Funding Opportunities at YSPH

Overview of Yale School of Public Health Summer Funding 2013

Cynthia Barnett Cancer Prevention Fund
This fund is committed to strengthening research on breast cancer.  Special requirements: Transcript, Faculty Approval Form

Eduardo Braniff Fund
This fund finances a student summer project in Latin America with a preference for Mexico. 

Maureen and Antoine Chiquet Fund for Global Health
The fund supports interdisciplinary global health teams that may include SPH students. (Apply through the Student Grants and Fellowship Database).

Whitney Debevoise Summer Internship
Supports summer project in Brazil.

David Dull Internship Fund
Award for global or domestic internships

Curtis D. Heaney Memorial Fund
This fund will finance two YSPH students whose summer internships are in the area of HIV/AIDS policy or research.

Global Health Initiative
Supports scholarly endeavors in the field of global health.  (Apply through the Student Grants and Fellowship Database - www.studentgrants.yale.edu)

Mark Greenwold Fund
Provides  support for internships focused on tobacco control research and education.

Nancy Hildreth Memorial Fellowship in Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Supports summer research in  chronic disease epidemiology. Special requirements: Transcripts, Faculty Approval Form

Okvuran Fund for International Support
Funding for summer internships in the Middle East, with a strong preference for TURKEY

Overlook International Fund
This fund finances student summer projects in Latin America with a preference for Central America – in particular HONDURAS

Ralph Skolnik Summer Internship Award
Award for a global internship for a BA-MPH student.

Stolwijk Fellowship
All candidates must demonstrate experience or interest in environmental epidemiology, environmental risk assessment or risk management, exhibit potential for exploring creative approaches to environmental epidemiology and environmental risk assessment and risk management, and achieve academic excellence.  Interviews will be conducted in April. Special requirements: Transcripts, Faculty Approval Form

John D. Thompson Award
This award is designed to fund student research projects in health management and health policy in either international or domestic settings. 

Weinerman Fellowship
This fund is intended for MPH students who exemplify the Weinerman’s commitment to social justice. Selection will be based on dedication to social justice, equality and human rights, potential for contribution to the field of health services, awareness of community needs,  interest in political and social action, academic excellence, research interest in the organization, financing or delivery of health services.

Laurence and Judith Weiss Resource Fund
This fund provides support for global or domestic summer internships.