APHA Kaiser Permanente Community Health Scholarship

The APHA Kaiser Permanente Community Health Scholarship supports students who intend on pursuing an MPH or DrPH/PhD at one of our partner universities.

Latest Updates

• The 2023-24 program begins in September 2023. Congrats to our incoming scholars!
• Details on the 2024-25 scholarship will be available in October 2023.

About the Program

We aim to create a pipeline for diverse leadership in public health by supporting the education of underrepresented students who are committed to pursuing health equity. The scholarship is funded by a grant from the Kaiser Permanente National Community Benefit Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation.

Scholarship Award

MPH Scholarship:
Awardees receive a $15,000 tuition award each year over the course of two years of full-time study.

DrPH/PhD Scholarship:
Awardees receive a $20,000 tuition award per year for three years. In the third and final year, the award can be given as a stipend or as a combination of stipend/tuition. 

Scholarship Policies:

• The award is stackable (combinable with other awards).
• Scholarship funds will be paid directly to the partner university upon confirmation of the student’s commitment to attend.
• The award goes toward tuition only. Students are typically responsible for fees unless otherwise stated by university policy.
• If the award exceeds the cost of tuition, the university will issue the overage amount to the student.
• Students must maintain the academic requirements of the graduate program for the duration of the scholarship.

Eligibility

All applicants are required to:

• Be applying for a full-time MPH or a DrPH/PhD in public health at one of our partner universities (see below) for the upcoming academic year. Students do not need to be admitted by the scholarship deadline.
• Be U.S. citizens or hold a permanent residence visa (Green Card) in the U.S.

Partner Universities:

• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
• Georgia State University
• Morgan State University
• Portland State University (OHSU-PSU)
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Colorado Anschutz
• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
• University of Washington

Eligible full-time program types:

• In-person MPH and DrPH/PhD
• Online or hybrid MPH and DrPH/PhD
• Accelerated MPH (considered for a one-year award)
• Dual degrees (Bachelor’s/Master’s) with the applicant starting their MPH in the upcoming year (considered for a one-year award)

Currently enrolled MPH and DrPh/PhD students are not eligible but should consider applying for the APHA Kaiser Permanente Community Health Fellowship.

Preference will be given to applicants who identify as first-generation college graduates; persons from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and those who classify under race/ethnicity groups such as Blacks or African Americans, Asians, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and individuals from other communities of color or underrepresented populations.

Questions? Review our FAQs or email scholarships@apha.org.

Selection Process

2023-24 Timeline

Contact

Please email scholarships@apha.org if you have questions about this opportunity, or review our FAQs.