Scholarships Overview
Students are welcome to apply for any scholarships provided by The University of Utah. The U of U has provided a scholarship management directory to view all current opportunities. Visit the Scholarship Database to see available funding options.
The Division of Public Health Scholarships are made possible through the generous contributions from friends and alumni of the Division of Public Health. A list of available scholarships and the scholarship application will be sent out to current students each fall semester.
Public Health Scholarships
Meghan Arnold Scholarship: Meghan Arnold was a former PhD student in the Division of Public Health, dedicated to advancing the health and wellness of humanity. In her memory, this scholarship is to help defray educational costs for qualified undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a learning abroad program through the Division of Public Health.
Global Public Health Learning Abroad Scholarship: A general scholarship to help defray educational costs for qualified undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a learning abroad program through the Division of Public Health.
Global Health Innovation Competition Scholarship: A general scholarship to award an undergraduate or graduate student who has completed a learning abroad program and desires to return to the same region to implement an innovative idea in collaboration with a faculty mentor for improving health.
Charles Hughes Memorial Scholarship: A general scholarship established to recognize Dr. Hughes, former Director of the Public Health Program (1979-1997).
F. Marian Bishop Scholarship: This is a general scholarship established in honor of Dr. Bishop, former Chair of the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (1984-1994) and head of the Public Health Program from 1997 to 1999.
James C. Reading Scholarship: A general scholarship established to recognize Dr. Reading’s dedication and service toward developing Biostatistics within the Public Health Program. Dr. Reading will be involved in the selection process.
Pete Suazo Scholarship: The late Utah State Senator Pete Suazo worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for the Hispanic community – indeed, for all minority citizens – in Utah. He was also a champion of public health issues for minorities, supporting reduced tobacco use and substance abuse, advocating immunizations for adults and children, and improving access to health care for all Utah Citizens.
Opportunity Scholarship: This scholarship is available for students from all backgrounds who are fully matriculated in a Division of Public Health degree program. Our intention with this scholarship is to support and increase community awareness within the student body and health workforce. Community awareness requires recognition of the unique experiences and perspectives of individuals across different geographies, cultures, faith traditions, physical abilities, genders, socio-economic statuses, etc.
Rod L. Betit Endowed Leadership Scholarship: A general scholarship established in 2003 in the name of Rod L. Betit to support scholarships in Public Health.
Rigdon Behavioral Research Scholarship: This scholarship established in 2005 in the name of Michael A. Rigdon, PhD is to support the Public Health Program graduate students in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention, health behavioral change, and integrated behavior and medical care.
J Leavitt Endowed Maternal & Child Health Scholarship: A general scholarship established in 2004 to support studies of child and maternal health in Public Health.
PH Alumni Scholarship: This scholarship is to be awarded to a student who has proven potential to make future contributions within the field of Public Health.
International Service Learning Scholarship: A general scholarship established to support student international service learning for a qualified undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a learning abroad program through the Division of Public Health.
Meghan Arnold: A general scholarship to help defray educational costs for qualified masters of public health graduate students enrolled in a learning abroad program through the Division of Public Health.
Ed Yates Media Endowment Fund Scholarship: A general scholarship to help defray educational costs for qualified undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a learning abroad program through the Division of Public Health.
Scholarship Recipients
Global Public Health Learning Abroad Scholarship: Ben Viernes (2013), Ashlie Gilbert (2013), Patom Lerslerphant (2014), Carol Foote (2014), Elizabeth Hughes (2015), Ashley Birdsall (2016), Ketevan Amirkhanasvaili (2016), Kayoung Kim (2017), Annette Harris (2017), Sara Boyack (2018), Uonita Khachoomian (2018), Alejandro Blitch and Trisha Pauline Enriquez (2019)
Global Health Innovation Competition Scholarship: Olga Gray (2013), Justine Jennings (2014), Jeanette Nelson (2015), Jeanette Nelson (2016), Emilee Eden (2017), Madison LeMelle (2017), Chelsea Sommer (2018)
Charles Hughes Memorial Scholarship: Janice Panichello (2007), Karen Schliep (2007), Carma Miller (2008), Brooke Walsh (2010), Katelyn Long (2011), Alex Maiersperger (2013), Stephanie Croasdell (2013), Cory McCann (2014), Alison Kemp (2015), Rachel Hemmert (2016), Rachel Forrest (2017), Daniel Brandley (2018)
F. Marian Bishop Scholarship: Jennifer Coombs (2007), Sara Simonsen (2007), Karen Schliep (2008), Julia Bills (2008), Isa Kaluhikaua (2009), Nirupma Singh (2010), Daisy Krakowiak (2010), Windy Tanner (2011), Sharon Austin (2011), Rachel Sippy (2013), Sakinah Najmabadi (2014), Constance Westmoreland (2015), Marci Harris (2016), Kathryn Young (2017), Laura Martel (2018)
James C. Reading Scholarship: Benjamin Crookston (2007), Connie Kitchens (2008), Karen Schliep (2008), Devin Petersen (2011), Yan Xie (2013), Jared Hanson (2014), Tenley Klc (2016), Ashley Birdsall (2017), Suengmin Kim (2018)
Pete Suazo Scholarship: Ingrid Sanchez (2003), John Contreras (2006), John Contreras (2007), Scarlett Reeves (2008), Lisa Coy (2009), Scarlett Reeves (2011), Anna Gardiner (2011), Kandi Velarde (2013), Anna Gardiner (2014), Anna Gardiner (2016), Sheila Mota (2017), Alisha Jimenez (2017), David Contreras (2018)
Scholarship for Underrepresented Students (Minority Endowed Scholarship): Linda Herrera (2006), Jill Jim (2007), Felicia Alvarez (2008), Scharlett Reeves (2009), Steve Manortey (2010), Hina Yazdani (2010), Hassan Hassan (2011), Bing Tian (2011), Grant Sunada (2013), Tina Huynh (2013), Patom Leslerphant (2014), Tina Huynh (2015), Florence Tolefoa (2016), Jill Jim (2017), Monica Salas Jimenez (2018), Deyze Badarane (2018)
Rod L. Betit Endowed Leadership Scholarship: Audrey Stevenson (2006), Windy Winn (2007), Michael Lowe (2008), Michael Lowe (2011), Kathryn Crane (2013), Ashley Lunt (2015), Grant Sunada (2016), Matthew Wells (2017), Annette Harris (2018)
J Leavitt Endowed Maternal & Child Health Scholarship: Sara Simonsen (2006), Audrey Stevenson (2007), Ben Crookston (2008), Jessica Sanders (2011), Kinga Baboczi (2013), Nicole Bailey (2014), Megan Carson (2016), Sydney Willis (2017), Joyce Kim (2018)
PH Alumni Scholarship: Kirsen Sullivan (2015), Matt McCord (2015), Jim Gudgeon (2016), Annette Harris (2017), Grant Sunada (2017), Andrea Baxter (2018), Anatasia Borodai (2018)