Because the SPH offers many courses online, staff from across the state can take advantage of these opportunities. Traditional classroom courses are offered on the SPH campus, scheduled either one or two days per week. Several courses are scheduled for the evening to accommodate students with full-time work schedules. Courses are rigorous and online courses fill up quickly. Interested employees should enroll well in advance of the start of the semester. Academic calendars can be found at: http://www.albany.edu/catalogs_calendars_schedules/acad_cal.html

Eligibility

Full-time employees at a NYS county health department or the NYSDOH with a commitment to pursue graduate-level public health courses and an interest in assuming a leadership role in public health are eligible to apply.

Qualified applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Funding will be based on availability.

To be eligible for continued funding, the Leader of Tomorrow must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Covered fees

The program covers in-state tuition and University fees, excluding application fee, student-incurred late fees, and TIPP fees. A 3-credit graduate course is approximately $1,000 (including tuition and fees).

Application Procedure

Interested applicants MUST submit:

(1) A University at Albany graduate application specific to the degree of interest (completed online or downloaded from the University Graduate Admissions website: http://www.albany.edu/graduate/). AND

(2) A Public Health Management Leaders of Tomorrow supplemental application.  (click on link for the application)

The original full application packet MUST be sent directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions. In addition, a copy of the complete application MUST be submitted to the School of Public Health at the address below in order to be considered for funding under this program:

ALL applicants must submit:

Note: If you are currently enrolled in courses at the University at Albany School of Public Health, work full-time at the NYSDOH or a county health department, and wish to participate in this program, please submit the supplemental application only.

-Fellowships-


The David Axelrod Fellowship

The David Axelrod Fellowship was founded in 1994 in honor of the former New York State Health Commissioner, for the purpose of promoting academic and creative excellence in public health. Dr. Axelrod's career exemplified an activist, innovative vision of the role of public health policy. Special foundation funds are available to support a single Master's level student every year. You can now read profiles of previous year's recipients.

Fields: Students enrolling in any of the programs at the School of Public Health are eligible for this award. These include Epidemiology, Biometry and Statistics, Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Health and Toxicology, Health Policy and Management and the interdepartmental Masters of Public Health.

Stipend: The Fellowship provides between $10,000 and $12,000 for the academic year and also includes a full tuition scholarship.

Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent residency and must have completed an application for graduate study at the University. M.S. and M.P.H. applicants are eligible to compete for this award. The award is for entering students only. Applications will be reviewed by the faculty of the School and the Axelrod Endowment Committee.

Applications: Applicants should submit a resume and a brief essay discussing their interests and outlining their goals in public health and public service. These materials will be forwarded to the Axelrod comitte along with the applicants admission packet. The comittee meets in early April to choose the fellow for the following year. Only students admitted to the school by then will be considered. Resume and essays should be sumitted to

Address:	David Axelrod Fellowship c/o Anthony Torres Dean, School of Public Health University at Albany One University Place Rensselaer, NY 12144-3456
Phone:	(518) 402-0283
Fax:	(518) 402-0329
Email:	Atorres@uamail.albany.edu

The William Randolf Hearst Foundation
Endowed Fellowship in Public Health

The School of Public Health strongly embraces racial diversity in the student body and is committed to improving the health status of minority populations. The Hearst Fellowship of the School of Public Health promotes academic and creative excellence in public health among students from diverse ethnic backgrounds. The fellowship is available to support incoming minority students. It is intended that fellowship recipients use their degrees to improve the practice of public health among minority populations. You can now read profiles of previous year's recipients.

Fields: Students enrolling in any of the departments or professional programs at the School of Public Health are eligible. These include Epidemiology, Biometry and Statistics, Health Policy, Management and Behavior, Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Health and Toxicology and the interdepartmental professional programs.

Stipend: Range

Eligibility: Minority applicants who are citizens of the USA are eligible to compete for this award. Only entering students who will pursue the M. S. or M.P.H. degree will be considered.

Minority Status: Applicants must be members of one of the following under-represented racial groups:

-African-American- a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
-Latino- a person having origins in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
-Native American- a person descended from any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition (includes American Indians and Alaskan Natives).
Stipend: The fellowship provides a full tuition scholarship and a $10,000 stipend for one academic year.

Applications: Applicants should submit a resume and a brief essay discussing their interest in being considered for the fellowship and outlining their goals related to public health and public service. These materials will be forwarded to the Hearst committee along with the applicant’s admissions packet.

All materials will be reviewed by the Diversity and Recruitment Committee . The committee meets in April to choose the fellow for the following year. Only students admitted to the school by then will be considered. Preference will be given to those applicants who are committed to minority health, community services and leadership.

Please submit a resume and letter requesting consideration by April 1 to:

Address:	Hearst Fellowship Diversity and Recruitment Committee c/o Anthony Torres School of Public Health University at Albany One University Place Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone:	(518) 402-0283
Fax:	(518) 402-0329
Email:	Atorres@uamail.albany.edu

-Graduate Assistantships-

Graduate Assistantships are awarded to a limited number of qualified students each year. Students work up to 20 hours a week in either a research or administrative fashion. To apply contact your department of interest for information regarding avaliable positions.

Diversity Awards

The University at Albany offers competitive, merit-based Diversity Teaching/Research Fellowships to graduate students who will contribute to the diversity of the student body in their graduate or professional program. Diversity Fellows will be expected to teach and/or assist with a faculty member's research over the course of their graduate program. While students new to the University at Albany will receive first priority, funding permitting, currently enrolled doctoral candidates who have completed all degree requirements but the dissertation ("ABD") may apply for assistance under this program, and current Graduate Assistants and Teaching Assistants may also apply for a supplement to their current stipends if such a stipend can be demonstrated to enhance their retention in graduate studies.

Eligibility: (Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent residency and must have completed an application for graduate study at the University.) The Selection Committee will give special consideration tostudents who are of a race or ethnicity that is underrepresented in our graduate and professionalprograms but will not make awards solely on that basis and every applicant will be evaluated on his orher own merits.

 Applications: For n ew students, fellowship deadline corresponds with applicant's departmental deadline financialassistance. For deadlines, access the following link: http://www.albany.edu/graduate/

Current UAlbany Students need to submit no later than April 15.

 The complete application can be found at the following link:

Diversity Fellowship(link opens as a PDF)