Financial Support
NIOSH Traineeships: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provides stipend support and tuition reimbursement for students enrolled in full time programs of study. Areas supported include industrial hygiene, hazardous substances training, occupational health nursing, agricultural safety, and occupational medicine. In addition NIOSH funding supports two doctoral training programs; Occupational Health Research and Policy, and Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training Program.
The Nancy A. Robertson Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Injury Prevention: This fellowship provides one or more fellowships annually to students enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Eligibility includes all graduate students enrolled at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, with a preference for students in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health who wish to focus on the area of injury prevention. Recipients will be chosen by the normal selection process of the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health’s awards committee, in consultation with relevant Environmental and Occupational Health graduate faculty members (i.e., involved in some aspect of injury epidemiology and prevention). The fellowshiop is a gift from Dr. Leon S. and Nancy A. Robertson. Additional funds may be contributed by anyone at any time. Applications must be submitted by March 1st, to: Lisa Peterson, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Awards Committee, MMC – 807, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455:
• A letter of application that includes a brief description of the applicant’s career goals pertinent to injury epidemiology and prevention;
• A curriculum vitae;
• A copy of the student’s undergraduate transcript, their current transcript (as appropriate), and their graduate school study plan (as appropriate);
• A letter of recommendation from their advisor or another representative of the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health who is familiar with their goals and performance potential.
EnHS Scholarships and Awards
Richard G. Bond Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship was established in 1989 to provide support for a student who best exemplifies Professor Bond's dedication to the field of environmental health. Professor Bond was director of the division from 1962 to 1973, and a faculty member in the School of Public Health from 1949 until his retirement in 1979. The scholarship provides full tuition and fees for one academic year. This scholarship is awarded to a new student based on academic excellence.
Harold R. Shipman Award for Excellence in Environmental and Occupational Health: This award was established by Mrs. Lois B. Shipman to recognize the distinguished career of her husband. Harold Shipman was an outstanding public health engineer and alumnus of the School of Public Health. This award provides an annual $1,000 award to a graduating student who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement.
The James W. Wright Scholarship: This scholarship was presented for the first time in 1996. The scholarship was a gift from Mrs. James Wright to honor the memory and professional attainments of her husband, who received an M.P.H. in environmental health in 1955. Mr.Wright joined the World Health Organization at its inception and devoted his career to fighting vector-borne diseases. The scholarship is awarded based on academic excellence and provides tuition and fees for one academic year.
The Mary Lauren Olson Minnesota Environmental Health Association Scholarship Award: The Minnesota Environmental Health Association (MEHA) Scholarship Committee, in concert with the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Student Committee, is seeking qualified candidates for the Mary Lauren Olson Scholarship. This scholarship was established in memory of Mary Lauren Olson who died tragically in a child-care environment; she was the beloved daughter of Steve Olson, former President of the Minnesota Environmental Health Association, and Paula Olson.
The Mary Lauren Olson Memorial MEHA Scholarship fund is a permanently endowed scholarship for students enrolled in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Recipients of the scholarships are required to be full time students. Selection may be based on scholastic merit, community service, and/or involvement in the field of injury research.
Applications will be reviewed by the Student Committee (Admissions and Awards) and Dr. Susan Gerberich in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, who will forward their recommendations to the Minnesota Environmental Health Association Scholarship Committee. Selection will be in compliance with federal and state regulations and University policy regarding academic scholarships.
Information for the next award will be provided after the first of the year. The scholarship will be presented at the MEHA Annual Educational Conference as well as the School of Public Health annual recognition of scholarship awardees.
Applications will be reviewed by the Student Committee (Admissions and Awards) and Dr. Susan Gerberich in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences who will forward their recommendations to the MEHA Scholarship Committee. Selection will be in compliance with federal and state regulations and University policy regarding academic scholarships. The scholarship will be presented at the MEHA Annual Educational Conference as well as the School of Public Health annual recognition of scholarship awardees.
Submit the following, by Nov. 28, 2005, to: Betsy Wattenberg, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Environmental Health Sciences Awards Committee, MMC - 807, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455:
* A letter of application that includes a brief description of the applicant's career goals in the field of environmental and/or public health;
* A curriculum vitae;
* A copy of the student's undergraduate transcript, their current graduate transcript, and their graduate school study plan; and
* A letter of recommendation from their advisor or another representative of the Environmental Health Sciences division who is familiar with their studies.
Susan Goodwin Gerberich Scholarship in Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: This scholarship provides funds for graduate students in the School of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, who are committed to study in the field of injury epidemiology and prevention. Injuries may be intentional (e.g., occupational violence; child/spousal abuse) – or unintentional (e.g., brain/spinal cord injury; motor vehicle injury; sports/recreational injury; agricultural and other occupationally-related trauma). Funds may be used to recruit an outstanding applicant or reward a current student. Eligiblility includes all potential or current graduate students (MS and PhD) enrolled in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, who are committed to study in the field of injury epidemiology and prevention. Awards will be conferred to students actively registered in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health; for newly recruited students, awards will be conferred after initial registration in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health.
Recipients will be chosen annually through the normal selection process used by the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health awards committee, in consultation with relevant Environmental and Occupational Health faculty members (i.e., involved in some aspect of injury epidemiology and prevention).
The initial principal of this fund was contributed to the Minnesota Medical Foundation by Susan Goodwin Gerberich in memory of Elizabeth Sarah Pratt Goodwin and Arthur George Goodwin. Additional funds may be contributed by anyone at any time.
Applicants should submit the following, by March 1st, to: Lisa Peterson, Ph.D., Chair, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Awards Committee, MMC – 807, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455:
• A letter of application that includes a brief description of the applicant’s career goals pertinent to injury epidemiology and prevention;
• A curriculum vitae;
• A copy of the student’s undergraduate transcript, their current transcript (as appropriate), and their graduate school study plan (as appropriate);
• A letter of recommendation from their advisor or another representative of the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health who is familiar with their goals and performance potential.
Doctoral Training Grants
The division has three doctoral training programs that provide funding for students accepted into the programs: Molecular Basis of Risk Assessment, the Doctoral Training Program in Occupational Health Services Research and Policy, and Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training Program.
Other Funding OpportunitiesSchool of Public Health Funding Opportunities (forms for School-wide funding opportunities for incoming students)
Graduate School Block Grant and Tuition Scholarship: The Graduate School provides stipend and tuition support for a student registered for a master of science degree. This scholarship is awarded to a new full-time student based on academic excellence.
Graduate Assistantships: Registered graduate students are eligible to apply for available graduate assistantships (research assistant or teaching assistant). An assistantship is typically for 25 to 50 percent time, and provides salary, partial to full tuition waivers, and medical coverage. Research assistantships are usually funded by sponsored research projects. Teaching assistantships are usually provided thorough division operating funds to assist faculty with large class enrollments or laboratory courses.Graduate Assistant Job Postings (University-wide), Graduate Assistant Employment Information
