The Bloomberg School of Public Health awards highly competitive tuition scholarships to a small portion of the incoming full-time class. All applicants admitted to the full-time MPH program are considered for a number of merit-based scholarships. Your admission application materials serve as your scholarship application. With the exception of a few of the scholarships listed below, no additional forms need to be submitted in order to be considered.
Factors Considered by the Scholarship Committee
Scholarships for MPH Students
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Other Sources of Funding
Our scholarships are all merit-based. Important factors include academic excellence, leadership potential, a strong professional background and the potential to have an impact in the field of public health. We are very fortunate to attract outstanding applicants to our program. All aspects of your application are very important for the scholarship review process including your statement, academic transcripts, standardized test scores, letters of reference, and C.V. Timely submission of ALL of your admission material is very important as well. Applicants who elect to submit their application without a standardized test score are at a disadvantage.
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Sommer Scholars
The Hopkins Sommer Scholars Program is a prestigious scholarship program that fully funds outstanding scholars and leaders who have the potential to become the public health heroes of the future. The MPH Program awards fifteen Sommer Scholarships, which includes a full tuition scholarship as well as a living stipend each academic year. Both U.S. and international students are eligible. You are automatically considered for a Sommer Scholarship by applying for the full-time MPH Program. You are encouraged (but not required) to expand in your statement of goals and experience why you are deserving of being selected as a Sommer Scholar. Your admission application materials serve as the application for this scholarship.
Reed Frost Scholarship
These scholarships that cover approximately 75% of tuition for MPH students recognizes two giants of public health -- Lowell J. Reed and Wade Hampton Frost. Wade Hampton Frost was a faculty member, dean, and department chair at the School and developed methodological principles and techniques of epidemiology. Lowell Reed was also a faculty member, dean, and department chair of the School and president of the University. He was instrumental in the growth of the discipline of biostatistics and was responsible for its evolution as an essential tool for public health work. The close collaboration between these two men manifested the Reed-Frost epidemic curve, which promotes the ties that link biostatistics and epidemiology.
J.B. Grant Scholars Program
This scholarship is a generous gift by members of the J.B. Grant family to honor the legacy of Dr. Grant and his pioneering efforts in international health. This funding includes a full tuition scholarship as well as a stipend to help defray the cost of living expenses. These scholarships are awarded through a competitive process to one admitted applicant to the full-time MPH Program. Recipients may be either an international student or a domestic student aspiring to work in an international context. You are encouraged (but not required) to expand in your statement of goals and experience why you are deserving of this prestigious scholarship. Your admission application materials serve as the application for this scholarship.
De Beers African Health Scholars
In an effort to strengthen Africa's public health leadership infrastructure, De Beers has established the De Beers African Health Scholars Program. The Program provides support for African students to study in the full-time Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health MPH Program.
The MPH Program will award two De Beers Scholarships in the upcoming academic year. These scholarships include a full tuition scholarship, living stipend, funding for transportation to and from Africa, and funding for a practicum experience. These scholarships are awarded through a competitive process to admitted applicants to the full-time MPH Program who are from Africa (preference for applicants from Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, and South Africa). After receiving their MPH, the De Beers African Health Scholars will return to Africa to apply the skills they have learned in much needed areas.
You are encouraged (but not required) to expand in your statement of goals and experience why you are deserving of being selected as a De Beers African Health Scholar. Your admission application materials serve as the application for this scholarship.
Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health MPH Scholarship
The Center for Global Health coordinates the integrated efforts of professionals in the clinical, research, programmatic, policy and educational domains and collaborates with an extensive network of international colleagues and collaborators in order to combat threats to health -- especially in developing countries.
These five full tuition Global Health Scholarships are awarded through a competitive process to admitted applicants to the full-time MPH Program. Recipients may be either an international student or a domestic student aspiring to work in an international context. Special consideration is given to nursing and medical students at Johns Hopkins University. You are encouraged (but not required) to expand in your statement of goals and experience why you are deserving of this prestigious scholarship. Your admission application materials serve as the application for this scholarship.
Watt-Hansell Scholars Program
The Watt/Hansell Endowment was established in 1994 by James Watt, MD, DrPH '36 and Myron Wegman, MD, MPH '38. The late Dr. Watt was the first of four generations of Watt/Hansell Hopkins graduates to combine medical studies with training in public health. James Watt was a Diplomat of the American Board of Preventive Medicine. His crusade to promote public health led to the creation of the Watt/Hansell Endowment, which supports the cross-training of students in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine. The Watt/Hansell Endowment provides funding for medical students at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine who wish to pursue public health training at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Typically one to two full-time MPH students receive a 100% scholarship award funded in part by this endowment.
Pre-doctoral Clinical Research Training Program
This program provides intensive learning experiences that will prepare Johns Hopkins medical students interested in clinical research careers to be exemplary researchers (in any discipline, specialty or subspecialty.) The program has funding for 8-10 students per year and includes partial tuition as well as stipend support. Students who are accepted into this program will be exposed to structured curricula in study design, epidemiology, and biostatistics. They will also have the opportunity to work with a mentor who is a member of the Johns Hopkins faculty to design and implement a research study and write up the results for publication. For more information, please contact Ms. Michelle Moody, Sr. Academic Program Coordinator.
T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation MPH Scholarship
The T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation provides merit-based scholarships to incoming MPH students, part-time or full-time, who will focus on understanding and improving health in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Preference will be made to candidates who are currently working on local health issues, including city, county, and state health officers, and from qualified professionals in other government, community, and private organizations who are especially interested in local and community health issues. Your admission application materials serves as the application for this scholarship.
American Indian Scholars Program
This scholarship program provides funding and mentor support for American Indian masters students who aspire to serve the health needs of American Indian tribes. Scholarship awards vary from full to partial tuition and a small living stipend. Priority for the scholarship award is given to students who are enrolled in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For more information click here.
HRSA Training Grant
The HRSA Training Grant provides one to two full scholarships for outstanding incoming full-time MPH students who are interested in working in leadership roles within the public health sector in several HRSA designated shortage areas: epidemiology, maternal & child health, biostatistics, environmental health, health services delivery, and public health preparedness. Your admission application materials, merit and financial need serve as the application for this scholarship.
A number of partial scholarships are awarded to incoming full-time MPH students each year. Your admission application materials serve as the application for this scholarship.
- John C. Hume Fund for accepted applicants who demonstrate academic excellence and professional promise.
- Sibley and Catherine Hoobler Award for Excellence in Public Health and Medicine for outstanding medical students who may be from the Hopkins School of Medicine, or any other accredited School of Medicine in the U.S.
- Lillian Hiss–Ethel Crosby Scholarship Fund for public health nurses. Preference will be given to students from the Baltimore region.
- J. Howard Beard Fellowship for an incoming MPH student who is currently enrolled or a graduate of the Hopkins School of Medicine. Preference will be given to candidates interested in careers in local or state public health work.
- Howard C. and Jane R. Goodman Fund for outstanding accepted applicants (U.S. or International) to the Hopkins MPH Program.
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Scholarship decisions are generally made in February and March of each year. Students will typically receive a letter of acceptance into the Program before scholarship decisions are announced.
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The School also maintains a Student Funding Resource Office that provides information about other sources of funding.
The Student Funding Resource Office has special features for external sources of funding such as the NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA), NIH Research Supplements, Fulbright Funding, Training Programs, and the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.
The School also has a Financial Services Office whose primary role is to help domestic students apply for federal aid.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program is not formally affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. The maximum award through this program is $50,000 per student. Applicants must have completed their undergraduate degree in the U.S. within the past five years and must be nominated by their undergraduate institution. For more information see http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org.
The American Association for University Women (AAUW) Career Grants provide funding of $2,000 to $8,000 annually for women who are returning to higher education after a gap of 5 years in their education. Programs must be accredited and study can include online courses and degrees. Applicants need not have applied or been accepted at the time of their application but they must identify the school they wish to attend. You can apply online by clicking here.
The TD Bank Financial Group Scholarship in Rehabilitation-Related Research for Graduate Students with Disabilities will be awarded to full-time or part-time student(s) in good standing to support their education and training. Applicants must have a disability. Candidates must plan to be enrolled in a graduate program leading to a master's or doctoral degree at the University of Toronto. Fields of study must relate to rehabilitation but are not limited to any particular discipline. Click here for additional information.
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