The College of Public Health annually provides scholarships and global travel awards to its students of all backgrounds and interests. Every public health student is encouraged to apply. These funds are here for you — created and sustained by generous alumni and friends who give back to ensure our current and future students have access to the world-class education our college offers.
The college has more than 20 funds for scholarships and global travel awards available for current public health graduate and undergraduate students. Students only need to complete one scholarship application to be considered for multiple scholarships.
Both scholarships and travel awards are granted based on a number of criteria including merit, financial need, research interests, first-generation status and other statuses.
Eligibility
Academic scholarships
You must be an undergraduate or graduate student in a College of Public Health degree program during the 2023-24 academic year to apply for a 2024-2025 academic scholarship. Students who have their education fully funded are not eligible. Public Health pre-majors are not eligible.
Global Health Travel award
The global travel award is available to College of Public Health undergraduate and graduate students traveling to conduct research, participate in field practice placement and/or partaking in service-learning opportunities, all focused on global public health. To be eligible to apply for this one-time award, students must have the equivalent of one full-time year of study prior to travel date; and travel must directly align degree program academics, research and/or service.
Previously funded experiences include:
- travel to professional conferences (international and national conferences with a global health interest)
- international applied practice experiences (APEs)
- participation in programs with international research, service, or coursework.
Scholarship and travel award deadlines
Academic scholarships
- Application opens: January 10
- Deadline to apply: March 15
Global Health Travel award
- Summer term travel: March 1
- Autumn semester travel: July 1
- Spring semester travel: October 1
Apply for travel awards
Travel awards are available each semester. The deadline for summer term travel is March 1.
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Scholarship details
Application Process
To apply for College of Public Health scholarships or a global travel award, access the application through ScholarshipUniverse. Students must submit the appropriate application and all required documentation online by stated deadlines.
The following responsibilities apply to all CPH academic and travel award recipients:
- Recipients will be informed via their Ohio State email account if they have received an award. In the email notification, recipients will be given award acceptance instructions and a deadline to accept the award. The process involves accepting the award online and submitting a photograph.
- If recipients do not formally accept their awards by the deadline specified in their offer letters, the funds may be reallocated to other applicants.
- Recipients also may be asked to attend a scholarship event honoring them and the relevant donors.
Additionally, for CPH international travel award recipients:
- All CPH students traveling internationally are responsible for checking with the Office of International Affairs to ensure that the destination is approved by The Ohio State University. More information can be found at https://oia.osu.edu/units/education-abroad/application-and-policies/travel-to-risk-designated-countries/.
- Ohio State students traveling to international locations for the purpose of education abroad, undergraduate or graduate/dissertation research, internships or independent study are required to enroll in the university’s supplemental international insurance plan, which is $1.50 per day and is provided through GeoBlue. The insurance includes coverage for medical, evacuation, repatriation, emergency assistance, and political security and natural disaster.
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