ASPH/CDC Scholarship/Fellowship : Deadline for Applications is February 1, 2008.

MSPH Scholarship. This is a need-based scholarship awarded by the School. A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required in addition to other requirements listed under "How to Apply for Financial Aid." Please be advised that there are only a limited number of scholarships and that they are awarded on the basis of need as determined by the FAFSA. All students who apply for financial aid are considered for this award.

Brush Foundation Fellowship.  This fellowship is awarded to two students who are committed to working in the field of reproductive health as public health specialists.  One student will be selected from the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health and the other from the Department of Sociomedical Sciences.  These students will be chosen based on professional promise, leadership, and ability to make a contribution to the field of reproductive health and policy, as well as financial need.  No separate application is needed.

Community Scholars Program. This program is available to students accepted in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences. It provides 50 percent tuition scholarship to students selected on a competitive basis. Community Scholars must demonstrate a commitment to serving underserved populations. A separate application is required, and students are expected to have completed the        financial aid application. For further information, contact Ms. Yasmin Davis at (212) 305-1200, or by email at yj17@columbia.edu.

Doris Nickerson Scholarship. This scholarship was made possible by a gift from Ronald Lauterstein, class of 1958, in honor of his late wife, Doris Nickerson. An award is made to a full -time student of Public Health Nursing (preferably Canadian). No separate application is needed. Please notify the financial aid office if you will like to be considered.

Dorothy Edith Veith-DiPaolo Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship supports one nurse annually who is pursuing a Master's degree in public health. Mr. Nicholas DiPaolo created this Scholarship in 2004 in memory of his late wife, Dorothy Edith Veith-DiPaolo, a nurse who received her master's degree in public health from Columbia School of Public Health in 1980. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid. No separate application is needed.

Fund for Public Health Leadership. Funded by the School’s alumni, faculty, and friends, this fund supports need-based scholarships. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid. No separate application is needed.

Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Scholars Program. This is a scholarship made possible by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Heilbrunn. It provides up to $25,000 scholarship to incoming full-time M.P.H. students every year and is non renewable with a preference given to minority students, or individuals who plan to work in city, state, or federal public health agencies, or public health oriented non-profit organizations after graduation. Students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in addition to other requirements listed under "How to Apply for Financial Aid" section of our Web site.

Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD): The purpose of this program is to increase the number of underrepresented students who receive doctoral training in public health.  The program is available to students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.  In order to be eligible for the IMSD program, students must have been accepted into any of the public health doctoral programs of the Mailman School (i.e., DrPH or PhD programs in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health Sciences, or Sociomedical Sciences). The IMSD provides partial tuition coverage, a graduate research assistantship placement with a faculty mentor, and travel to one scientific conference per year. Students in the IMSD program attend a bi-weekly seminar course that provides workshops on research methods, statistical analyses, scientific writing, techniques and coping strategies for success in graduate school, and research career and professional development. A separate application is required.  For more information, contact the Program Director, Dr. Ana Abraído-Lanza, at (212) 305-1859, or visit the Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) website.

Jay Sharp Scholarship. This is a merit-based scholarship established with a gift from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, in memory of Peter Jay Sharp. It provides a nonrenewable $25,000 scholarship to full-time M.P.H. students annually. Awardees are selected on the basis of their public health career potential, demonstrated leadership ability, prior public health work experience, community advocacy experience, and other criteria. No separate application is needed. Awardees are notified early in the spring.

Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Scholarship.

Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Scholars are selected annually to receive two years of funding. To qualify, student must reside in New York City or have lived within a 50 mile radius of New York City prior to enrollment; demonstrate financial need, good character, high motivation and be enrolled full time at the Mailman School of Public Health.

The Latino Fellowship Program

Latino Fellowship Program.  One or two full-tuition fellowships are offered each year to students who are committed to working with Latino populations in the US following completion of their Master’s of Public Health through the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health in either the Reproductive and Family Health Track, or the Sexuality and Health Track.  Please read the eligibility requirements before submitting the supplemental application. 

Mayor’s Graduate Scholarship Program

Employees of the  Department of Citywide Administrative Services in the City of New York are eligible to apply for this scholarship program. The program provides tuition scholarship that covers half of the tuition up to three tuition points per semester, whichever is less. Mayor’s Graduate Scholars continue their employment while participating in this program. A separate application is needed, and it is available from: Mayor’s Graduate Scholarship Program, 1 Centre Street (Room 2435), New York, NY 10007 or visit the Web site at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/mgsp.html. Applicants must also complete the application for financial aid.

Public Health Scholars Program. This program provides tuition scholarship of 25 to 75 percent, depending on salary, to employees of the New York City Department of Health, or the New York State Department of Health. Up to five Public Health Scholars are selected each academic year. Eligible applicants for this program must have been accepted for admission to a degree program in the Mailman School of Public Health. Public Health Scholars continue their employment while participating in this program.

A separate application is needed; it is generally available from either the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the contact person for NYCDOH is Ms. Smita Pamar (212) 676-2183.

Public Health Leadership Award. This fund provides need-based financial aid for Mailman School students through an endowment. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid. No separate application is needed.

Public Health Scholars Fund. This is a need-based scholarship that was established by James T. Harden, M.P.H. '83, chairman of the Mailman School of Public Health Board of Advisors. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid. No separate application is needed.

The Ray E. Trussell, M.D., Fellowship. This Fellowship provides partial tuition for a full-time student pursuing an MPH or an Executive MPH in public health with a concentration in substance abuse prevention and public policy areas. Eligible candidates must have proven training in psychiatry and substance abuse treatment and/or equivalent experience. Preference is given to applicants who have trained at Beth Israel Hospital or a Columbia-University affiliated institution. This fellowship was established by Dr. Elizabeth Trussell in honor of her late husband, Ray E. Trussell, MD, dean of the Mailman School of Public Health from 1955 to 1968. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid.

Rosenfield Scholars in Sexual and Reproductive Health

• Merit Scholarships
• Can only be applied to tuition, required fees, and books
• Renewable once for Master’s candidates
• Students who are likely to make a significant  impact to the public’s health alumni/ae
• Field of sexual and reproductive health
• Full-time students, at least 12 credits per semester                                                               

Rosenfield  Fellowship Fund   Jerome L. Greene Foundation

• Student must be pursuing MPH/MSW degree or have a related interest in social work 

Rosenfield Global Health Scholarships Fund, Allan Written Richard and Elizabeth

• Student must have an interest in the care and treatment of people with AIDS/HIV in South Africa as evidenced by their work
• Academic experience prior to pursuing a degree at the Mailman School and/or by their career intentions

Sam Greenberg Scholarship. This is a need-based scholarship, funded by the Alumni Association of the Columbia College of Pharmaceutical Sciences in memory of Pharmacy graduate Sam Greenberg, '28. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid. No separate application is needed.

Sheila Gorman Scholarship. This is a partial scholarship for an incoming student in the Executive Program. It is funded by alumni, students, colleagues, friends and family of retired faculty member Sheila Gorman, PhD, in honor of her career at the Mailman School of Public Health. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid. No separate application is needed.

Julia B. Wasserman Scholarship. This is a need-based scholarship, established by Julia Wasserman, '88. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid. No separate application is needed.

Werner and Elaine Dannheisser Scholarship. Established by the Werner and Elaine Dannheisser Trust, this is a need-based scholarship for one or more students in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences' Aging and Public Health track. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid. No separate application is needed.

Wyman Scholarship. This is a merit based scholarship that was funded by the late Rita F. Wyman in memory of her husband, Dr. Randolph A. Wyman, a former member of the School's faculty. Applicants must complete the application for financial aid. No separate application is needed.

FEDERAL GRANTS

Phoenix Fellowship Program (fillable PDF application). This program provides a fellowship to students who demonstrate financial need and who are interested in gaining research experience with historically underserved communities. The fellowship is awarded to full-time master's-level students who have overcome obstacles that impeded their academic progress and/or meet income-specific criteria. It covers 24 points and it is nonrenewable. A separate application is required, and students are expected to have completed the financial aid aplication and the FAFSA.  This scholarship requires submission of parent tax return. 

U.S. Public Health Traineeship Award This program is sponsored by the United States Public Health Service for matriculated students (full time, at least 12 points). A limited number of traineeships are available, based on need, to students entering an academic program identified as a severe shortage area, i.e., Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health Sciences,. No separate application is required. All students who apply for financial aid are considered for this award http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants/schedule.htm

There are also a limited number of fellowships, scholarships, and traineeships for pre- and/or postdoctoral study available on a competitive basis. Awards may include tuition and stipend. Information about the fellowships and training programs in specific research areas is available in several Departments; for example in the Biostatistics Department: Patient Oriented Research; in the Epidemiology Department: Cancer Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Neuroepidemiology and Psychiatric Epidemiology; in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences: Sexuality, Gender, Health and Human Rights. For additional information, please contact the academic Department directly.