2013 GEO-HSC Student Scholarships available | School of Public Health | WVU Health Sciences Center

The Global Engagement Office of the Health Sciences Center (GEO-HSC) is pleased to announce the availability of five competitive scholarship opportunities for students currently enrolled in degree programs within the HSC. The purpose of these awards is to support expenses related to participation in global health field placements.

Application Process

These awards will utilize a self-nomination process and are open to any currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student in good standing in the HSC. Please note that in no instance will a student be awarded more than one award, nor be considered competitively in subsequent years of study after having received an award. Up to five awards of $ 2,000 each are available for the 2013-14 academic year.

The selection process is coordinated through the GEO-HSC and will reflect the selection criteria below. Completed applications should be sent electronically to Ashley Boateng (ahboateng@hsc.wvu.edu) and must be received by November 1, 2013.

A completed application consists of the following:

A statement (one page maximum, 12 pt. font, 1" margins) that includes:

1. Applicant's academic and professional background


2. Specific interests and career goals


3. How the applicant would use the scholarship if selected

Two recommendations, submitted electronically by the recommenders, from individuals familiar with the nominee's academic performance and achievements, as well as actual and/or potential professional impact on the student's field of study. One recommendation must be from a faculty member within the student's department.

Selection Criteria

The GEO Awards Committee will review applicants based on:

• academic excellence


• demonstrated leadership


• potential and/or evidence of impact of work


• commitment to improving and advancing global health within the HSC

Preference will be given to students participating in inter-professional global health activities (sites in which students interact with those from other HSC schools) and from programs currently considered to be relatively underrepresented in global health activities.

Source: Wvu

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The University of Akron : Admission Postsecondary

Fall semester, 2002, marked the very beginning of the Honors Scholars Connections (HSC) at The University of Akron. The first class consisted of seven men and women from the surrounding school districts. As the program continues to develop, we would like to strive for an enrollment of up to fifteen students, keeping the program relatively small in order to foster group interaction among the students who are chosen for this program. The academy experience is for students who would normally be completing their senior year of high school, although exceptional juniors and first year commuter students will also be considered.

The curriculum for HSC students includes some flexibility and some requirements. Perhaps most important is that students in the academy commit to take the majority of their courses at The University of Akron. With the help of the HSC coordinator and academic advisors, those students in the academy who are planning to take the same courses are encouraged to register for classes at the same time so as to build friendships and peer support among students in the program. One major advantage of the Honors Scholars Connections is that students are given the benefit of registering for their courses before all other post-secondary students ensuring that they will be able to enroll in their first choice of classes. Students are encouraged to enroll in honors sections of courses they plan to take. Students may also enroll in elective academic subjects (for a total of twelve to fourteen credits) in their areas of interest.

In addition to taking most of their courses at UA, students in this program are given the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities at the university as well. Permission for participation is required to help support the success of post-secondary students at The University of Akron, and HSC students may not participate in athletics, speech and debate, or in social fraternities or sororities.

Another benefit of the HSC is that members are given 24 hour access to the academic wing of the Honors Complex at The University of Akron. The academic wing includes the 24-hour Honors Computer Lab, the large two-story Honors Common Room, three seminar classrooms, and one large classroom.

The Honors College sponsors HSC, and a graduate student enrolled in the College of Education serves as a mentor and coordinator for the Academy. This individual is accessible to students in the program and has an office in the Honors Complex. The coordinator of HSC arranges activities to provide a sense of community for participants. These activities may include lunchtime meetings, bowling in the Student Union, tours of campus facilities, or special lectures from UA or visiting faculty members. Prior to the beginning of each school year an introductory event will take place for students to become familiar with the expectations of the program. In addition, a banquet will take place at the close of each academic school year.

2012: There is a highlighted story of HSC student Jaremy Hatler at this site, describing his work in research in UA's polymer science department.

Source: Uakron

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