Health Promotion and Education Scholarships
Become a Leader and Educator
Students pursuing the field of health promotion and education will find that the field allows for specialization in almost every area of healthcare. For the most part, the profession is an education field. If you like teaching and issues in healthcare then the field may be custom-built for you.
As a health education professional, you may work in a private or public school, in a clinic educating patients in preventative healthcare, in a public or community program or in a research capacity.
Scholarships
The University of Northern Iowa presents a comprehensive program in Health Promotion and Education. Incoming students may qualify for the College of Education Scholarships that award up to the cost of a full tuition.
Students interested in the unique assimilation of Christianity and health issues may enroll in the program of health promotion and education at Loma Linda University, a Seventh Day Adventist college. The Department of Health Promotion and Education funds a number of general departmental scholarships.
There are a number of scholarships available from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Students enrolled in the School of Health Promotion and Human Development may be eligible for any one of the following:
- Shari Bartucz Outstanding Senior in Health Promotion awards a top candidate in the senior class.
- A student with serious financial need should consider the Casey Gazdik Scholarship in Health Promotion. Preference will be given to those students who are active in extracurricular programs.
- Health Promotion/Wellness Faculty Scholarship.
- Jack Lane Memorial Scholarship goes to a Health Promotion student with high GPA.
- Scarborough Scholarship is merit-based.
- Paul Stadler Honorary Scholarship offers just a modest award but is valuable nevertheless. $250 possible to top students.
Students interested in the University of Utah College of Health must contact the university for a regularly updated list of scholarships for the Health Promotion and Education program.
East Carolina University Department of Health Education and Promotion sponsors the following scholarships for department students:
- The North Carolina Society of Public Health Education Scholarship goes to an outstanding student with the following criteria: student member of NCSOPHE; high GPA and letters of recommendation from faculty members. Award is in amount of $500.
- Robert Allen Scholarship offers funds to cover student travel to annual conferences. Eligible students must have already made a mark on the field.
The Society for Public Health Education funds a number of student scholarships:
- The Student Fellowship in Environmental Health Education provides a graduate researcher with a salary-like stipend.
- The Vivian Drenckhahn Student Scholarship goes to undergrad or grad students. Qualified applicant must show financial need, as well as academic merit.
The Northern Arizona University offers a female student in the B.S. Health Sciences program a possible $300 award from the Helen Oswalt Memorial Scholarship. Qualified student must be pursuing health education or a related field. Student must be female, possess superior GPA and show financial need.
