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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Scholarship Opportunity for Community Partners to attend APHA in November 2017

We hope you're already planning to join us for the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual meeting in Atlanta, GA November 5-8, 2017. Meeting Details at www.apha.org

The Community Based Public Health (CBPH) Caucus leaders, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) and the Morehouse School of Medicine-Prevention Research Center have collaborated to apply for grant funding for scholarships this year to attend American Public Health Association (
APHA) Annual meeting in Atlanta, GA November 5-8, 2017. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, scholarship funding is available for individuals to attend a special Writing & Dissemination Institute (WDI) as a pre-conference to the APHA Annual Meeting, on November 4, 2017in Atlanta, GA. Funding will also support full or partial costs associated with attending the APHA Annual Meeting. Applications from individuals nominated by community-based organizations will be considered. Individuals who are employed by a higher educational institution or government-based agency are not eligible to apply for funds. All financial processes for this event will be coordinated by CCPH.

The purpose of these travel scholarships is to bring people to the Writing & Dissemination Institute and to the APHA Annual Meeting to build community partners' capacity to equitably engage in the writing and dissemination processes of research. Through this experience, community partners will build knowledge and skills and have the opportunity to network with others engaged in reducing health disparities and improving community health.

**Please note this process is time sensitive**

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is Monday, October 9, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. NOTE: You will need to include a nomination from your community-based organization in order to apply. Applicants will be notified of a decision by Monday, October 16, 2017 by 5:00 pm EST.

Please read full application attached. Applicants may apply using pdf or online version. Completed nomination forms (see attached) can be sent as pdf or text can be copied and sent in email to: CBPHCScholarshipApplication@umich.edu

Questions?  Contact CBPH Caucus Chair, Dr. Kent Key at Kent.Key@hc.msu.edu or Past CBPH Caucus Chair, Tricia Piechowski at kwikwi@umich.edu
 

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