David A. Winston Health Policy Scholarship
Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Award: $10000 – $10000
Deadline: June 15.
To increase the number and quality of individuals trained in healthcare policy at the state and federal level. Qualifications: Applicants must be current first year graduate students in their second full-time equivalent semester or third full-time equivalent quarter for those in two-year programs or for those in longer programs, their next to final year, studying at any AUPHA or ASPPH member graduate program; must be scheduled to complete the didactic portion of their degree not later than December of the year following the awarding of the scholarship; must be U.S. citizens; applicants from health policy, public policy, health administration, business, economics, and law graduate programs (e.g. MPH, MPP, MHA, MBA, MA, JD) as well as joint degree programs (e.g. JD/MPH) are strongly encouraged to apply; students of all political ideological perspectives are encouraged to apply. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the applicant's expressed and demonstrated commitment to improvement of the U.S. health care system, leadership, academic achievement, community involvement and long term career interest. How to apply: Applicants must be submit application form online; in addition, applicants must submit a resume detailing both professional and extracurricular activities; a personal statement detailing the applicant's interest in and commitment to health policy and how they intend to pursue policy within their career, this statement should be roughly one and one half single spaced pages in length and should provide detail on what experiences in applicants life have directed applicants towards a career in health policy and what applicants future career aspirations are, the statement should outline how applicants academic preparation has and will continue to prepare applicants for a career in health policy; undergraduate and graduate registrar-issued transcripts (at least one full-time equivalent semester of graduate work in health management or health policy must appear on graduate transcript); two letters of nomination, one letter must be from a faculty member in applicants degree program, the second letter must be from a preceptor or employer, both letters should be on letterhead, signed, and speak specifically to applicants qualifications for this scholarship. Focus: Health care services.