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Looking for fellowships, internships, funding, RA/TA or volunteer opportunities? Check the student opportunities listings.
UW School of Public Health has a new MPH application process using SOPHAS.
To be considered for a UW MPH degree program, you must complete both a SOPHAS application and a UW Graduate School online application. You will start the application process in SOPHAS, which will guide you through both that application and the UW Graduate School application.
Seeking funding for your public health project? Applications are now OPEN!
The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP) has stipends to support student projects during the 2024–25 academic year.
This program exists to establish or strengthen field placements for students at health agencies or organizations, to address health disparities and improve health equity. NWCPHP hopes these stipends will help students enhance public health services to rural and/or medically underserved communities to better address issues related to the social determinants of health.
Approximately twenty-one students will be awarded up to $3,500 each for public health projects conducted in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Funds will be distributed directly to students and are intended to help them defray living expenses during their hands-on learning experience.
For more eligibility, procedures, and deadlines, visit our website:
Welcome to a new academic year at the University of Washington! As we begin autumn quarter and respiratory illness season, Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) is sharing resources and steps we can all take to protect against COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses such as influenza and RSV.
Everyone is encouraged to get a flu shot and stay up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccines. Seasonal vaccination clinics are being offered at several campus locations throughout October for personnel and students.
Vaccinations can also be obtained at local pharmacies and by personal health care providers.
Free at-home COVID-19 tests are available again through the federal government (up to four tests per household). To order, visit COVIDTests.gov.
COVID-19 tests can also be purchased at local retailers, including the Rubenstein Pharmacy in the Husky Health Center. Taking a COVID-19 test is recommended if you develop respiratory symptoms.
COVID-19 Health and Safety
Updated August 1, 2024
Follow the Public Health Flowchart for COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Symptoms if you have COVID-19 symptoms, an exposure or test positive.
What's new
COVID-19 and respiratory illness resources update - published 7/18/24
UW Face Covering Policy - update effective 7/1/24
UW Respiratory Illness Health & Safety Plan - update effective 7/1/24
The Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) maintains COVID-19 prevention policies, guidance, and resources for the UW community.
Read the latest messages and posts on COVID-19 for the University community.
The University of Washington School of Public Health (UW SPH) continues to offer some of the best public health graduate education in the country, according to the 2024 rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. UW SPH ranked No. 7 among public health graduate schools and remains among the top 3 public schools in the annual rankings.
The Academy Health Annual Research Meeting has several scholarships that are open for applications. Selected recipients of both scholarships will receive complimentary registration for the Anuucal Research Meeting on June 29 - July 2, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
The AcademyHealth Diversity Scholars Program supports the professional development of underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups in the field of health services research. This year, we are providing ten scholarships that include complimentary travel and registration for the Annual Research Meeting in Baltimore, MD, June 29 – July 2, 2024.
Application Deadline: Monday, March 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET
Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship
The Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship is designed to encourage professional and educational development in health services research and policy among student members. This year, the scholarship will provide free registration to the 2024 Annual Research Meeting for two selected applicants. Current AcademyHealth student members who are enrolled full-time in a masters or doctoral program are encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: Monday, March 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET
The APHA Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fellowship provides an immersive year-long work experience for early-career professionals who have a conferred MPH, DrPH or PhD in public health from one of our partner universities. Fellows receive a $120,000 stipend and other benefits. For more information regarding the fellowship, please visit our website.
Join Community Health Center, Inc.’s National Health Center Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAP) for our 6-month Health Professions Student Training Learning Collaborative! This learning collaborative is aimed at supporting health centers in establishing a sustainable and effective model for training students.
This six-month participatory learning experience is designed to provide transformational strategies and coaching support to help organizations evaluate, replicate and sustain a health professions student training program. This opportunity includes presentations on replicable models to train the next generation.
Applications are open.
Public Health Colombia: Health & Justice for Indigenous and Afro-Colombians 2024
This short visit will be an exploration of Colombia’s efforts to improve health for disenfranchised populations through a social justice lens. The visit will focus on the health and welfare of Indigenous and Afro-Colombian populations who have long been marginalized in Colombian society. The 12-day program will take place mostly in Bogota, Colombia, with one 3-day trip to Popayan and Cali. The experience has been designed by Sinergias, an interdisciplinary Bogata-based non-governmental organization dedicated to improving health and welfare for diverse populations throughout Colombia.
Apply by 12/01/2023
UW School of Public Health has a new MPH application process using SOPHAS.
To be considered for a UW MPH degree program, you must complete both a SOPHAS application and a UW Graduate School online application. You will start the application process in SOPHAS, which will guide you through both that application and the UW Graduate School application.