Morehouse College Project: IMHOTEP Scholarship 2011

Are you a modern day Polymath??


Applications are available at
http://stdapp.morehouse.edu:8080/imhotep/

Deadline is January 31, 2011 (requirements and eligibility below)

Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Southeast Asians, and Other Underrepresented Asian Americans Application Deadline: January 31, 2011

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are providing four scholarships to qualified Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Southeast Asian and other underrepresented Asian American undergraduates (juniors and seniors) and recent graduates (class of 2010) for the Project: IMHOTEP internship program for summer of 2011. APIAHF is working with community partners to promote Project: IMHOTEP as part of their efforts to increase the number of NHPI, and Southeast Asian public health and health care professionals. Applicants who are not selected for this scholarship are still eligible for the general selection process by Morehouse College. 

pursuing careers in public health, with particular focus in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Occupational Safety & Health. Interns gain valuable experience in conducting public health research with health professionals at the CDC. The program is open to students with a major/minor in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, and any health related science.

Background: Project: IMHOTEP is designed for underrepresented minority students who are interested in

ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER

AMERICAN

HEALTH FORUM

APIA

Requirements:

Applicant must be a Junior, Senior or Recent

Graduate student with a cumulative grade point

average (GPA) of 2.7 or better.

Dates of Program:

May 23rd through August 10, 2011

A Financial Stipend,Travel Allowance and

Housing Will Be Provided.

Locations:

Anchorage, AK ; Atlanta, GA; Cincinnati, OH;

Hyattsville, MD; Morgantown, WV; Pittsburgh,

PA; Spokane,WA; Tanzania, East Africa;

Washington, DC.

The Following Materials Must Be Submitted:

• Complete Online Application

• Recommendation forms completed by two

recommenders

• All official transcripts (mailed directly from

Registrar’s office)

Online Application:

http://stdapp.morehouse.edu:8080/imhotep/

Contact:

NHPI Affairs

Phone: (415) 568-3306

tvee@apiahf.orgTaunuu Ve’e

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE PROJECT: IMHOTEP Scholarship