evidence-based programming decisions, and ultimately advances the use of evidence to create development impact.