Scholarships and Financial SupportOur scholarships are merit-based. We seek candidates who are intellectually curious, highly motivated, and committed to the study of public health. All aspects of your application are very important for the scholarship review process, including your personal statement, academic transcripts, standardized test scores, letters of reference, and resume. Applicants should apply by January 2 for the best chance of being offered scholarships and financial support. MPH ASSISTANTSHIPSMPH Assistantships are available for highly qualified students. MPH Assistantships provide a monthly stipend and a scholarship award. First-year students awarded a full MPH Assistantship receive a monthly stipend of $1000 and a scholarship award equivalent to 75% of tuition costs, which can be applied toward tuition and health insurance fees. The student works for the sponsor in public health research or practice during the summer internship, 18 hours per week during the academic year, plus one 40 hour week during the winter break. First-year students awarded a partial MPH Assistantship receive a monthly stipend of $667, as well as a scholarship award equivalent to 50% of tuition costs, which can be applied toward tuition and health insurance fees. The student works for the sponsor in public health research or practice during the summer internship, 12 hours per week during the academic year, plus one 30 hour week during the winter break. Applicants are automatically considered for MPH assistantships as part of the admissions process, if financial assistance is requested. MPH assistantships are awarded for one academic year with the potential for renewal for a second year. Students awarded MPH assistantships take at least three courses per semester. The number and type of MPH assistantships available varies each year depending on the number of sponsors. Past sponsors include research centers of the Brown University Public Health Program, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and other public health related organizations. When possible, the MPH assistantship is coordinated with the required internships and many students have been able to develop thesis projects with their assistantship sites. Examples of MPH Assistantships Available for the 2009/10 Academic YearMPH Assistantship in Aging and Long-Term Care Your admission materials will serve as the application for this scholarship. You are encouraged to expand in your personal statement why you would like to be considered for this assistantship. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SCHOLARS PROGRAMThe Healthy Communities Scholars Program is available to highly qualified first year MPH students with experience or interest in healthy communities. Scholars work with the Healthy Communities Initiative to investigate and improve community health risks and provide evidence for health policies to mitigate these risks. The concept of place, including the natural, built, and social environment plays a central role in understanding community health. From lead poisoning to obesity to crime, students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds collaborate to study the health of communities. The Scholars Program includes enhanced educational activities, community service projects through the Healthy Communities Initiative, and a scholarship award equivalent to 50% of tuition costs, which can be applied toward tuition and health insurance fees. Scholars take at least three courses per semester, in addition to the summer internship. Healthy Communities Scholars make substantive contributions to the Healthy Communities Initiative by incorporating important Initiative projects into their academic work in the summer internship, one of their fall courses and one of their spring courses. Your admission materials will serve as the application for this Scholars Program. You are encouraged to expand in your personal statement why you would like to be considered for the Healthy Communities Scholars Program. If you have additional materials that you would like to submit for consideration, please send them directly to Diane Schlacter, MPH Program Coordinator, Box G-S121-2, Providence, Rhode Island 02912. Healthy Communities Scholars are awarded for one academic year with the potential for renewal for a second year. MPH students who are not chosen for the Scholars Program during their first year of study may apply to the Program for their second year. MPH GLOBAL HEALTH SCHOLARS PROGRAMThe MPH Global Health Scholars Program is available to highly qualified first year MPH students with experience or interest in global health. The Scholars Program includes enhanced educational activities, travel opportunities, and a scholarship award equivalent to 50% of tuition costs, which can be applied toward tuition and health insurance fees. Scholars take at least three courses per semester, in addition to the summer internship. The MPH Global Health Scholars Program enhances the educational experience of select Brown MPH students and provides these students with the opportunity to make important contributions to global health research and practice. Scholars are matched with faculty mentors and incorporate global health into their academic work in the summer internship, one of their fall courses and one of their spring courses during the first academic year. Scholars will be prepared to compete for several available Brown University summer travel funds for global health experience in the summer between the first and second years of the MPH Program. Your admission materials will serve as the application for this Scholars Program. You are encouraged to expand in your personal statement why you would like to be considered for the MPH Global Health Scholars Program. MPH Global Health Scholars are awarded for one academic year with the potential for renewal for a second year. MPH students who are not chosen for the Scholars Program during their first year of study may apply to the Program for their second year. Meet the current Global Health Scholars, featured on the International Health Institute Website MPH PROGRAM PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPMPH Program partial scholarships are also available to a limited number of highly qualified part-time and full-time students, who have not already been awarded an MPH Assistantship and have not been named to one of the Scholars Programs. MPH Program partial scholarships cover up to 25% of the tuition costs. Applicants are automatically considered for partial scholarship support as part of the admissions process. MPH Students chosen for an MPH Assistantship or Scholars Program are not eligible for MPH Program partial scholarships.
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