Top 40 Public Health Scholarships in April 2024

The LSP Association Scholarship is intended to assist students in pursuing the educational requirements necessary for licensure as a Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional or to seek opportunities in other related professions within the environmental industry. The scholarships range from $1,000 to $5,000 and will be awarded at the LSP Association Membership Meeting in June following the application deadline. Applicants must have been accepted to a degree program at an accredited New England College or University and be majoring in an approved environmental-related curriculum. Lastly, students must be Massachusetts residents OR be current members of the LSP Association, or have an immediate family member who is. If you're pursuing licensure to become a Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less

Attention all nursing students with a passion for public health! The Iona Pettingill Scholarship is now accepting applications. This scholarship is perfect for those enrolled in a nationally accredited nursing program and who have completed at least one semester. If you've been a Florida resident for at least a year and meet the GPA requirements (Undergraduate = 2.5, Graduate = 3.0), you're eligible to apply. Don't forget to include 2 letters of reference with your application. Apply for a chance to receive this amazing scholarship, and keep on reading to learn more!Show Less

Are you a high school senior or college student passionate about a career in senior care? If so, consider applying for the Senior Planning Social Work & Eldercare Award! The scholarship is open to prospective and current undergraduate students working towards a career in medical social work for the senior population. An Arizona-based organization called Senior Planning offers this scholarship opportunity. Senior Planning helps find reliable, trustworthy caregivers at no charge for seniors in need in the Phoenix area. They established this scholarship to support the next generation of social workers in carrying out their mission of helping America's seniors. Between one and five recipients are chosen to receive around $900, twice a year. Fall semester applications are due July 31st and Spring semester applications are due December 15th, respectively. If you are passionate about senior care and looking for some help to fund your education, we encourage you to apply!Show Less

Are you a college-bound high school senior from northwest New Mexico who will be pursuing a master’s, bachelor’s, associate's degree, or technical/vocational certificate in a science and/or human service discipline? If so, you may be eligible for the Davis-Kozoll Scholarship! Each year, the scholarship awards 1-2 awards worth between $1,000 and $5,000 to students residing in northwest New Mexico with a priority for those students residing within the communities of Counselor, Cuba, Gallina, La Jara, Lindrith, Lybrook, Nageezi, Ojo Encino, Regina, San Luis, and Torreon. If you're a college-bound high school senior from northwest New Mexico who will be pursuing a degree or certificate in a science or human service discipline, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less

The APF Walter Katkovsky Research Grants are funded by the American Psychological Foundation, an organization that promotes the advancement, communication, and application of psychological science and knowledge to benefit society and improve lives. Every year, their APF Walter Katkovsky Research Grants award two awards worth up to $22,500 each to psychologists with up to 12 years of postdoctoral. If this grant sounds like a fit for you, keep on reading for more application details.Show Less

Are you a post-secondary student enrolled in any professional healthcare program? If so, consider applying for the Health Career Scholarships! The scholarship is open to students in their second or third year of any educational healthcare profession preparation program. The scholarship is offered by the International Order of The King’s Daughters and Sons, a New York-based nonprofit interdenominational Christian service. They believe that supporting the next generation of healthcare professionals will help them in their mission of "caring for all God's children." Thus, every year, they award multiple healthcare students $1,000 to help cover their educational costs. If you are passionate about a career as a healthcare professional, we encourage you to apply! Show Less

The International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) provides financial support to advanced postdoctoral U.S. research scientists and recently appointed U.S. junior faculty for an intensive, mentored 3-5-year-long research career development experience in an eligible LMIC (low or middle-income country). Applicants must also be at least two years beyond the conferral of their doctoral degree and have both U.S. and LMIC primary mentors. To apply, interested students should demonstrate that they are committed to an independent research career in global health, and justify the need for three to five years of mentored research experience in order to become an independent research scientist. If you're a postdoctoral research scientist or junior faculty wanting to conduct intensive, mentored research abroad, consider applying! Keep on reading and check out the Fogarty International Fellowship webpage to learn more.Show Less

The Gertrude B. Elion Mentored Medical Student Research Award annually awards $10,000 scholarships to support female medical students who have completed at least one year of study at Duke University Medical Center or the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. To be eligible, students must have an interest in health research and must have the support of a faculty mentor. If you're a female medical student at Duke University of the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less

The Catherine E. Philbin Public Health Scholarship annually awards at least $500 to current and incoming post-secondary students with legal residence in Massachusetts who are pursuing a course of study in Public Health. If you are eligible, you must submit a completed application that includes the following: a Letter of Reference, a copy of your Massachusetts Driver’s License or Massachusetts Identification Card, a transcript, and a personal statement (500 words maximum) addressing your professional goals and how they relate to public health. If you’re a post-secondary Public Health student from Massachusetts, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less

Are you a registered dietitian or a dietetic graduate student (and member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)? If either applies, consider applying for the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group Research Grant! Each year, the Grant awards $10,000 to a registered dietitian or a dietetic graduate/doctoral student who is a member of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group. The award money must be used for innovative research relating to vegetarian nutrition. If you’re passionate about conducting vegetarianism-related research and are looking for some help to fund it, we encourage you to apply!Show Less

The Ruby A. Brown Memorial Scholarship annually awards $3,500 to an adult nursing student in Tennessee who has graduated high school or earned a GED. Preference will be given to current public health nurses continuing education, but aspiring nurses in any subtype of nursing may also apply. All applicants must also be residing in Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, or Union County in Tennessee to be eligible. The scholarship was established in 2003 by Mr. Carroll Brown to honor his wife and her twenty-five years as a public health nurse. If you're a current or aspiring nurse in Tennessee pursuing an education, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship Program offers scholarship funds to help Jewish college and graduate students offset some of their financial burden. To be eligible, applicants must be Jewish, been born and raised in the Chicago metropolitan area*, including Lake County, Indiana or had one continuous year of full-time employment in the Chicago metro area prior to enrollment, intend to return to the Chicago metropolitan area after completing school, and are entering their last two years of an undergraduate program or entering an accredited graduate program in the upcoming academic year. Eligible fields are listed below under "Eligibility Overview." Selected recipients will earn awards worth up to $4,000 each, which are potentially renewable. If you're an incoming Jewish college upperclassmen or graduate student from the Chicago Metropolitan Area or Lake County, Indiana, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.Show Less