SOPHE/ATSDR Student Fellowship in Environmental Health Promotion
SOPHE, Environmental Health Promotion Fellowship, 10 G St NE, Suite #605, Washington, DC 20002
Applicants must be enrolled as a full time student (9+ credits) in a masters or doctoral degree program in environmental health, health education, health promotion, behavioral sciences, or a related field. Students are not required to be national SOPHE members at the time they apply.
The fellowship is designed to recognize, assist, and train students working on research or practice-based projects in environmental health education/health promotion or environmental justice from the pespective of health education or the behavioral sciences.
Students must submit:
* a completed application form;
* a current resume or curriculum vitae; and
* a project proposal describing the rationale, intended purpose, process/methodology, and potential contribution or impact of the project in 800 words or less
* one letter of recommendation (from an internship coordinator, preceptor, faculty member or other professional);
* one letter of support from a designated faculty member who plans to work with the applicant on the proposed project and can verify that the student is following a course of study in one of the above mentioned disciplines.
NOTE: Letters should be sealed in envelopes with authors' signatures across the seal.
REVIEW CRITERIA:
Proposals will be reviewed by a SOPHE/ATSDR Environmental Health Promotion Fellowship Selection Committee for their scientific and/or theoretical basis, originality, and potential contribution to health education's role in environmental health promotion.
Projects may be related to surveillance, risk factor identification, or intervention development, evaluation or dissemination. Projects related to the development or use of theory in environmental health also are acceptable. Specific criteria include the following.
* Research proposals should include: problem identification and/or rationale for the project; theoretical or conceptual basis; population of interest; research design and methodology; plans for data collection and analysis; contribution to knowledge in environmental health education and promotion.
Recipients of the award will receive the following:
* $1,500 stipend to be distributed throughout the year;
* fellowship certificate;
* free student membership in national SOPHE for one year;
* complimentary registration at the SOPHE Annual Meeting (Denver in 2010), and space to display a poster presentation on the proposed project; and
* recognition in SOPHE's newsletter, News & Views, on SOPHE's web site and related professional listservs.