Student Funding for Public Health Projects in 2022-23 School Year - Northwest Center for Public Health Practice

CLOSING DATE: March 15, 2023

OPPORTUNITY TYPE: Funding

Paid Position

JOB #: 19143

POSTED: November 7, 2022

Description:

Seeking funding for your public health project? The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice has stipends to support student projects during the 2022–23 academic year.

Approximately twenty students will be awarded up to $3,500 each for public health projects conducted in Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Oregon. Funds will be distributed directly to students and are intended to help them defray living expenses during their hands-on learning experience.

Stipends are available for undergraduate juniors and seniors and graduate students enrolled in public health, psychology, sociology, and social work degree programs. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.

Proposals will be evaluated based on public health practice focus, attention to underserved areas and populations, and feasibility. Visit nwcphp.org to learn more about the application process and read about funded projects from past years. Contact Barb Rose (barbrose@uw.edu) for more information.

Additional Details:

Compensation: $3,500

Skills/Eligibility:

Stipend Eligibility

Stipends are available for:

  • Graduate and doctoral students enrolled in public health, psychology, sociology, and social work degree programs.
  • Undergraduate juniors and seniors enrolled in public health, psychology, sociology, and social work degree programs. Undergraduate applications must include a letter of support from a faculty member.

Project work must address populations in Washington, Alaska, Idaho, or Oregon and students should be enrolled at a college or university in one of these states. Stipends will be awarded to US citizens, non-citizen US nationals, or foreign nationals holding a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.

How to Apply:

Visit nwcphp.org to learn more.

https://www.nwcphp.org/partnerships/northwest-public-health-training-center/student-projects

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