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NIOSH Traineeships: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provides stipend support and tuition reimbursement for students enrolled in full time programs of study. Areas supported include industrial hygiene, hazardous substances training, occupational health nursing, agricultural safety, and occupational medicine. In addition NIOSH funding supports two doctoral training programs; Occupational Health Research and Policy, and Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training Program.
Public Health Service General Traineeship: The Public Health Service provides funding for students in majors that have been declared as having a severe shortage of health professionals. These traineeships are limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
EnHS Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards
The Nancy A. Robertson Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Injury Prevention: This fellowship provides one or more fellowships annually to students enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Eligibility includes all graduate students enrolled at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, with a preference for students in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences who wish to focus on the area of injury prevention. Recipients will be chosen by the normal selection process of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences' awards committee and Dr. Susan Gerberich, in consultation with relevant Environmental Health Sciences graduate faculty members (i.e., involved in some aspect of injury epidemiology and prevention). The fellowshiop is a gift from Dr. Leon S. and Nancy A. Robertson. Additional funds may be contributed by anyone at any time. Applications must be submitted by March 1st, to: Division of Environmental Health Sciences Awards Committee, MMC – 807, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455:
• A letter of application that includes a brief description of the applicant’s career goals pertinent to injury epidemiology and prevention;
• A curriculum vitae;
• A copy of the student’s undergraduate transcript, their current transcript (as appropriate), and their graduate school study plan (as appropriate);
• A letter of recommendation from their advisor or another representative of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences who is familiar with their goals and performance potential.
The Mary Lauren Olson Minnesota Environmental Health Association Scholarship Award: The Minnesota Environmental Health Association (MEHA) Scholarship Committee, in concert with the Division of Environmental Health Sciences Student Committee, is seeking qualified candidates for the Mary Lauren Olson Scholarship. This scholarship was established in memory of Mary Lauren Olson who died tragically in a child-care environment; she was the beloved daughter of Steve Olson, former President of the Minnesota Environmental Health Association, and Paula Olson.
The Mary Lauren Olson Memorial MEHA Scholarship fund is a permanently endowed scholarship for students enrolled in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Recipients of the scholarships are required to be full time students. Selection may be based on scholastic merit, community service, and/or involvement in the field of injury research.
Applications will be reviewed by the Student Committee (Admissions and Awards) and Dr. Susan Gerberich in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, who will forward their recommendations to the Minnesota Environmental Health Association Scholarship Committee. Selection will be in compliance with federal and state regulations and University policy regarding academic scholarships.
Information for the next award will be provided in the fall. The scholarship will be presented at the MEHA Annual Educational Conference as well as the School of Public Health annual recognition of scholarship awardees.
Susan Goodwin Gerberich Scholarship in Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: This scholarship provides funds for graduate students in the School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, who are committed to study in the field of injury epidemiology and prevention. Injuries may be intentional (e.g., occupational violence; child/spousal abuse) – or unintentional (e.g., brain/spinal cord injury; motor vehicle injury; sports/recreational injury; agricultural and other occupationally-related trauma). Funds may be used to recruit an outstanding applicant or reward a current student. Eligiblility includes all potential or current graduate students (MS and PhD) enrolled in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, who are committed to study in the field of injury epidemiology and prevention. Awards will be conferred to students actively registered in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences; for newly recruited students, awards will be conferred after initial registration in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences.
Recipients will be chosen annually through the normal selection process used by the Division of Environmental Health Sciences awards committee and Dr. Susan Gerberich, in consultation with relevant Environmental Health Sciences faculty members (i.e., involved in some aspect of injury epidemiology and prevention).
The initial principal of this fund was contributed to the Minnesota Medical Foundation by Susan Goodwin Gerberich in memory of Elizabeth Sarah Pratt Goodwin and Arthur George Goodwin. Additional funds may be contributed by anyone at any time.
Applicants should submit the following, by March 1st, to: Division of Environmental Health Sciences Awards Committee, MMC – 807, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455:
• A letter of application that includes a brief description of the applicant’s career goals pertinent to injury epidemiology and prevention;
• A curriculum vitae;
• A copy of the student’s undergraduate transcript, their current transcript (as appropriate), and their graduate school study plan (as appropriate);
• A letter of recommendation from their advisor or another representative of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences who is familiar with their goals and performance potential.
Doctoral Training Grants
The division has three doctoral training programs that provide funding for students accepted into the programs: the Doctoral Training Program in Occupational Health Services Research and Policy, the Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training Program, and the Industrial Hygine Program.
Other Funding Opportunities
School of Public Health Funding Opportunities (forms for School-wide funding opportunities for incoming students)
Graduate Assistantships: Registered graduate students are eligible to apply for available graduate assistantships (research assistant or teaching assistant). An assistantship is typically for 25 to 50 percent time, and provides salary, partial to full tuition waivers, and medical coverage. Research assistantships are usually funded by sponsored research projects. Teaching assistantships are usually provided thorough division operating funds to assist faculty with large class enrollments or laboratory courses.Graduate Assistant Job Postings (University-wide), Graduate Assistant Employment Information
University of Minnesota Financial Aid Information
University of Minnesota Graduate Student Funding Resources
Office of the Vice President for Research Funding Resources
Biomed Library Upcoming Workshops (Usually offer Grant Funding Workshops)
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